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Leadership Brief

KuppingerCole’s Leadership Brief provides condensed research and advice for executives and decision makers in organizations. These two-page documents cover business challenges and advise on how to address them, focusing on the key issues and allowing decision makers to quickly identify the right solutions.
Optimizing your Cybersecurity Spending
Leadership Brief
Optimizing your Cybersecurity Spending
Prioritizing cybersecurity portfolio expenditures can be a very complex process. At best, the investments should be as low as needed but high enough to be prepared for future attacks and data...
Distributed Decentralized AI:  Create, Share, Scale, Monetize
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Distributed Decentralized AI: Create, Share, Scale, Monetize
Using artificial intelligence services in combination can offer heightened results, whether it be in accuracy, robustness, customization, or geographical spread. Distributed, decentralized AI is a...
AI in the Legal Industry: The Basics in a Nutshell
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AI in the Legal Industry: The Basics in a Nutshell
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the legal industry already range from naissent to mature. However, the legal implications of such applications and trends in global regulation should be...
Top 3 Initiatives to Improve CX and Customer Journeys
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Top 3 Initiatives to Improve CX and Customer Journeys
When it comes to digital marketing, companies of all business sectors try to constantly improve customer experience (CX) and customer journeys. In many cases, there is a single focus on...
Hype vs. Reality in AI & ML: Where are the Concrete Business Benefits?
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Hype vs. Reality in AI & ML: Where are the Concrete Business Benefits?
The conversation on artificial intelligence and machine learning is still largely driven by hype. But concrete business benefits exist for narrow AI solutions, and it is time to separate hype from...
Defending Against Ransomware
Leadership Brief
Defending Against Ransomware
Ransomware is an epidemic and continues to evolve. More than half of all companies and other organizations have been attacked with one form or ransomware or another. A multi-layered defense is the...
Penetration Testing Done Right
Leadership Brief
Penetration Testing Done Right
Penetration Testing should be a key part of any business's assurance process, providing a level on independent testing that they are not wide open to hackers or other malicious actors; however, a...
Responding to Cyber Incidents
Leadership Brief
Responding to Cyber Incidents
The overwhelming majority of organizations now depend upon online services to support their business and this exposes them to cyber security risks. While most have security protection technologies...
PSD2: New business opportunities and risks
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PSD2: New business opportunities and risks
The Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) Regulatory Technical Specifications (RTS) take effect this autumn across the EU. The directive will provide new benefits and rights for consumers, and...
Top Cyber Threats
Leadership Brief
Top Cyber Threats
The way software is used today has clearly shifted towards "as-a-service". Classic on-premises applications are migrating more and more into the (managed) cloud and users are using hybrid scenarios...
How to set up your IAM organization
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How to set up your IAM organization
A technology-oriented approach to identity and access management (IAM) is becoming less important as identities become more diverse and access requirements grow. As a result, CISOs and IAM Security...
How to get a Grip on OT Cybersecurity
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How to get a Grip on OT Cybersecurity
With the increasing demand for more connectivity, Operational Technology (OT) organizations will need to become more interconnected with IT over time. The convergence of IT and OT is inevitable, so...