Better training and better hiring practices can help organisations make up for a skills gap related to data analysis. A new survey shows that finance leaders say such skills are lacking in current employees and in job candidates.
Microsoft Word is one of the world’s top tools for business communication. Here are some simple tips to help you get the most out of the word-processing software.
An annual list of common passwords underscores the need for more education about overall cyber-security. A strong password policy is one of several steps organisations can take to enhance cyber defences.
Despite the deluge of data available to C-suite executives, senior leaders are still struggling to reach the right decisions, according to new CGMA research.
Technology is offering companies alternatives to outsourcing back-office processes in emerging economies and forces providers of traditionally outsourced services to rethink their business model.
Companies with a leadership team that is heavily involved in digital strategy are more likely to achieve rapid revenue and profit growth, according to a PwC report that lists attributes of such companies as well as three barriers holding other organisations back.
Research by EY suggests that many finance leaders underestimate the significance that the shift to a digital business model will have for their organisation in the near future.
Eighty-six per cent of UK finance leaders are confident their digitisation programmes put them in a strong position to address businesses’ challenges in five years’ time. Only 72% of their European counterparts feel the same way.
Despite efforts to do a better job handling cyber-threats, financial institutions worldwide are still outdone by nimble cyber-criminals. Here are tips for how financial institutions can become more resilient.
Maintaining a strong outer defence to networks and systems may not be enough to protect an organization from data breaches. Cyber-security expert Sajay Rai, CPA, said organizations are adopting layered approaches to cyber-security, with more controls around the most sensitive information.
CFOs see the importance of working more closely with chief information officers, but a knowledge gap sometimes gets in the way. A global survey shows that CFOs are paying more attention to the IT function than they did three years ago.
Lost in a sea of data that delivers no value? Bernard Marr, CEO of the Advanced Performance Institute, explains how to convert raw information into real business results.
With growing connectedness of devices and infrastructure, cyber-security concerns are also going to grow, Tom Ridge, the former secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, said at the AICPA CFO Conference.
Developing countries that excel at leveraging information and communication technologies promise to transform and grow their economies. A World Economic Forum study ranks the top ten.
With a rise in cyber-attacks predicted, organisations are struggling to keep pace with hackers and cyber-criminals. One reason, according to a survey: Organisations don’t have confidence in their staff’s ability to respond to incidents, and some report having difficulty filling jobs.
