Shadow AI Is the New Shadow IT: 78% Use AI Without IT Approval
Benedikt Langer
78 percent of all employees use AI tools that their IT departments have not approved. This is not a ...
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Cyber Security
Cyber Security
Complete security against cyber attacks is an illusion. This should not be a reason to give up, however. On the contrary! Our experts show innovative ways so that the best possible protection for your IT infrastructure can be ensured in the future. Here you will find the appropriate guides, expert opinions and current news on the topic of Cyber Security.
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The AI Budget Paradox: Why 9.8 Percent Growth Still Isn’t Enough
Tobias Massow
IT budgets are growing 9.8 percent nominally in 2026 - but shrinking in real terms after inflation. ...
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Digital Due Diligence: Why M&A Deals Fail on IT
Tobias Massow
⏱ 8 min Reading Time Three out of four M&A deals miss their value-creation targets - and the most ...
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TLPT Under DORA: How CIOs Can Pass the Cyber-Resilience Test
Benedikt Langer
DORA requires systemically important financial institutions to conduct regular threat-led penetration ...
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Post-Quantum: Why CIOs Need a Cryptographic Inventory – Now
Benedikt Langer
Google announced in March 2026 the dawn of the fault-tolerant quantum computing era. Experts estimate ...
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Personal Liability for CIOs under NIS2 and DORA
Tobias Massow
NIS2 and DORA hold executives and board members personally liable if cybersecurity is grossly neglected ...
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Regulatory Collision: NIS2, DORA, and the EU AI Act
Benedikt Langer
NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act 2026 are taking effect simultaneously for the first time. A single security ...
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Deepfake Protection for C-Level Executives: The CEO Isn’t Real
Tobias Massow
The British engineering group Arup lost 25.6 million dollars through a single deepfake video call. ...
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CISO on the Board: From Firefighter to Strategic Advisor
Benedikt Langer
TL;DR Only 20% of CISOs report directly to the CEO - the rest are buried deep within the IT organisational ...
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VDMA Study: Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks
Benedikt Langer
Cyber resilience among German industrial companies has improved - but according to a VDMA study, it’s ...
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