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HMG Tech News Digest October 05

Trending News on Musk Fighting the SEC, Paul Allen Fighting Recurrence of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and What Quantum Computing Can and Cannot Do
IoT Micro-Security

I remember wandering into a conference talk several years ago, where some spy-consultant was explaining how you bug a conference table with a UHF transmitter. Most of the talk didn't stick with me, but I remember that the bug design involved a quick burst of data, followed by a period of quiet.
Setting the Standard as the Referenceable Digital Workplace

One of the tremendous benefits of being the CIO for a company that is less than 20 years old is that there's little-to-no legacy infrastructure to contend with.
Meet Ron Guerrier: Visionary Technology Executive, Inspirational Leader and Role Model for the 21st-Century Enterprise CIO

I had an excellent and truly enlightening conversation recently with Ron Guerrier, the Chief Information Officer at Express Scripts in St. Louis.
HMG Tech News Digest September 28

Trending News on the Apple Watch ECG Capability, App-Only Banking Trend in Europe, and Innovative Hoverboard Company Backed by Mark Cuban Dissolves.
Security Ethics for Robots

I first heard about Twitter directly from Jack Dorsey. He and I were standing backstage about a decade ago in New York City, chatting about his new service. Hugh Thompson, now CTO of Symantec, was also there, and after Jack rushed off to prepare for his on-stage interview, I made one of the dumbest comments in the history of technology: "Hugh," I said confidently, "I don't see how that Twitter thing can be successful." There - I admit it.
Eye on Greenwich: Cultivating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion to Foster Innovation and Accelerate Business Performance

Executives often talk about how diversity of leadership and organizational teams can result in greater innovation.
Celebrity Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson Defends Elon Musk, But Senior Executives Should Pay Attention to the Larger Lesson

Neil deGrasse Tyson, the celebrity astrophysicist and bestselling author, wants Elon Musk's critics to leave him alone.
HMG Tech News Digest September 21

Trending News on Amazon's 3,000 New Cashierless Stores, Facebook's Battle Against Twitter in Fake News, and Salesforce Chairman Buying Time Magazine
The Simplest GRC Tool

In a wonderful reflection written thirty years ago, the great Edsger Dijkstra described an automatic tool that helped him with his groundbreaking work on a compiler for Algol 60, a precursor programming language to just about every language we've had since: "I then allowed myself the luxury of a portable typewriter," he explained, "which I still have. It had square brackets. It had braces too. I could also type - > and = >."
CIO CJ Das: Helping SimpleTire to Disrupt the Tire Industry

Companies in every industry are in the crosshairs of disruption and the tire industry is no exception.
Are Your Smart Phones and Devices Ready for the Next Major Outage?

In last week's Tech News Digest, I wrote about the Apple's cool new iPhones: the XS, XS Max and XR. Each of the new smart phones has several features that make it worth considering.
HMG Tech News Digest September 14

Trending News on Apple's Next Generation of iPhones, the Tech Stock Rally Losing Steam, and a New Flying Battery Drone
Why CISOs Need Private Coaches

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a delightful afternoon with the great Lou Holtz. I was the warm-up speaker for him at one of the annual General Services Administration (GSA) Conferences in DC.
Eye on Philadelphia: How the CIO Can Connect the Dots for Business Transformation

Thanks to their unique view across the enterprise, CIOs play a critical role in helping to reimagine and reinvent the business. These capabilities haven't gone unnoticed by boards of directors - in fact, 70% of boards expect their CIO to be an innovative force and a creative disruptor, according to a study by BT Global Services and Vanson Bourne.

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