Technology

INSIGHT: Technology, 22 July, 2020

How blockchain can create more resilient supply chains in the post-Covid recovery

Blockchain improves the integrity of supply chains by providing companies and consumers with transparent and secured data.
INSIGHT: Technology, 20 July, 2020

Computer says no: the risks of AI in the post-pandemic digital workplace

Digitalisation of the workplace has been heralded as key to organisational effectiveness, learning and agility. But is this future as perfect as it seems?
Board expertise, 10 July, 2020

Tech skills in the boardroom and the race for survival

Executives and non-executives from a range of backgrounds met to gauge boardroom tech skills, board culture and adapting to the pandemic.
INSIGHT: Strategy, 17 June, 2020

Digital disruption: how will Covid-19 affect the future of work?

The pandemic is forcing a mass upgrading of our digital literacy—and the ability of businesses and individuals to adapt to new ways of working.
INSIGHT: Technology, 15 June, 2020

Business looks to automation in the wake of Covid-19

Robotics and automation will become more important than ever as a solution for UK business recovery amid the pandemic’s devastating economic impact.
Technology, 9 June, 2020

Working from home? Stay alert to the risk of cyber-attacks

Covid-19 has made firms increasingly reliant upon their online networks and remote-working capabilities. But the threat from cyber-attacks has grown too.
Technology, 26 February, 2020

Big data ‘poses biggest ethical challenge’ for businesses

Survey reveals 43% of executives see data management and governance as their top concern relating to technology-driven growth.
Strategy, 12 February, 2020

US regulator orders tech giants to release data on acquisitions

Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft face scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission over whether acquisitions of small tech firms were "anticompetitive".
Technology, 25 January, 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on AI and quantum computing

The combination of AI and quantum computing will help us tackle some of the biggest problems we see, says Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Social media, 18 September, 2019

Facebook creates oversight board to judge complaints about content

The independent board will seek to provide a detached application of Facebook’s ethical standards to improve the governance of social media content.
Research, 15 August, 2019

Why insecure leaders trust algorithms over advisers

Psychological experiments suggest that secure leaders are more likely to seek counsel from peers, while insecure bosses prefer to ask an algorithm. What are the implications for leadership?
Artificial intelligence, 12 August, 2019

Audit and technology: not a panacea, but a catalyst for improvement

New technology offers the possibility of improving the quality of audit and adding value—but the human relationship between organisation and auditor must not be lost.
Leadership, 9 August, 2019

Financial services CEOs ‘lack technology expertise’

Research reveals that the proportion of chief executives in the FTSE with a technology background has risen 27%—except in financial services.
Cybersecurity, 5 August, 2019

Board preparation is key to fighting the ransomware threat

Board members must be clear on how their organisation’s data and IT infrastructure is being protected from the growing ransomware threat—and whether to pay up in the event of an attack.
Cybersecurity, 29 July, 2019

Ransomware attacks: what to do when the worst happens

With ransomware attacks on the rise among large organisations, boards must know how to prepare and react to give the business the best chance of recovery.
Cybersecurity, 9 July, 2019

Ransomware warning as cybercriminals target large companies

Experts highlight ransomware risk as cybercriminals attack listed forensics company Eurofins Scientific, with reports that a ransom was paid.
Executive remuneration, 5 July, 2019

Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek opts to receive nominal $1 salary

Cybersecurity boss Ondrej Vlcek has joined Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and other high-profile executives in waiving his pay cheque—but is it a meaningful gesture or just the latest tech trend?
Financial services, 29 May, 2019

Banking on better cybersecurity

Boards are bolstering their expertise as they look to tackle one of the biggest business threats facing financial services firms: the risk of cyber-attacks. But experts warn that resilience needs to be hard-wired into the business itself.
Board expertise, 1 March, 2019

Ethical business in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence is causing a revolution in business, but how should boards respond to the implications of technologies they don’t understand? The answer is to take an ethical approach and ensure human accountability.
Technology, 25 February, 2019

Why poor cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb

Regardless of where a threat to cybersecurity comes from, board members need to be clear on how their organisation’s data and infrastructure mechanisms are being protected.