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Welcome To CIOsurge - Our First Edition
Windows 11 Updates, AI Risk Mitigation, and Industry Leadership Moves
Zack Tembi
October 08, 2024
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Welcome to the first edition of CIOsurge!
As the editor of CIOsurge, I created this newsletter because I found it challenging to find all the crucial updates for CIOs and IT leaders in one place. In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying informed is essential, yet information is scattered across countless sources. My goal is to consolidate these key insights into a single, easy-to-digest format. This newsletter covers topics that matter most, including AI, cybersecurity, data management, and cloud technologies, along with insights into CIO appointments and trending industry news. By sharing these curated updates, I aim to support your strategic decision-making, promote CIO enablement, and help elevate your career to new heights.
🧑💻 Have you planned your Windows 11 upgrade?
Microsoft has started rolling out the Windows 11 2024 update, focusing on AI features like Copilot+, which helps users with tasks such as summarizing articles and editing photos. One key feature, “Click to Do,” allows users to perform actions like removing objects from images or upscaling photos up to 8x resolution. Despite initial security concerns with the Recall feature, Microsoft has improved its safeguards, ensuring biometric authentication and encryption to enhance user privacy.
“Integrating AI like Microsoft's Copilot in Windows 11 is powerful but raises security concerns, making it crucial for CIOs to implement strong safeguards to protect sensitive data.” – Zack Tembi
🤖 Discover Financial Mitigates AI Risks with NIST Framework
Discover Financial uses a cautious approach to generative AI by following the NIST framework, which helps mitigate risks through human oversight and detailed assessments. Discover CIO Jason Strle highlights the importance of identifying risks, understanding mitigation techniques, and daily monitoring. The NIST guidelines provide 200 actions to reduce AI risks like data security, privacy, and bias, and enterprises are encouraged to tailor these to their specific needs.
“This article nails it—using the NIST framework is a smart way for CIOs to balance the exciting possibilities of generative AI with the need for risk management.” - Zack Tembi
🗞️ At A Glance
💡 CIO Spotlights
Who is the Cribl CTO of Cribl? Ledion Bitincka's Bio
Ledion Bitincka is the CTO and co-founder of Cribl, a leader in IT and Security data management.
He previously worked at Splunk, where he introduced key innovations like Search-Time Schema and SmartStore.
Since co-founding Cribl in 2017, Bitincka has played a major role in the company’s growth and technological leadership.
“If you want to meet with Ledion, I can make that happen. Ping me directly for an intro."- Zack Tembi
Maya Beri Appointed CIO of Sun Life U.S. to Lead Digital Innovation
Maya Beri is named Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Sun Life U.S.
She will enhance digital tools like Sun Life Link and Sun Life Onboard to improve healthcare and benefits access for 50 million Americans.
Beri brings decades of tech expertise and plans to use AI to streamline processes and expand digital solutions.