Alastair Paterson

Trying to block AI tools outright is a losing strategy. SaaS and AI are increasingly inseparable, and AI isn’t limited to tools like ChatGPT...

Unauthorized AI usage is a ticking time bomb. A tool that wasn’t considered a risk yesterday may introduce new AI-powered features overnight.

While the challenges are significant, organizations have an opportunity to build scalable AI governance frameworks that ensure compliance while enabling responsible AI innovation.

GenAI users are uploading data to over eight apps every month – what are the security and privacy concerns?

AI models are nothing without vast data sets to train them and vendors will be increasingly tempted to harvest as much data as they...

Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls.

Overzealous policies and blanket bans on AI tools risk forcing users underground to use unknown tools with unknown consequences.

Years ago, while anchoring the CBS Evening News during an on-air mishap, Dan Rather made an offhand remark, observing that “To err is human....

Cybercriminals Are Seeing the Pandemic as a Huge Business Opportunity

There Are Plenty of Phish in the Sea for Commercial Phishers and Weekend Scammers AlikeThe phish market is open. And you don’t have to...

Whether It’s Stealing Your Information or Selling it Online, the Holidays are a Bonanza for Cybercriminals

Maliciously Misleading Domain Names are Everywhere OnlineTypos are endemic - everyone makes them.  And attackers are betting on that tendency. Who knew that rendering...

It isn’t that no one saw it coming.  After all, today’s regimen of European Union General Data Protection Regulations had been crafted under public...

Taking active steps to safeguard your organization’s digital presence on and offline is not a new recommendation; if anything, elaborate security measures are emblematic...

Organizations Need Strong Leadership Backing in Order Train Managers on More Inclusive Management Styles

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released its 2018 Internet Crime Complaints Center (IC3). The annual report provides readers a glimpse into the...

This May marks the first anniversary of the European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) having taken effect. The first statute of its...

An increasing reliance on online digital technologies, driven in no small part by the many operational benefits they deliver, has prompted organizations to consider...

Four Steps Organizations Can Take to Begin Managing Their Digital Risk

Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way organizations do business. Mobile access, advanced analytics and cloud have increased both operational agility and revenue growth...