Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: A Smart City Imperative

April 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Cybersecurity: A Smart City Imperative

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted to cities around the world the importance of smart city programs—the use of technology, data, and innovative solutions to address their social, environmental, and economic challenges. Indeed, 65% of city leaders surveyed in 2020 as part of ESI ThoughtLab’s Smart City Solutions for a Risker World reported that the top lessons […]

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Improving Cybersecurity Performance Through Evidence-Based Analysis

June 25, 2020 / Comments Off on Improving Cybersecurity Performance Through Evidence-Based Analysis

Driving Cybersecurity Performance is the latest global research initiative to be released by ESI ThoughtLab, Econsult Solutions’ thought leadership arm. The study includes an in-depth global survey of CISOs in companies spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific and represents firms of varying sizes, from $50 million to over $50 billion in revenue. Full findings are […]

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New Report Finds Cybersecurity Investment Generates Substantial ROI as Large Firms Fend off Rising Cyberattacks

June 18, 2020 / Comments Off on New Report Finds Cybersecurity Investment Generates Substantial ROI as Large Firms Fend off Rising Cyberattacks

ESI ThoughtLab and group of cybersecurity advisors release findings from study of 1,009 of the world’s largest firms.   June 18, 2020 (Philadelphia, PA): A comprehensive study conducted by ESI ThoughtLab reveals that increased investment in cybersecurity can generate a significant ROI of 179% and provide greater protection as companies cope with the fallout from COVID-19.    ESI […]

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A Deep Dive Review of the Future of Artificial Intelligence

May 7, 2020 / Comments Off on A Deep Dive Review of the Future of Artificial Intelligence

For this Present Value post, ESI’s thought leadership team sat down with experts participating in our  Driving ROI Through AI research program to gain deeper insight into how companies around the world are currently using artificial intelligence, where the technology is headed, and how it will impact the future of business. Driving ROI Through AI […]

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COVID-19 and the Cybersecurity Challenges Organizations Currently Face

April 16, 2020 / Comments Off on COVID-19 and the Cybersecurity Challenges Organizations Currently Face

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists and more companies are placing greater reliance on digital systems, corporate cybersecurity systems are being put under pressure like never before. Companies have shifted to remote operations, disruption and increased attacks from opportunistic threat actors are mounting, and supply chains have been impacted on a global scale. This is creating vulnerabilities […]

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Cybersecurity Challenges for the Decade Ahead

April 3, 2020 / Comments Off on Cybersecurity Challenges for the Decade Ahead

Cybersecurity is constantly developing and evolving to new threats and increasingly sophisticated hacks and hackers, with the next decade set to present a host of new challenges. On average, companies spent $9.6m on cybersecurity last year. That ranged from $0.6m for those with less than $1b in revenue to a whopping $29.2m for firms with […]

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