CIO WaterCooler | Robin Smith | Activity https://www.ciowatercooler.co.uk/members/robin-smith/activity/ Activity feed for Robin Smith. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:56:19 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 4dc21ac6a56072b00df51c8699b3b2b7 Robin Smith changed their profile picture https://www.ciowatercooler.co.uk/news-feed/p/6750/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:42:13 +0100 0 66141221e65b7ba3fa3df3a5c8837c1a Robin Smith posted a new activity comment https://ciowatercooler.co.uk/how-to-find-the-right-data-owners/#comment-1120 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:56:24 +0100 Very helpful. Thanks again.

In reply to - Nicola Askham posted a new post. One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how to find the right people to be the Data Owners. Anyone who has ever tried to implement Data Governance understands […] ]]> 55249f52be2d7320eb8c1ca08edafed4 Robin Smith posted a new activity comment https://ciowatercooler.co.uk/darwin-disruption-and-why-business-needs-to-be-mutable/#comment-1119 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:39:11 +0100 This is a fascinating and insightful analysis of a number of problems that CIOs are facing. There’s definitely a need for greater adaptability in this accelerated age. Be curios to see where you think we will be in a decade as a community of professionals.

In reply to - David Terrar posted a new post. We live in exponential times, what Darwin didn’t say, disruption, reinvention and why we talk Mutable Business not digital transformation. ]]> caa87267a32c573b6727fa954d0ac183 Robin Smith posted a new activity comment https://ciowatercooler.co.uk/how-to-find-the-right-data-owners/#comment-1117 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:08:15 +0100 This is excellent guidance but how do I resolve conflicts where individuals will not accept responsibility? Theres a lot of buck passing in large organizations and pinning people down is a headache.

In reply to - Nicola Askham posted a new post. One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how to find the right people to be the Data Owners. Anyone who has ever tried to implement Data Governance understands […] ]]> 9f0b0924efb1f1aff94faf042f15b03c Robin Smith posted a new post. https://www.ciowatercooler.co.uk/?p=298836 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:00:52 +0100
LEAN CYBER SECURITY; A PRIMER FOR CISOS

INTRODUCTION
The rise of cyber risks is placing the average stressed-out CISO in further peril. With mega-hacks hitting organisations, how can we deliver security improvements when the resource base is…

]]> 0 149b23456ce12da8104697fbb09d97c0 Robin Smith posted a new activity comment https://ciowatercooler.co.uk/cyber-security-in-the-when-not-if-era/#comment-1116 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:17:19 +0100 I agree that Boards have become more sensitive to cyber resilience in the last two years. The mega-hacks of Equifax and BA seem to be alerting senior management to the need for better planning. What I have not seen is an honest appraisal of resource requirements to raise security standards so frustrations persist for cyber practitioners.

In reply to - JC GAILLARD posted a new post. Many large organisations now assume that breaches are simply inevitable, due to the inherent complexity of their business models and the multiplication of attack surfaces and […] ]]> c424078a33cac881882d99f7ccba3be0 Robin Smith updated their profile https://www.ciowatercooler.co.uk/news-feed/p/6187/ Mon, 13 May 2019 13:49:58 +0100 0 747e8a4b3b64e90c0b57dd3bbd80d193 Robin Smith posted a new post. https://www.ciowatercooler.co.uk/?p=297983 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:15:17 +0000
Combatting Future Security Risks to Cloud Services

We live in an expanding digital universe. Each year zettabytes of data are added to global information asset holdings according to recent analysis by IDC, expanding the potential attack surface for…

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