Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For Midmarket IT Executives

Access Point: Weekly News Roundup For Midmarket IT Executives – Oct. 18, 2024

Access Point is a weekly roundup of major tech news for midmarket IT executives on the go. This edition covers Oct. 14-18. In this week’s news: Tech executives offer advice to other IT leaders; a company releases its security products for Microsoft Copilot; nation-state attackers targeted this company’s cloud service appliance and more news.

This week’s IT business news includes advice from two tech leaders for other IT leaders; nation state hackers targeted a tech vendor’s cloud service appliance; Rubrik releases its data security management support for Microsoft 365 Copilot and more news.

How CIOs Can Use A GRC Framework As Blueprint For Executive Influence

A governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) framework can help manage risks that could derail a company’s goals, advises The Channel Company’s CIO, Rik Wright.

Blue Mantis COO’s Advice For IT Leaders On Speaking With Boards And C-Suite

Jay Pasteris is the COO at IT services provider Blue Mantis. He also was the company’s CIO and CISO, so he understands many of the pain points of IT leaders.

Pasteris noted that IT leaders can often have issues bringing forth their needs to executive leadership and boards. He offered some advice which you can read here.

Rubrik Announces Data Security Management Support For Microsoft 365 Copilot

Rubrik, which offers zero-trust data security, today announced the release of its Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for Microsoft 365 Copilot.

The new capability allows organizations to “leverage the power of Copilot while securing sensitive data from the risk of exposure,” Rubrik said in a news release.

Find out DSPM’s key features by reading the full article.