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News of Disney’s alleged Slack breach shows what can happen when organisations trust centralised communications platforms that don’t use end-to-end encryption; if an attacker gets inside, they have access to everything. By contrast, in an end-to-end encrypted system, data is instead only accessible by specific cryptographically identified users and their devices. Hopefully the master storyteller can help organisations learn that relying on popular but insecure platforms is a catastrophic risk.

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‍ Civic engagement software is a powerful tool that helps citizens interact with their governments. This technology is critical to modern governance as it allows for transparent communication, public feedback collection, and successful project management As citizens demand greater accountability and participation in decision-making processes, the value of a strong citizen engagement platform cannot be overstated.

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Cloud technology is ubiquitous in modern organizations—in fact, 85% of organizations are projected to be “cloud first” by 2025. But despite this pervasiveness, there is still significant ambiguity surrounding cloud costs. In a recent Cloud Zero report, less than half of survey respondents reported that they have “healthy” cloud costs and 58% said they were too high.

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Accounting firms are facing new data security challenges from platforms like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. Some knowledge workers are sharing client data with public GenAI platforms despite firm instruction. They use these platforms for a wide range of tasks such as accounting research, reviewing workpapers, client communications, and more. Firms need to identify how to incorporate AI into their tech stack safely and securely.

Poor alignment kills projects. In fact, according to a report from TeamStage, 37% of projects fail because of a lack of clearly defined goals, and 44% fail due to a lack of alignment between business goals and project goals. But what if the project you’re working on is really complex? What if you need to align hundreds of team members across multiple departments and timezones — all with their own organizational goals, perspectives, and expertise?