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This is a great reminder that half of what makes a good product is its usability. 🤔 Follow me here... When you are walking onto or off of your next flight, take a careful look into the cockpit. What you'll see is a dizzying array of switches, buttons, levers, gauges, lights etc, etc. 🎬Now, let's say you find yourself thrust into the plot of a movie and, due to some inexplicable and dramatic circumstances, you become a passenger having to take control of the aircraft and be guided down to land by a control tower dispatcher. The control tower will have you utilize only a minute percentage of those switches, buttons, levers, gauges, and lights to successfully land the plane. This underscores the point that your ERP, CRM, LMS, SCM, HRMS, etc., should not be as complex as an Airbus A220. I have clients tell me they have the most amazing systems (or so says said sales reps and companies), but they can't get anyone to use them or use them properly on scale. That's because users should not have to undergo exhaustive (and expensive💰) training to use your product to its fullest ability. This often leads to employees resorting to the use of minimal features and MacGyvered workflows, which are then passed down to new employees during training. We all know there is an official training guide, and an unofficial training guide. For example, "Now, when you log your entry here in the system, it says this, but because of updates x, y, and z, and because we did x before we had y, now up is down and left is right. 💡 It's just as important to focus on a product's usability as it is to focus on its sophistication. 🛸 If a UFO crashes in your company's parking lot, do you suddenly have the world's most advanced piece of equipment and systems? Yes. Do you know how to use it? No. Will it help you in next quarter's audit or with your operational efficiency? No. Equal parts of ease of adoption and usability, coupled with power and sophistication, form the winning formula. Think iPhone over Blackberry and Google Search over AOL and Excite. The DoD and the government as a whole are wise to focus on UX, and it fills me with optimism knowing that we can still be doing just about everything better than we're doing it right now in this country. #ux #uxdesign #userexperience #govtech #enterprisesoftware #USA

Authentic8 is proud to announce the Silo Shield program in an effort to bolster defense of high-risk communities.🛡️ We collaborated with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative’s High-Risk Communities Protection effort to elevate awareness of the cyber threats experienced by high-risk communities and resources available to mitigate them. 🤝 While we have supported high-risk communities and other non-profit organizations for years, this collaboration with the CISA prompted us to formalize and expand access to our platform for these groups. Our commitment to these high-risk groups is more than just a promise; it's a mission to arm them with the tools they need to conduct their vital work securely and confidently. We aim to fortify the digital defenses of these communities, ensuring their ability to access global online resources without fear of adversary surveillance or compromise. Read more about this collaboration and the new Silo Shield program: https://bit.ly/3TZZVhX #JCDC

Zoom in on this photo. Are you surprised to see UX at the top of this priorities list from the Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer? You shouldn’t be. Even the most well-intentioned, feature-packed solutions will have minimal adoption, if product owners and sponsors fail to appreciate and prioritize UX. Design is about far more than just making pretty things or making things pretty - it is a critical piece of the puzzle that DoD and contracted software developers have ignored for too long. Service members pay the price in wasted time and frustration attempting to navigate poorly designed tools; the services pay their own price in lost productivity and operational efficiency. It’s high time DoD stakeholders made UX a priority and put real users in the driver’s seat during all phases of delivery - from needs analysis to delivery and beyond. #ux #design Rob Murtha Maxwell Brown Boris Klaydman Lindsey Klavitter Patrick Walsh Jon Wiita John Whalen, PhD David Rogers Gary Hoberman Justin Fanelli Travis Conley Anand Rao Amy Watts

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Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the Zenshin's Cyber Resilience Forum as we delved into the complexities of navigating the digital threat landscape. Throughout our discussions, we gained invaluable insights and strategies to bolster our defenses in the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity. As we conclude this forum, let's carry forward the knowledge and insights gained to strengthen our cyber resilience efforts. Together, we can navigate the digital threat landscape and safeguard our digital assets. Thank you once again to our esteemed speakers/panelist, Mr. Dennis Mathew Opiso, Mr. Manny Viloria, Mr. Sam Jacoba, as well as to our business partners/sponsors. Above all, we extend our appreciation to our valued customers whose participation played a pivotal role in making this forum a resounding success. Let's maintain our collaborative efforts as we strive towards building a more secure digital future together. Stay vigilant, stay resilient! #Darktrace #SentinelOne #Forcepoint #MenloSecurity #CloudFlare #Gigamon #V-Key #SecurityScorecard #Cyble #ACWDistributionPhilsInc. #Computrade #VST-ECS #ExclusiveNetworks, #Westcon #WSI #NextGen.

Giorgi Iashvili, Co-Founder of Cyber Trust, participated in the conference "Advancing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Policy in Georgia," organized by PMCG - Policy and Management Consulting Group. During the event, he contributed to a panel discussion titled "The Imperative of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience and Global Insights," skillfully moderated by Alessandro Lazari, offering a comprehensive international perspective. The conference brought together a diverse array of stakeholders, including representatives from academia, businesses, and government, as well as field experts. It served as an invaluable platform for sharing insights and exploring the latest trends in critical infrastructure security and resilience (CISR) policy. #CI #Security #Resilience #CyberSecurity

In the digital age, we're all soldiers in a cyber army, defending the integrity of our data, systems, and networks. Recent incidents remind us that the threats we face are dynamic, sophisticated, and ever-present. The success of our collective defense hinges on our ability to work together with a common goal. Let's stay vigilant and work together to keep our data safe! #cybersecurity #datasecurity #networksecurity

🔍 Industry Insight: Navigating the Expanding Cyber Threat Landscape Presented by Armis Tom Guarente, VP of External & Government Affairs at Armis, delves into the complexities of managing the ever-expanding cyber attack surface faced by federal agencies. Guarente highlights the dynamic nature of this challenge, which now encompasses a wide range of technologies. He emphasizes the necessity for a robust framework that enables agencies to continuously identify and manage vulnerabilities and dependencies within their systems. More: https://lnkd.in/enEPpxeb #FedGovToday #Armis #CyberSecurity #FederalAgencies #CyberThreats #VulnerabilityManagement #RiskManagement #TechInnovation

Honored to join the important work being driven by this group. In Brazil, the G20 Leaders Summit will take place November 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro. Business will have key inputs and events leading up to this main forum for international economic cooperation in 2024. #B20 #B20Brazil #uscib #digitaltransformation #B20Brasil #G20

So your users credentials have leaked but that's ok because your organization has rolled out MFA so there's nothing to worry about right.... right? Come see Dave S. and myself at Cybercon Canberra as we detail how you can bypass Azure MFA and what to do about it.