Cindy Baker

Cindy Baker has over 20 years of experience in IT-related fields in the public and private sectors, as a lawyer and strategic advisor. She is a former broadcast journalist, currently working as a consultant, freelance writer and editor.

Articles by Cindy Baker

Are you following these five best practices to protect your data?

The ransomware attackers aren’t just after your data. They want your data backup too.  Organizations need to be prepared because the technologies around these...

How to move past the hype to succeed with AI

Canadian CIOs are still trying to find their way through the hype to get the real value out of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...

What tech skills will be most in demand in a post-pandemic world?

Technology jobs in Canada have proven to be more resilient during the pandemic compared to those in the rest of the economy, according to...

The biggest cybersecurity mistake? Thinking you’re too small get hit

When you read the headlines, you might think cybercriminals only strike big companies. In fact, over 40 per cent of cybersecurity attacks are on...

How to move security to the edge to protect the changing workplace

Experts warn that the eventual shift to a hybrid workforce introduces new security threats. As the pandemic eases, it’s expected that many organizations will allow employees to choose where they want to work on any given day.

IT Teams: Get ready for the hybrid office

Two dozen roundtable participants agree that the hybrid working model will likely become the norm.

Are data scientists the new superheroes of this era?

Though they may do so in relative obscurity, data scientists in Canada and around the world are hard at work finding ways to make...

Why you’re not seeing value from data analytics and what to do about it

Almost 90 per cent of companies say they’re not getting anywhere with data analytics. What’s more, research by the Harvard Business Review found that...

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