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It’s no longer a question of “if” any given company or organization is going to be hit with a cyber attack — it’s when. And when that attack comes, who is willing to take on that risk? For some groups, it may be that they feel they are fully prepared to take on the challenge of defending against an…

I love witnessing history! Villanova became only the fourth team in history to win all six games on their way to National Champions by double digit margins.  Not only were they an offensive juggernaut of a team, but they locked down every team they faced with relentless defensive intensity that was…

My friends called me out after I finished eloquently telling them I knew Loyola Chicago would make it this far, how I have followed them all year and I saw this coming. No one believed me… Aren’t teams like this the real reason the tournament is so much fun?  The great Cinderella story, a team comin…

It’s that time of the year again.  The annual month where suddenly everyone is a college basketball expert; March Madness.  This past weekend, I found myself glued to my television set watching as teams played one another hoping for the win and their chance to enter the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournam…

You know what they say: Time is money. That’s especially true in the fast-paced financial services industry, where powerful new digital solutions are quickly transforming the field — separating innovative early adopters from those firms lagging behind. Consider the findings from the recent survey re…

I was recently introduced to Dave McGrew – Cisco’s version of Yoda! This unassuming, humble engineer looks like a geography teacher and is the kind of guy who creates encryption algorithms in his spare time as a hobby – just like we might do crosswords (OK, I don’t do crosswords but you get my poin…

How can financial services companies meet the competing pressures to speed up digitization, comply with every increasing regulation and reduce costs? The answer is in the network – the digital ready, self-learning, self-healing and secure network. Running a bank or insurance company is becoming incr…

Disruption.  Transformation.  Digitization.  Change….  The speed at which new developments are occurring in technology is incessant, and it is not a stretch to say; no industry is experiencing a more significant reinvention than financial services. Every aspect of this expansive industry is undergoi…

One of the biggest frustrations in the financial services industry for both customers and employees are the multiple channels, handoffs, paperwork and processes that it takes to complete a complex transaction such as a new account opening, mortgage, insurance claims processing, etc.  From a customer…