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Managing Risks in Digital Transformation

By : Ashish Kumar, Shashank Kumar, Abbas Kudrati
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Book Image

Managing Risks in Digital Transformation

5 (1)
By: Ashish Kumar, Shashank Kumar, Abbas Kudrati

Overview of this book

With the rapid pace of digital change today, especially since the pandemic sped up digital transformation and technologies, it has become more important than ever to be aware of the unknown risks and the landscape of digital threats. This book highlights various risks and shows how business-as-usual operations carried out by unaware or targeted workers can lead your organization to a regulatory or business risk, which can impact your organization’s reputation and balance sheet. This book is your guide to identifying the topmost risks relevant to your business with a clear roadmap of when to start the risk mitigation process and what your next steps should be. With a focus on the new and emerging risks that remote-working companies are experiencing across diverse industries, you’ll learn how to manage risks by taking advantage of zero trust network architecture and the steps to be taken when smart devices are compromised. Toward the end, you’ll explore various types of AI-powered machines and be ready to make your business future-proof. In a nutshell, this book will direct you on how to identify and mitigate risks that the ever- advancing digital technology has unleashed.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Part 1: Invisible Digitization Tsunami
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Chapter 1: Invisible Digitization Tsunami
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Part 2: Risk Redefined at Work
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Part 3: The Future

Remote working – not new for everyone

Remote working is not a new idea. People have been working remotely for centuries in various forms, such as telecommuting, freelancing, and WFH. The concept of remote work has been around for a long time, but the technological advancements in recent years have made it more prevalent and accessible for a wider range of industries and job types.

I remember that I used to tell my parents, “I have a meeting in the afternoon so I will go to the office to attend it.” During my office hours, I would stay online, check my email, and work on the documents I needed to work on as if I were physically sitting in the office. I used to tell myself that I had a meeting around noon, so I would go to the office later and finish my work at home, which would allow me to beat the rush-hour traffic and go directly into the meeting. There is evidence to suggest that remote working can increase productivity. Studies have shown that remote workers...