EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO magazine for the APAC region . This month ’ s cover features Sigit Djokosoetono , CEO at PT Blue Bird Tbk .
He tells us how the Blue Bird Group , the largest taxi operator in Indonesia , has benefited from utilizing Darktrace AI to autonomously interrupt cyberattacks .
“ By adopting Darktrace ’ s AI , we have bolstered the ability of our security team to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape and are protecting our customers and employees from cyberthreats with cutting-edge technology ,” said Djokosoetono .
“ Darktrace ’ s active , defensive use of AI with Antigena has changed the role of our security team fundamentally , freeing up humans to focus on business communication and remediation plans to make the overall environment more resilient in the future – making sure that the team delivers more value to our internal and external stakeholders .” You can find out more details about this project by turning to p56 . changed some business processes which necessitated some adjustments within ebs .
“ These changes were able to be rapidly implemented and facilitated the management of our business through this changing environment . Tribal ebs has been very adaptable and flexible during the pandemic which we ’ ve been super grateful for .” There ’ s much more to discover about this story on p61 .
In this month ’ s CIO Opinion , Rohan Langdon , Vice President Australia and New Zealand ExtraHop , asks how is it that over half of organizations have not had their cyber infrastructure updated in over a year-anda-half . He tells us : “ A more recent driver for executive and board-level buy-in in Australia is the move to elevate and establish a higher degree of accountability for cybersecurity at the director and C-level . Clearly there are still organizations that are not as well prepared as they could be , and where executives and boards still need to buy into cybersecurity as a discipline , posture and operational prerequisite .” To read more about his opinions turn to p44 .
Elsewhere , we take a look at how English Language Partners New Zealand , an English Language institution operating with 22 centers across New Zealand , has benefited from increased flexibility to deliver remote learning with Tribal ebs in the cloud . Jordi Cordwell , ELPNZ Business Analyst , said : “ Having Tribal ebs in the cloud was a godsend during the pandemic . We transitioned to online classes very quickly and also
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Once again , I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !
Mark Bowen Editor
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