By Anand Iyer Group Chief Technology Officer, ICRA By 2026, the CTO’s mandate will be judged less by the speed of delivery and more by the quality of endurance: how well the enterprise withstands shocks, preserves trust and proves control over increasingly autonomous digital systems. The backdrop is a risk environment where cyber incidents, regulatory…
Artificial intelligence has moved faster into boardrooms than most previous technologies. In a matter of months, AI systems have been embedded into customer service, credit assessment, fraud detection, HR screening, software development and strategic analysis. For many organisations, the narrative is one of rapid adoption and visible productivity gains. Yet beneath this enthusiasm sits a…
In discussions on digital resilience, cybersecurity is frequently framed as a technical discipline, the domain of firewalls, encryption protocols, endpoint monitoring and incident response playbooks. Yet the closing argument made by Dr. Alby John Varghese IAS, CEO, Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency at a recent cybersecurity conference organised by Amanha Idealabs in Chennai, points to a…
In boardrooms across industries, artificial intelligence has become the new gospel. CEOs talk of “AI-first strategies” and investors reward companies that can sprinkle machine learning into their presentations. The rush to integrate AI into core business functions – finance, HR, logistics, compliance, risk – feels almost inevitable. Yet in this headlong sprint to automate and…
In an era where information travels faster than strategy, reputation has become the most fragile yet most valuable asset an organization possesses. Whether in banking, insurance, manufacturing or technology, reputation defines stakeholder confidence, customer loyalty, and investor trust. For India’s 6.3 crore small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as large corporates, reputational capital often…
