KIM S. NASH

Kim S. Nash is an award-winning reporter who writes about how the people at big organizations move information to fix critical strategy problems. Sometimes they do it well, sometimes not. Tell her a good business tale at knash@cio.com. Articles

Equifax Eyes Are Watching You--Big Data Means Big Brother

Equifax, the giant credit bureau, is using Big Data to create new analytics products from 800 billion business and consumer records worldwide. Its CIO says, 'We know more about you than you would care for us to know.'

A Secure BYOD Policy at MasterCard? Priceless.

MasterCard Worldwide is a year into its BYOD policy and the program is growing strong while the company keeps a watchful eye on security.

Formula One Racing Team Speeds to Agile Development

Lotus F1's IT team made a technology pit stop and changed from a traditional application development strategy to an agile approach. Why shift gears? The pit crew and car designer wanted better data faster -- and IT wasn't about to pass on the opportunity.

How to Profit From Bad Technology Decisions

A Yale researcher says businesses should design systems and products with human foibles in mind.

Financial Company Gets Social, Stays Compliant

Commonwealth Financial allowed its financial planners to set up social media profiles and interact with customers by using new tools that let them log conversations

Top CIOs Predict the Five-Year Future of the CIO

Entrepreneur, futurist, global talent scout and master of business metrics. Those are some of the roles that CIOs will need to play in 2017 to be successful, according to today's award-winning CIOs.

New Members of the CIO Hall of Fame in 2012

Our tough judges selected nine CIOs who excel at business transformation to induct into the 2012 class of the CIO Hall of Fame

Is It So Bad for the CIO to Report to the CFO?

Conventional wisdom says the CIO should report to the CEO. But not everyone agrees that's so important.

CIOs May Be Reluctant to Report Suspicious Activity

A consultant says CIOs may not feel comfortable reporting early signs of fraud

How CIOs Can Learn to Catch Insider Crime

Research shows that CIOs rarely discover the internal security threats that can ruin companies, even though it frequently involves IT systems. Here's what needs to change.