In the first installment of Insider Insights, senior writer Lauren Brousell goes one-on-one with Toyota's Zack Hicks in this CIO.com video report. Zack Hicks, group vice president and CIO at Toyota North America, and Lauren Brousell, senior writer at CIO.com, discuss innovation, the connected car, the shortage of IT talent and more. In the debut of Insider Insights, CIO.com’s Lauren Brousell poses six questions to Zack Hicks,Toyota North America’s group vice president and CIO. Brousell asks about technology innovations coming out of Toyota, security lessons CIOs have learned in the post-Sony hack era and which customer-facing elements of the connected car Toyota is most excited about. Hicks also talks about what IT issues keep him awake at night and the biggest challenges that lie ahead in the auto industry over the next five years. He also answers a tricky question for any Toyota executive. To watch the exchange, register for a free Insider membership and play the video. Related content opinion Don't confront black bears, do fight gender bias Don't back away from the problem of gender bias in IT. By Dan Muse Nov 16, 2016 3 mins Technology Industry Careers IT Leadership opinion Graduation rates, student loans and big data Turning to analytics to improve graduation rates could also help with student debt By Dan Muse Oct 17, 2016 3 mins Big Data Analytics opinion The year of cloud ERP IT and business users have come to understand the cloud's capabilities and value proposition. By Dan Muse Aug 24, 2016 3 mins SaaS ERP Systems Cloud Computing opinion Today's CIOs mean business To capture the spirit of this year's 2016 CIO 100 winners, three simple words say it all: We Mean Business. By Dan Muse Aug 01, 2016 3 mins CIO CIO 100 IT Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe