CIO.com's Lauren Brousell chats with Barry Cohen, CIO at the Asbury Automotive Group, about tech innovations in auto industry, tackling the IT talent shortage, dealing with pervasive hacks and the evolving CIO role. In the latest installment of Insider Insights, CIO.com’s Lauren Brousell chats with Barry Cohen, CIO at the Asbury Automotive Group. Brousell met up with Cohen at CIO Perspectives Atlanta and asked him about innovations in automotive technology, how Asbury Automotive is tackling the IT talent shortage, security and more. Here are a few highlights from the video interview: On IT talent: We have a lot of people who are in our dealerships, so most of the people I’m recruiting for are the field technicians who work in the stores. On personality testing: We’re looking to make certain that a person is hard-wired a certain way, that they fit well in the position. On exciting new technology: There are a lot of customer-facing applications that are going to be really exciting and help to drive revenue. On security hacks: I am having to spend a lot of time getting information first and making sure I know what’s going on because I’m getting questions from my C-suite and from the board of directors about what’s going on. On the future of the CIO profession: It’s a very business-facing position and they interact with the boards now. In the 70s, it was an accounting function for the most part, and today it’s interacting with every part of the business. Register to become an Insider member to watch the video. In the latest installment of Insider Insights, CIO.com’s Lauren Brousell chats with Barry Cohen, CIO at the Asbury Automotive Group. Brousell met up with Cohen at CIO Perspectives Atlanta and asked him about innovations in automotive technology, how Asbury Automotive is tackling the IT talent shortage, security and more. Here are a few highlights from the video interview: On IT talent: We have a lot of people who are in our dealerships, so most of the people I’m recruiting for are the field technicians who work in the stores. 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 On personality testing: We’re looking to make certain that a person is hard-wired a certain way, that they fit well in the position. On exciting new technology: There are a lot of customer-facing applications that are going to be really exciting and help to drive revenue. On security hacks: I am having to spend a lot of time getting information first and making sure I know what’s going on because I’m getting questions from my C-suite and from the board of directors about what’s going on. On the future of the CIO profession: It’s a very business-facing position and they interact with the boards now. In the 70s, it was an accounting function for the most part, and today it’s interacting with every part of the business. 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