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Artificial intelligence now underpins critical infrastructure, public services, financial systems, healthcare, transport, and everyday business operations.

In 2024, the Australian government passed a landmark piece of legislation imposing a minimum age of 16 for users on specified social media platforms.

Artificial Intelligence is making a speedy penetration into various industries, automating processes and decision-making as well as innovations on a broader scale.

The increasing influence of AI in spurts of technological advancement meant providing the final spill of innovation and operational efficiency. With such high market and industry influence, governance, ethical considerations, and concrete policies must come to the fore to allow for the responsible development and management of AI systems.

Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) has rapidly evolved from a niche innovation to a ubiquitous tool embedded in everyday life. From unlocking smartphones and tagging photos on social media to surveillance in public spaces and identity verification at airports, FRT is transforming how societies interact with technology. However, this transformation is not without significant ethical, legal and privacy concerns—especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), which has supercharged the capabilities and reach of facial recognition systems.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, digital transformation is a critical driver of organizational success.

Corporations can no longer rely on MFA to protect their assets. Around 40 per cent of credential-based breaches only involve stolen credentials. As per recent research, cookie stealing is on the rise, especially when hackers use MFA. There are other creative methods to bypass MFA, including MFA fatigue (bombing attacks), bombarding the victim with repeated push notifications until they accept one.

The idea behind AZAAN came from the fact that today, organizations are heavily investing their resources in technology without realizing or putting any effort to ensure Governance, Risk, and Compliance. AZAAN, the literal meaning of which is "to listen", provides leading enterprise businesses and government entities with strategic consultancy combined with tailored Information & Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Governance or Risk or Compliance solutions and services that address their diverse requirements, enabling them to evolve securely with a competitive edge. AZAAN ensures that the company's partners always stay ahead of the curve.

CISOs have to play ubiquitous roles in the business operations of an organization facing security challenges and finding ways for risk mitigation. For this a CISO should possess skills in interpersonal, leadership, communication, and presentation and an in-depth knowledge on modern trends and technologies.