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Data Privacy Day: Lessons From Texas

Stephanie Liu January 28, 2025
B2C marketers are monitoring a series of state privacy laws going into effect this year, including the recently enacted Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. Get three key next steps in this post.
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Technological And Environmental Risks Take The Top Two Spots In 2025 WEF Risk Report

Paul McKay January 24, 2025
Get the highlights from the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Risks Report and find out what it means for global risk leaders.

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Back In The Analyst Chair: What I’ll Be Focusing On In 2024–2025

Paul McKay November 15, 2024
Many of you will have noticed that I have moved back into an analyst role over the last few weeks. I had an immensely rewarding time working in the European research management team with a talented group of analysts on our European tech research coverage, whom I’m incredibly thankful to for their hard work and […]
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Stop Defending The Three Lines Of Defense

Cody Scott November 14, 2024
Learn how the Forrester Continuous Risk Management Model can replace outdated risk management methods in this preview of a session at the upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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A 2025 Global Privacy Prospectus

Stephanie Liu November 13, 2024
The seasons are changing, Christmas catalogs are arriving, the clocks have shifted back an hour (in some countries) … yes, the new year is coming. While we don’t advocate for closing the books on 2024 yet (it’s only November, after all!), now is a great opportunity to consider what’s in store for next year. On […]
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AI Governance Software Spend Will See 30% CAGR From 2024 To 2030

Michele Goetz November 13, 2024
The global commercial AI software governance market is poised for exceptional growth. Forrester forecasts that by 2030, spending on off-the-shelf AI governance software will more than quadruple, reaching $15.8 billion and capturing 7% of overall AI software spending.
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Open Source Doesn’t Mean A Trademark Free-For-All

Andrew Cornwall August 12, 2024
Open-source licenses give you rights to copy, and in some cases, they define patent rights and responsibilities, but when they mention trademarks at all, most of them exclude rights rather than include them.

Plan Your IT & Security Budgets For 2025 Success

Watch our on-demand technology budget planning webinar. Get benchmarks for strategic investments, divestments, and experiments to maximize business value from 2025 tech and security spending.

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What You Should Look For From ESG Data And Analytics Providers

Aurelie L'Hostis July 10, 2024
The Forrester Wave™: ESG Data And Analytics Providers, Q3 2024, reveals the 12 providers that matter most and how they stack up.
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Anti-Money Laundering In APAC: What’s Hot In 2024?

Meng Liu May 7, 2024
New hotspots have emerged for money launderers in the APAC region. Learn the latest anti-money laundering trends and how innovative technology including generative AI can help address the challenges.
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Earth Day 2024: Back To Square One For Sustainability Maturity

Amy DeMartine April 19, 2024
A lot has changed in the regulatory landscape since we introduced Forrester’s Sustainability Maturity Model three years ago. For Earth Day 2024, we’ve updated the model. Read this post to learn about the major changes to the model and how it can help your organization reassess your sustainability maturity.
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Introducing The Sustainability Management Software Landscape Report And Forrester Wave™ Evaluation

Abhijit Sunil April 17, 2024
Environmental sustainability is a compliance, accounting, and data management challenge for companies. So it's not surprising that the sustainability management software market is expanding rapidly. Learn more about these trends in this preview of our new Wave and Landscape reports on sustainability management software.
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Modernize Your Cloud Governance To Match Today’s Cloud Strategy

Tracy Woo April 17, 2024
As the cloud landscape adapts to new changes, there is a renewed interest in cloud governance programs. But implementation of cloud governance may prove to be more difficult than expected. Find out why.

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GenAI: GRC Enters Accelerator Era, And Not A Minute Too Soon!

Alla Valente April 2, 2024
Generative AI offers an opportunity for risk management to reinvent itself from the department of “no” to the discipline of “go.” Find out how in this blog post.
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Forrester’s Not-So-TayTay Southeast Asia Cybersecurity Trends Roundtable Tour

Jinan Budge March 24, 2024
Get six key learnings about Southeast Asia cybersecurity trends and challenges following a series of roundtables with CISOs and security leaders in the region.
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Are You Ready? The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosures Have Dropped.

Amy DeMartine March 7, 2024
The long-awaited climate-related disclosures ruling from the SEC is finally here. Learn what business and tech leaders need to do to comply.
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Prescription For Change: Cybersecurity Outage Highlights Critical Vulnerabilities In Healthcare

Jeff Pollard February 23, 2024
A recent cybersecurity incident at Change Healthcare cause the pharmacy claims processors to take its systems offline. Learn the implication of this event and five things firms can do to prepare.
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The Future Is Now: Introducing Human Risk Management

Jinan Budge February 13, 2024
The market that used to be called the security awareness and training (SA&T) is now human risk management. This blog explains why.

Conquer Your GenAI Security, Risk & Privacy Fears

Learn how to identify and manage enterprise genAI risk across models, APIs, and applications — and follow paths to secure, trusted adoption.

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Data Governance: Your Key To Unlocking An Insights-Driven Business

Jayesh Chaurasia February 5, 2024
The key to turning data into meaningful and actionable insights across the organization lies in a frequently overlooked area — establishing a strong foundation of data governance.
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The ESG Data And Analytics Market Is Changing Rapidly

Aurelie L'Hostis January 30, 2024
Understand the value that you can expect from an ESG data and analytics provider, learn how providers differ, and investigate options.
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Are B2B Buyers Cowards?

Ian Bruce January 24, 2024
No matter how big a game a buyer talks, less than a third of all buyers are risk-tolerant. Trust is the remedy to risk — and trusted companies are more likely to win and retain customers and enjoy a strong buyer preference.
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