David Luyet

How Swisscom made security awareness actually work (and why their team now gets excited when they get phished 🎣)... At Swisscom, cybersecurity awareness isn’t about blame. It’s about building confidence, collaboration and a bit of friendly competition. When Swisscom rolled out Hoxhunt, here’s what happened: ✅ Phishing simulation reporting rate hit 85% - up 3x from baseline ✅ Fail rates dropped from 15% to under 2% ✅ Employees started looking forward to simulations (and comparing leaderboard rankings in team meetings) “We don’t want training to be about catching people out. We want employees to feel good about reporting - and Hoxhunt made that possible.” - Marcus Beyer, Swisscom The shift didn’t require more headcount. In fact, as Marcus put it, “Hoxhunt’s AI has allowed me to do what would normally take a whole team.” Automated training. Instant feedback. Deep behavioral insight. All delivered with data privacy and cultural nuance in mind. Swisscom operates where regulatory alignment really matters 📝 So flexibility around anonymization, language, and onboarding was key. “We were up and running in under a month. And our team felt supported the whole way through.” Sometimes, the best security strategy is the one that feels good for the people using it. (Link to full case study in comments below 👇)

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How can modern #cloud technology be deployed while taking into account compliance, data protection, and the need for technical know-how? Discover how Luzerner Kantonalbank AG, in collaboration with Swisscom Business, integrates private and public cloud in a hybrid model that preserves digital sovereignty. #banking #regulatedcompanies #hybrid #cloud #dataprotection #sovereignty #compliance #managedcloudservices #PrivateCloud #PublicCloud #knowhow #SuccessStory Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the creation of this success story. David Zimmerli Philipp Keist Silvan Steiner Stefan Ruckstuhl Sarah Zaugg Dawn Antle Elmar Hurni Lena Engel Reto F.

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🚀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗺 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀: 𝗜𝗕𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁. Deutsche Telekom is adopting 𝗜𝗕𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 to automate its patch management and security orchestration. The results speak for themselves – a 10x reduction in median time to patch and significantly improved IT security and compliance. I’ve also been working with 𝗜𝗕𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 recently and I’m genuinely impressed by its capabilities. Some of the standout features for me include: 🔹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 – End-to-end automation of IT processes with clear governance and auditability. 🔹 𝗔𝗜-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – Smart recommendations based on context like risk scores, urgency, and compliance requirements. 🔹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Easily connects with existing monitoring, ticketing, and CMDB tools. 🔹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 – Flexible workflows with built-in approvals and control points. This is especially important for 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in light of 𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔 (𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁) or 𝗞𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦 infrastructure and services. 🔗 For more on the Deutsche Telekom use case: https://ibm.co/6047BDygh 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 – 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼? Looking forward to your thoughts and insights! #IBM #IBMConcert #HybridCloud #AI #Automation #ApplicationManagement #SRE #DevOps #ITResilience #watsonx #DigitalTransformation #AIinIT #HybridIT #DORA #KRITIS

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🧐Despite a sharp decline in IT job vacancies in Germany, many IT professions continue to be affected by skills shortages. Though IT specialists are essential for digitalization, digital transformation, and the implementation of innovative projects, demand for IT personnel has been declining rapidly across the German economy. Based on the latest report by the German Economic Institute (Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft), the number of vacancies in IT occupations fell by 26.2 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. In comparison, numbers of job vacancies for qualified workers in general fell by only 4.3 percent between 2023 and 2024. Despite an overall decline in demand for IT specialists, the picture at the industry level was mixed. In some sectors, more IT positions were advertised in 2024 than in the previous year. In addition, many IT professions continue to be affected by skills shortages. According to the Institute’s labor market forecast, both employment and the skills gap in IT professions are expected to reach new highs by 2028. You will find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dV75Kw8r Deutlicher Stellenrückgang in IT-Berufen – besonders für hochqualifizierte Experten - Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)

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More than 700 Bullhorn customers worldwide are already using AI-driven solutions at their recruitment agencies. My colleagues will be in Wiesbaden next week to share their experiences and advise you on how to successfully transition to an AI-powered hybrid staffing and sales process.

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A Swisscom employee had a simple idea: 4 years later and this idea is saving over 9 MILLION in operational costs for the company. Here’s how: BACKGROUND Chris Rüttimann, wanted to measure the energy consumption of mobile sites. But he couldn’t - at least not from the comfort of his desk. So he developed a hardware-software component to do that. However, he did not just randomly started developing. He followed a structured process to validate the idea. Now this solution (INFRAVISTA) is live and helps Swisscom to: → Access over 1000 mobile sites from any desk → Reduce energy consumption by 6%-9% per site → Save MILLIONS in operating expenses for Swisscom every year The key wasn't just having the idea - it was following a proven validation framework that ensured the solution would actually move the needle. This is why Swisscom has seen: → 500+ ideas submitted → 26 successful implementations → 780% ROI on their innovation program Most companies invest in AI and automation hoping that if they generate enough ideas, some will stick. Quantity over quality. But the companies seeing real results, like Swisscom, focus on systemic validation: → Testing assumptions early → Measuring concrete business impact → Create buy-in across the company → Following a structured implementation process At rready.AI, we’ve spent the last 10 years helping corporate innovators move from raw ideas to real financial impact. And, now we’ve put all that know-how into a custom AI. The IDEA COACH AI. But for the first time - we’re sharing a public version. It can: → Stress-test ideas against market realities → Estimate potential cost-savings from an idea → Speed up the idea validation process → Build a business case that gets buy-in Do you have a brilliant idea you want to scope, stress-test, or develop further? Curious to see how a trained AI can bring clarity, structure, and energy to your thinking? Want it? 💬 Comment “IDEA” below 🤝 Make sure we're connected 📥 I'll send you the link

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I was chatting with a CFO the other day, and we landed on a classic topic: the CIO. We joked that for years, the CIO was the company’s designated “Master of the Blinking Lights,” the person you called from the basement when the Wi-Fi went down or you forgot your password for the fifth time. 🖥️ How things have changed. That classic CIO is officially extinct. A fossil. Today, the CIO has been completely rebooted. They’ve ascended from the server room to the boardroom, becoming less of an IT guardian and more of a strategic co-pilot to the CEO. The new title should probably be Chief 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Officer. Why the upgrade? Because technology is no longer just a cost center; it's the very engine of business strategy, innovation, and market positioning. With AI, cloud, and low-code platforms putting powerful tools in everyone's hands, the CIO is freed from just "keeping the lights on." Their new mission, should they choose to accept it, is to be the orchestra conductor 🎼. They must harmonize the entire organization's digital symphony—from cybersecurity and infrastructure to data strategy and agile development—all while ensuring it plays a tune that drives revenue and delights customers. This requires a wild new skill set. The modern CIO is a polymath: a tech visionary, a business strategist, a cross-functional leader, and an ethical guide. They need to understand process architecture as deeply as they understand cloud architecture. It's no wonder we're even seeing finance leaders—CFOs with their data-driven, cost-benefit mindset—making the leap to the CIO role. The lines are blurring because the goal is the same: creating value from data and process. The challenge is that not every organization has empowered this new breed of leader. But the data is clear: companies with these "future-fit" CIOs are seeing their revenues grow significantly faster. So, here’s a thought: Is your CIO still the master of the password reset, or are they the architect of your future? The answer could define your company's trajectory for the next decade. #CIO #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #TechStrategy #Innovation #CFO #BusinessStrategy #FutureOfWork #AI #Cloud #Cybersecurity #CCHTagetik #WoltersKluwer

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