The news should be particularly alarming to organizations that use email services as their main means of internal communication or correspondence with their partners and clients.

'Today, cybercriminals use highly sophisticated strategies to trick their victims into revealing sensitive information, sending money, or even giving access to their employer's computer systems,' said Oliver Noble, a cybersecurity expert at NordLocker, an encrypted cloud storage service provider. 'One of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats to a business is social engineering, which occurs when hackers exploit human psychology to gain benefit. Unfortunately, human error remains the most common reason for cybersecurity breaches.'

Digital transformation is no longer an option; it's a necessity - especially for global companies.

Understanding how digital transformation has changed companies both culturally and technologically is allowing business leaders to reevaluate their current processes and implement more digital and virtual operations across HR, product development, marketing, sales, and customer experience.

Here are four things that digital transformation has forever changed about the way companies operate.

Well, it looks like the likelihood of a recession is a lot higher.

According to the Financial Times, the UK economy shrank in March by 0.1%. Stagflation looms, which can cause even more anxiety. US inflation remains at a 40-year high of 8.3% consumer price index (CPI) increase in April. Not necessarily a marker of a recession - but a strong indicator of potentially weaker consumer spending in the future which can lead to a recession.

So, what to do? 10 key points for sales leaders

What I share with you below is a distillation of incredible advice from sales leaders and professionals, as well as my own experiences. All the advice has come from people who have successfully grown during recessions. Whether you are a sales leader, company founder, or sales professional, you can apply these points to your advantage to set yourself up for growth in a recession.

And while socially, the episodic nature of COVID-19 may have slowed our roll back to the good times somewhat, tech investment certainly came roaring back. In fact, it was more like a tsunami of investment as VCs and private equity surfed a wave of available capital and low interest rates to drive record levels of funding and valuations. In 2021, US$630 billion of investment piled into VC-backed companies, double the amount in 2020. Sales tech got in on the good times as well, as investment rose dramatically from US$1.8 billion in 2020 to over US$4.3 billion in 2021 with over US$3.7 billion of that amount going to late-stage funding rounds (Source: Venture Scanner - data accessed on June 17, 2022).

Every sales organization is looking for a way to get ahead. Strategies to help personnel operate more efficiently. Tools that might help them close more deals faster. This drive-combined with an increasing appreciation for the practical importance of well-tuned internal operations-has led to the rise of Revenue Operations, or, RevOps. RevOps is a business function charged with maximizing an organization's revenue-generating potential. It is characterized by the alignment and integration of all departments involved in the typical customer lifecycle-pre and post-sale-from Marketing to Sales to Customer Success.

The Chapter strives to strengthen professional communications among members who direct the application of information technology in private and public organizations. Chapter activities include:

• Meeting to share innovative ideas and real-world experiences which address enterprise information needs. We have excellent speakers from our membership and bring in industry executives or subject matter experts from many sources.
• Providing presentations by leading national information-management professionals and executives who benefit from management-information systems.
• Challenging our comfort levels by exchanging ideas with peers and business counterparts.
• Being a resource for each other, and personal networking.

SIM South Florida Membership Dues

Practitioners

• For-profit organization: $250/year
• Not-for-profit, educational or Government organization: $150/year

Non-Practitioner

• For-profit organization: $500/year
• Not-for-profit, educational or Government organization: $250/year

Joint membership with Tech Hub South Florida (SFTH)

• Joint membership with Tech Hub South Florida
• Joint membership for a Practitioner from a Not-for-profit, educational or Government organization: $215/year

The geographical scope of the South Florida Chapter is Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County. Subscribe to receive emails from the chapter to get notified of all relevant events in the area. If you are already subscribed, you will be sent a link to update your preferences.

SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

• ISACA South Florida Chapter outreach to more than 1,000 professionals, and partner organizations which represent a range of Corporate IT Audit, IT Compliance, IT Governance & IT Security responsibilities in a cross section of industries and business sizes
• Extensive networking opportunities, face-to-face contact and one-on-one meetings
• Display of your latest products and services to all attendees
• Traffic flow throughout the exhibition area
• Display of your logo and link to your home page on our ISACA South Florida Chapter web site

Find out more! Contact us at president@isacasfl.org

ISSA provides educational forums and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. Members include practitioners at all levels of the security field in a broad range of industries, such as communications, education, healthcare, manufacturing, financial and government. SFISSA is an excellent vehicle for those who need to acquire CPE credits for certification needs. We need your support, so we hope that you will consider becoming a sponsor to support our chapter.

Sponsorship Options: Chapter sponsorship

Platinum sponsors $1,500/meeting benefits include:

• Non-marketing presentation at one SFISSA meeting (including attendee/sign-in list)
• Higher priority in speaker selection for SFISSA Annual Conference
• Logo signage displayed at meetings*
• Logo, name and company URL on SFISSA website for event
• Materials distributed at SFISSA meetings*
• 5 minute presentation at 1 SFISSA meetings per year

Program sponsors $1,000/meeting benefits include:

• Non-marketing presentation at one SFISSA meeting
• Logo signage displayed at meetings*
• Logo, name and company URL on SFISSA website for event
• Materials distributed at SFISSA meetings*
• 5 minute presentation at 1 SFISSA meetings per year

Conference sponsorship opportunities coming soon.

Be front and center at all our monthly speaker events, get training on the latest technologies, break bread with our distinguished speakers, and find qualified candidates via our sponsored job listings.

Refresh Corporate: $2000/Year

• Guaranteed ticket to all speaker events
• Complimentary ticket to three (3) Refresh Miami workshops ($150 value!)
• 40% discount on all other Refresh Miami workshops ($160 value!)
• Preferred Access to VIP/Speaker Dinners
• Discounts on Community Events
• Partner Discounts
• Refresh Miami T-Shirt
• Ability to post relevant events to Community Calendar
• Ability to post jobs to Refresh Job Board
• Ability to post business to Refresh Miami Tech Map

$2000/Year

SFTH Memberships are based on Exposure, Talent, & Business

• STARTUP and nonprofit - $1,000/year
• Ambassador - $2,500/year
• Premier - $5,000/year
• Executive - $10,000/year

Individual membership is just $100 per year.

In partnership with SIM South Florida, SFTH is happy to offer a special rate on a joint membership for $295/year.

You will get access to SIM's local and national leadership content and opportunities, plus South Florida Tech Hub's tech and startup content. You must be an IT leader to qualify for this membership (i.e. no sales or recruiters)

South Florida Tech Hub is a 501(c)6 nonprofit Building South Florida's Tech Hub

South Florida Health Information Management Association.

The theme from FHIMA for this year is 'Smooth Sailing Ahead'.

SFHIMA is ready to set sail with more great informational sessions, networking and continuing education opportunities. Sessions this year will be offered in person and via remote web connections.

Mission

• Advance the PM profession through the promotion of PMI certification training and project excellence acknowledgement.

• Provide members and volunteers with networking, leadership roles and superior development and education events and activities,

• Ensure alignment with PMIs talent triangle, compliance with PMIs core values and contribution to the improvement of the PM body of knowledge.

We are only one of over 270 Chapters serving Project Management Institute (PMI) members and communities in more than 70 countries around the world. These local communities help spread awareness of the profession and PMI by reaching out to local governments and organizations, hosting events or seminars for local practitioners and providing opportunities to learn, network and earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward maintaining credentials.

Sponsorships are available.

The objectives of the Chapter are to:

• Promote and advance the profession of Business Analysis
• Provide opportunities to our members to gain knowledge and network with experienced professionals across various industries and government agencies
• Provide access for members to a formal "knowledge base" as well as forums for sharing expertise, expressing professional opinions and building a reputation within the industry
• Provide pathways to learn about business analysis best practices
• Create corporate support for the IIBA within the local market by superior marketing/awareness programs that demonstrate the value of business analysis and the IIBA
• Liaise with industry and association partners to increase awareness and benefit of IIBA Chapter members
• Encourage and provide opportunities for our members to become Business Analysis certified professionals

As our events calendar and past events reflect, we have a mix of day time symposiums for professional development, after work meetings focused on a topic of particular concern to business analysts, and online meetings and webinars to develop your technical skills and analytical competencies, as well as one to two premiere dinner events per year with at least one distinguished guest speaker.