In support of Data Privacy Week leaders from across the cybersecurity community have offered their views on the trending threats facing data privacy, and how organisations can best protect themselves.

“Leading players in the banking industry have made notable progress in key areas, such as modernisation of their core and personalisation of services. These are positive steps in the right direction, but the banking and capital markets industry as a whole still has a lot to do to build on these initial successes and continue on its modernisation journey.”

Services providers continue investing in cloud professional services businesses. Cognizant, an IT services company based in Teaneck, N.J., said last week it will acquire the professional services and application management practices of OneSource Virtual, a company that provides services around Workday's SaaS ERP platform.

Cognizant has appointed two new members to its executive committee leadership team. Ravi Kumar will join Cognizant as president of Cognizant Americas. The other appointment is that of Prasad Sankaran who will be joining Cognizant as the new head of the Software and Platform Engineering practice area.

John Kim, General Counsel at Cognizant, has been named one of the top 20 in-house legal leaders by Financial Times. Learn more about his philosophy on success and how that translates to Cognizant’s growth.

AI can be beneficial in advancing the future of life sciences as long as a human touch is used to respect ethics. With good governance and controls, AI will help the life sciences industry find insights for new therapies from its vast quantities of scientific research and clinical studies.

Sophia Mendelsohn, Chief Sustainability Officer, and Global Head of ESG at Cognizant, addresses Cognizant’s ESG strategy and why employee well-being needs to be considered in the context of climate change on the GreenBiz 350 podcast.

If you’re looking for a story about what a B2B brand can do to drive awareness, shift brand perceptions, and build a top-talent pit crew—this episode with Cognizant CMO Gaurav Chand is a hole-in-one. Tune in for a fascinating look into the world of B2B sports sponsorships, a track that Cognizant has entered full throttle with Formula One, PGA Tour, and LPGA Tour sponsorships.

The USISPF, which announced three new business executives have joined its Board of Directors, said their experience as leaders in healthcare, IT services and consulting, and private equity, will prove an asset in its work to create a "powerful bilateral partnership" between the United States and India. Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India, is among the trio of new business leaders joining its Board.

Cognizant’s Chief Financial Officer Jan Siegmund was featured on Bridge Between’s podcast Return on Generosity on how to “Lead with Authenticity.” In this personal account of Jan’s career, he shares both his own story of entering the workforce as well as his approach to demonstrating authentic leadership and fostering inclusive workplaces.