003: Shadow IT's true cost & how to mitigate it, women in IT, & Chrome spyware
Welcome back to another issue of Bandwidth!
This week, we’re covering:
💡 How to shine a light on Shadow IT
💰 The true financial cost of Shadow IT
👩 Keeping Women in STEM
And much more!
Enjoy
Tech, tools & trends
Illuminating the Shadows: How to Manage and Mitigate Shadow IT | Budibase
Shadow IT is everywhere, whether you know it or not. Learn how to spot the signs, reduce risk, and turn rogue tools into opportunities for innovation.
From backdoor apps to missed policies, this article breaks down what’s happening in the shadows and offers strategies for bringing it all into the light 💡
More in IT
IT frustration costs companies more than $100 million a year — with shadow IT the only user solution | CIO
Employees are losing more than a month of work each year to digital workflow inefficiencies and are downloading hundreds of unauthorized apps to get their jobs done, study says.
A user complained his mouse wasn’t working… but he wasn’t using a mouse | The Register
The same guy also caused a bomb scare in a missile factory. Hopefully, your week is going better than his…
How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked | TechCrunch
This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts.
5 best Linux distros for staying anonymous - when a VPN isn't enough | ZDNET
Need serious privacy on a regular basis? Work with these distributions, and you'll leave no trace. There's even a Windows and MacOS option.
Time to Patch: Google Chrome Flaw Used to Spread Spyware | PCMag
Google is rolling out the patch to fix a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome for Windows. Kaspersky suspects a state-sponsored group used the flaw to spy on Russian users.
Team, Culture, & Leadership
Why women leave your IT organization — and how to help reverse that talent drain | CIO
Many IT leaders recognize that their teams' culture needs to change to match today's environment and challenges. While leaders know what needs to change, making those changes and making those changes stick is not always as clear.
Will AI erode IT talent pipelines? | CIO
IT leaders’ talent strategies hinge in large part on upskilling entry-level workers. The debate over AI replacing roles versus replacing tasks sheds light on how that traditional pipeline will change as AI’s capabilities advance.
Save the Date
Optimizing Cloud Migration: The Smart Move | Dynatrace & Microsoft | April 2, 2025
Atlassian will no longer sell OpsGenie starting 4 June 2025, and services will fully shut down on 4 April 2027.
Prepare now: Docker Hub rate limits will impact GitLab | GitLab | April 1, 2025
Learn how Docker Hub's upcoming pull rate limits will affect GitLab pipelines and what you can do to avoid disruptions.
Network Resiliency from an IT Manager's Perspective| Google | Network Computing | April 24, 2025
In this webinar, Google experts unpack Mandiant’s 15th annual M-Trends report to help you gain a deeper understanding of the evolving cyber threat landscape based on real-world incident response and threat intelligence.