Enterprise Information Technology Leaders need to effectively operate today while planning to support a changing future. This has never been an easy job and over the past two years it has been significantly more difficult. But 2022 and beyond does not appear to be a time horizon where IT Leaders can catch their breath. In fact, new and future demands for technology capabilities across every area of Casino Gaming and Hospitality continue to accelerate. Perhaps the most daunting of these new and future demands will be the need to create a set of IT capabilities that can support the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning applications (ML).
The cybersecurity attack surface has grown exponentially over the last decade, and many organizations aren’t doing enough to prepare their teams to defend against cyber-attacks. The frequency and scope of these attacks have significantly increased across all industries, especially gaming. Why are casinos and gaming firms a prime target for cybercriminals? Because they are flush with cash and player data.