Erin Geiger

CIO as a Strategic Business Partner: Aligning Technology and Business Goals

The CIO is not just the new company changemaker, they’re the new rainmaker. No longer a passive voice bent on maintaining legacy systems, the CIO is a revenue generator who impacts topline growth–and the entire employee experience. Part change manager, part strategist, the CIO brings good change–transformation, even–to set a business up for success in a very unpredictable world.

Why IT & Security Teams Burn Out—And How to Revive Them

Beyond the Sprawl: How to Simplify Access Management at Scale

Unsecured Employee Access is a Growing Risk—Here’s How to Lock It Down

Learn how modern identity governance solutions automate processes like JML provisioning, role-based access control (RBAC), and just-in-time access to boost productivity, minimize security risks, and simplify operations—all while reducing costs compared to traditional IGA systems.

Automating Access and File Security: Best Practices for IT Professionals

While an SaaS management platform offers significant flexibility and efficiency, managing access and securing files in this environment can be challenging.

Don’t Trust Anyone. (And Yes, That’s A Good Thing.)

15 Trends That Prove Zero Trust is the Future of Network Security

Automation Can Be The Strongest Link In Protecting Your Most Sensitive Data.

A real-world guide to securing sensitive data with IT automation

Designing a Program that Mitigates the Risks and Costs Associated with Shadow IT

Data breaches, security vulnerabilities, and compliance issues are just some of the problems associated with shadow IT, as well as the potential to violate regulatory requirements and risk being out of compliance.

SOC 2 Reporting Is Important. Just Not Why You Think It Is.

There are obvious reasons for SOC 2 compliance. But what about the rest?

The Rise of Compliance Engineering

Organizations are grappling with multitudes of apps across teams and entire organizations…the Appocalypse.

Is Your IT Staff Burned Out? (Probably.)

How to treat IT burnout today…and prevent it tomorrow.

The IT Security Problem Lurking Beneath the Job Market Boom (and bust)

Both onboarding and offboarding scenarios leave opportunities for dangerous IT security problems in tech companies.

Securing Identities in 2025 – The Future of Identity Governance

Secure identities throughout their lifecycle with modern solutions that offer complete visibility, least-privilege control, and automated provisioning to reduce security risks and improve productivity—all at a fraction of traditional costs.

Maximizing IT Performance: Tools and Techniques for Eliminating Bottlenecks

Inefficiencies are everywhere–and they’re eating into your bottom line. A recent report found that inefficient processes are costing some companies up to $1.3 million every single year. These inefficiencies can slow roll projects, or worse, bring them to a complete standstill.

The Ultimate Employee Offboarding Checklist: A Step-By-Step Guide for a Secure and Smooth Transition

Whether your goal is to safeguard your company’s digital assets, streamline compliance, or simply avoid unnecessary risks, this guide has you covered with the ultimate employee offboarding checklist. Let’s dive in and make sure your offboarding process is as seamless as it is secure.

IT & Security Holiday Gift Guide 2024

The holiday season is here, and finding the right gift for the IT or security pro in your life can be, well, a bit like troubleshooting a server outage—stressful, confusing, and full of dead ends. These are people who thrive on precision and practicality, so a last-minute gift card just won’t cut it. You want something thoughtful, clever, and maybe even a little fun.

The IT Leader’s Guide to SaaS Optimization and Identity Security

IT and security leaders can streamline SaaS and identity management by improving visibility, automating access controls, and reducing operational overhead, while addressing security risks and compliance challenges. Here, we check out key strategies for optimizing SaaS portfolios and minimizing unnecessary costs.

The Lumos List: 50 CIOs of Impact and Influence + 10 Future CIOs, 2023

For the first time ever, we’ve created a list to recognize the most influential CIOs of 2023. This list is based on peer nominations and those recommended via our discussions with industry leaders.

IT Holiday Gift Guide 2023

You can get a holiday list full of golf clubs and socks anywhere…but that’s not the Lumos way.

MULTIPLE APP HEADACHES? TAKE ONE SAAS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND CALL US IN THE MORNING.

How “one platform to rule them all” will save you from the APPocalypse.

It’s Time For An IT Infrastructure Remodel

When it comes to the backbone of your digital world, how would you fix it up?

Building a Capital-Efficient SaaS Stack

Here, we share questions to ask and strategies to employ to build and maintain a capital efficient SaaS stack that can scale with your organization’s evolving needs – without blowing the IT budget.

Making IT Automation Work… For You

Why automating IT operations can be a win-win for everyone in your organization

Overcoming 10 CISO Pain Points In 2023

So far 2023 has proven to be, ‘new year, new challenges’, for CISOs. We’ve talked to CISOs while observing market and industry shifts and created this list of some bumps in the road to look for through the rest of the year – and how you can steer around these CISO challenges.

Securing Data in the Cloud to Meet Today’s Business Needs - A Data Protection Guide and Checklist

Data and applications are everywhere. Estimates predict that by the end of 2023, the amount of data created, consumed, and stored will reach a whopping 120 zettabytes–and all that data has to go somewhere. Enter SaaS applications and cloud-based storage.

Maintaining IT Security While Decentralizing IT Structure

As business units gain more autonomy over their technology choices, we break down how IT can plug into each team to ensure security and compliance remain top of mind.

Future Planning: Get Your IT Budgets Approved

As an IT leader, you’re constantly trying to stretch every 15 cents into a dollar while simultaneously defending your budget. With the exception of security, it seems like anything and everything in your budget can end up on the chopping block, leaving you with significantly less than the 15 cents you fought for last year.

Audit Activity Log Management: Your (Overlooked) Compliance Bestie

If your company already has thoughtful security policies in place, an audit log can be even more beneficial because it will help you make sure these policies are being followed correctly throughout your organization.

Identity Governance Explained

As a company with identities (think employees, third party vendors, databases, etc), your IT team needs an identity governance and access management plan.

User Provisioning and Deprovisioning in IT

Understanding provisioning IT and deprovisioning are crucial first steps.

IT Self-Service: Catalyst of the New Data Culture

From banking to the grocery store, people are already used to self-service. We’re sharing how leveraging self-service in IT can save support teams time – and stress – while delighting end users.

Restricted Resources and Budgets: Five Steps to Implement SaaS Cost Management To Save Your Bottom Line

While IT spending typically increases every year, (Gartner predicts IT spending will grow by 3% in 2022) the real question is: Does it have to? The answer is a resounding no.

Identity Automation at Scale

The best part? Self-service saves IT teams time while still maintaining security and compliance.

IT Holiday Gift Guide 2022

Here's a bunch of great gifts that your IT squad is sure to appreciate.

Everything You Wanted to Know About SOC (and SOX) But Were Afraid to Ask

Things can get a bit hazy when learning all there is to know about the various compliance standards. Luckily, we’re here with a ton of great information about SOX compliance and the three different types of SOC audits and reports.

Managing SaaS Application Security in 2023

Find out how IT decision makers can plan for the future and find solutions to the problems that might arise while they are managing SaaS application security in 2023.

The Future of IT in 2023: A Seat at the C-Suite Table or Jumping Ship?

IT 2023. It almost sounds like a sci-fi flick coming soon to a theatre near you. It’s what’s on most CIO’s minds, though, as digital transformation takes hold as a common thread throughout the company...and IT being the top billing star.

How to Navigate 3 Bigger Priorities on CIO's Minds for 2023

Amidst a shaky economic climate, tighter budgets and talent challenges, CIOs have a laundry list of objectives to divide their attention and priorities. Supporting a CIO? This is a great primer for what is occupying their thoughts and how to assist.

Five Signs That It’s Time to Invest in a SaaS Management Platform

Still not convinced it might be time for your company and IT team to start using a SaaS management tool? Here are five signs that it’s time to invest in one of these time-saving, risk-reducing tools.

Avalanche or 'Appalanche': Who Should Really Own SaaS App Admin Management?

Across all companies, it’s estimated that 40% of all SaaS apps are managed and owned by non-security teams.

Cut Through the Vendor Clutter and Crush Your Digital Transformation Goals in 2023

A Quick-Guide to Weeding Out Your Next Digital Solution

The Era of Apps and Data - How to Use The Power for Good (and avoid analysis paralysis)

You came, you saw, you collected…data, that is. From app data to data from tools to customer information, you now have a lot of data stored in a lot of places. According to estimates, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are collected every day. That’s 18 zeros, so to say a company is inundated with data is an understatement.

Debunk’d: IT & Help Desk

“…Have You Tried Turning It Off And Back On Again?”