the case for democratizing access to healthy food through the digital market .

Diferente ’ s organic food subscription box business model drives direct partnerships with farmers to rescue organic products such as fruits , vegetables and herbs that would otherwise go to waste .

In addition to its positive social and environmental impact , the company aims to provide healthy and affordable food to all Brazilians through its digital market while actively supporting small organic producers .

On p56 , Monçores outlines how the principal technological solutions developed by Diferente optimize its operations and tells us of the challenges faced when creating a flexible e-commerce platform when consumption goes beyond choosing the best product and service to actively consider a brand ’ s values and responsibilities to society .

According to a global study by IBM , ransomware attacks are easing everywhere except for Latin America .

Here , attacks are up 3 % with the retail and wholesale sectors the most targeted .

The stats for LATAM are stark with the region moving from the fifth to the fourth most targeted globally .

In all cases responded to by IBM in Latin America , Brazil accounted for 67 %, Colombia for 17 % and Mexico for 8 %. Peru and Chile accounted for the remaining 8 %.

The retail and wholesale sector moved from second place to the most targeted industry in 2022 , representing 28 % of the cases resolved by IBM specialists .

See p53 for the full extent of the threat .

Our Editors Question asks how CIOs are working to leverage the convergence of Information Technology and Operational Technology .

Turn to p32 to see what Karina Cáseres , CIO , Danone for the Southern Cone region ; Michael Bernstein , CTO , Clicksign ; and Roberto Hashioka , CTO , Nextron Energia have to say .

If you want to know what Marcus Granadeiro , CEO , Construtivo , considers his greatest achievement , Get to Know has the answer on p79 .

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Make the most of the month ahead and enjoy the read .

Bill Tanner Editor www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO LATAM 7