Giving Compass' Take:

• Devex interviews the United Nations' chief information technology officer, Atefeh Riazi, about how technology can be used to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals.

• It's all about data: gathering and analyzing it for the greater good. But all organizations should look at how Riazi and her team managed to make infrastructure more efficient and strengthened cybersecurity.

• Here's a look at some new trends in communications and tech in the development sector.

The United Nations’ digital front door, www.un.org, faces 10,000 break-in attempts daily. When the Security Council makes major decisions on issues such as Syria, that number can rise even higher. And cybercriminals are constantly prowling for data from sensitive organizations like the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime or the International Court of Justice.

Keeping the international body safe from cybersecurity threats is at the forefront of Atefeh Riazi’s mind. She marked her fifth anniversary as the U.N.’s chief information technology officer on May 9. Riazi came to her 1st Avenue office after stints as CIO at large entities both public and private — the New York City Housing Authority and advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, respectively.

Five years into the job, Riazi is increasingly thinking big picture about the role of technology in delivering on the U.N.’s global mandate, especially in service of the Sustainable Development Goals. For example, her office announced a partnership in March to use software by Seattle-based tech firm Tableau as a global standard for data visualization.

Read the interview with Atefeh Riazi about the changing role of tech in development by Gregory Scruggs at Devex International Development.