Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
When you think of network security, thoughts of operating systems, firewalls, and intrusion detection are likely to spring to mind. As we navigate through one of the most challenging economies in history, however, securing your professional network is just as important. Few IT professionals actually enjoy the process of professional networking outside of their core…
To say that confusion reigns over who is responsible for something said in social media is the understatement of the year. In a sad but comedic squabble over individual vs. corporate responsibility, a flurry of finger-pointing ensues only to end in a rash command to the rank and file to just “zip it already”. But…
While it has always been vital for entities handling financial information — account identifiers, investment records, account balances, transaction fees, payment card information, credit reports, and the like — to take appropriate privacy and data security precautions, never before has it been quite the pressing concern that it is today. The rapid deployment of innovative…
For the last several decades, we have all been working hard at helping our company become a fast and agile information age organization. We’ve found new and better ways to distribute and display data and information. We now have 24/7 access to email and websites via a multitude of devices, such as smartphones, smart-tablets, laptops,…
Has Digg’s grave been dug? This is the burning question after the popular social bookmarking site took a scandal and a redesign flaw squarely on the chin. If the one-two punch didn’t deal a death blow, it certainly scored a TKO. StatCounter, a free online visitor stats tool, reported Digg users deserted the site en…
The popularity of consumer social-networking services like Facebook and Twitter has spilled over into the workplace, bringing potentially dire consequences, warns Trend Micro. As part of its corporate end-user study released Monday, the IT security firm found that the use of social-networking sites in the workplace grew from 19 percent in 2008 to 24 percent…
Foursquare, a location-based social network startup, is all the rage at the moment. Valued at $95 million before the latest $20 million infusion from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Foursquare appears to be slated for super stardom in the combo social media and location-based services (LBS) arena. But not all that glitters is…
Social media is now as common as a cup of coffee. Millions of people each day visit Facebook or Twitter, or spend their time blogging or “wiki-ing” (if that’s really even a word!). If those people, however, are your employees, you have to take it seriously. According to the Nielsen Company, business social networking is…
Technically, social media are the tools being used to build a communities. However, the term “social media” is often used to refer to the dominant online social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn thus confusing the entire discussion. The real conundrum facing business today is not which tools to use but whether…
Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook allow people to communicate more loosely, but many companies are tightening their grip on how employees use these channels at work. Some 38 percent of CIOs interviewed are implementing stricter social networking policies — more than twice the number (17 percent) who say they have relaxed the…