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The CIO's agenda for November

As November rapidly approaches, it's time to be turning one's thoughts to the projects that are teed up for 2012 and the staffing changes that may be needed to accommodate them. November is a good

IT reorganizations remain on horizon

IT groups are likely to be subject to reorganization into next year as companies continue trying to match their technology with changing business needs. While reorganization is nothing new, its

Another IT staffer pleads guilty to hacking into ex-employer

An IT administrator has pleaded guilty to computer intrusion charges in the District Court for the Western District of Texas. Fired from his job at McLane Advanced Technologies, a Defense Department

Minnesota shutdown sends home 75% of enterprise tech employees

If you've always thought of the IT department as critical to an organization's survival, you may be dismayed to learn that Minnesota considers a hefty percentage of its own IT workers optional. When

Who are better: Consultants or IT staffers?

A bit of a battle is being waged on the TechRepublic Web site over the question of who are better, consultants or the internal corporate IT team. A post by Erik Eckel asserting that IT staff members

Gawker hack the result of poor security preparation

More information has emerged from the high profile hack of Gawker Media that took place two weeks ago. The revenge attack was committed by a group who identify themselves as Gnosis, and resulted in

Ways to motivate IT staff without using cash

Most employees respond well to monetary incentives, but few companies have a lot of extra cash sitting around for motivation purposes these days. It may take more time and effort than handing out

Email remains a major vector of enterprise data loss

A new survey of some 261 U.S. enterprises with more than 1,000 employees has found that email remains the number one source of data loss risks. Indeed, 35 percent of companies say they investigated

Top five challenges in dealing with the staff

Shifting gears to address plans for growth is a positive move for companies, but for CIOs it can create a staffing challenge as it likely requires a significant change in mindset for employees. This

Security software market to pass $16.5 billion this year

A new report from Gartner says that the revenue for security software around the world will exceed $16.5 billion in 2010, which represents a growth of 11.3 percent from last year. In comparison, the