ITBE Staff

Collaboration: Everyone wants to do it right and do it more, but some days it seems that it’s harder than ever. Too many projects, too many platforms, too many interruptions, too many schedules and locations to coordinate. Until that wonderful day when we’ve worked through more of these challenges, these mobile Android apps are maturing […]

According to Paul Henry, security and forensic analyst at Lumension, it’s another heavy month of patches this month from Microsoft. There are nine bulletins, with two critical and seven important. While nine may seem like a lot, there are a few pieces of good news this month. First, there are only two critical bulletins and […]

Dataguise, a leading innovator of data security intelligence and protection solutions, recently released 10 security best practices for organizations considering or implementing Hadoop. By following these procedures to manage privacy risk, data management and security, professionals can prevent costly exposure of sensitive data, reduce their risk profile and better adhere to compliance mandates. With Hadoop […]

While small-to-medium sized businesses may not require the complex cooling systems typical of enterprise data centers, choosing the right cooling solution is still a critical component to ensuring IT services are delivered efficiently and with minimal downtime. Determining and implementing a correctly sized air conditioning system is a great way for SMBs to increase energy […]

Though the two biggest fiber projects, Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s U-verse, are about done, the focus remains on fiber. The news is that there indeed are plenty of projects around the world, from small carriers to BT (British Telecom) and other giants. Here is a rundown of some of the recent activity. The fiber is being […]

Following some high-profile password hacks, companies like Apple, Twitter and Evernote have moved to shore up their systems with two-factor authentication. Said to be a great missing security link in many password-driven systems, two-factor authentication technologies that are most widely used today are actually fraught with many of the same risks as password-driven systems. If […]

GFI Software™ recently announced the results of its second annual IT administrator stress survey, which revealed that the number of IT professionals considering leaving their job due to workplace stress has declined from 67 percent last year to 57 percent in 2013, a 10 point drop in one year. While the percentages are still staggeringly […]

People often wonder why they never hear anything back after they hit ‘send’ on the email with a resume attached or on the online job application. If you’re very lucky, you might have a preliminary email exchange with a recruiter and then never hear from them again. It’s a depressing experience, and one that also […]

What Continuous Monitoring Really Means This short NIST article written by Ronald S. Ross focuses on the strategy “Build It Right, Then Continuously Monitor” when it comes to selecting, building and implementing the right security controls. 810KB | 3 files |  PDF Failure to deploy available continuous monitoring resources in the right sequence and with […]

In early 2013, IFS North America and Advantage Business Media conducted a study among executives with industrial companies to determine how respondents involved with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other enterprise software perceived various methods of software provisioning, including on-premise, hosted, software as a service (SaaS) and private cloud. Historically, ERP and other enterprise software […]

Cloud computing has been around for a while now. When correctly implemented, its scalability and flexibility increases productivity, saving both time and money. But although the cloud is still being touted as the future of IT, many organizations have yet to adopt it.  And, really, who can blame them? Private, public, hybrid, and not to […]

The nature of financial, health care, insurance and defense industries implies the non-negotiable need for high levels of regulation. In these stringent environments with strict controls on policies and procedures, leveraging social media platforms to increase collaboration among employees is challenging. To succeed, there is a need to establish well-defined processes, policies and codes of […]