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A Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) survey released recently identifies new ways for retailers to "catch" and "keep" channel-hopping customers to revitalize brick-and-mortar stores. Conducted by Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) — the company's global consultancy — and Cisco's retail marketing team, the study surveyed 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 UK shoppers. Among the research's many key […]

Five Steps to Identify Phishing Messages Spear phishing, a type of email spoof, targets individuals or departments within organizations and attempts to elicit a desired action that could install malware, compromise login names and passwords and steal data. Use Paul Mah’s simple checklist to spot potential phishing messages. Feel free to share this PDF with […]

BYOC Strategy Position Template Is your business ready for a BYOC program? Use this strategy template to gauge organizational readiness. This strategy position template will outline where current capabilities exist to support a bring-your-own-computer (BYOC) program and where improvements are needed to efficiently and securely offer the program. The goal is to ensure that a […]

IT Services Catalog Tool Use this spreadsheet to inventory all products and services and help categorize each type offered by your IT department. Developing an IT service catalog is about more than implementing a chargeback system; it’s also about conducting an inventory of the oft-overlooked services your IT department provides your organization. Begin a services […]

When it comes to the cloud, selecting the right cloud provider can be challenging at best and nightmarish at worst. The cloud includes a variety of ways to deliver technology services, from standalone software applications like hosted email or databases to very new and exciting uses that include disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), storage as […]

Job Description: Web Marketing Associate This sample job description outlines the core job qualifications for a Web Marketing Associate, which includes familiarity with management and oversight of post-click experience, landing page optimization and content oversight. The attached document is a typical job description for a Web/Online Media Marketing Associate and was provided by IT Staffing […]

As technology analysts and advisors, GP Bullhound expects a volatile 2012 with pockets of great innovation, opportunity and new successes, but also continued challenges as commoditization will wreak havoc to some industries, and hype will remain in others — creating near-term opportunity and in some cases long-term issues. We are entering the new year under […]

The fast-moving business landscape and the rapid adoption of disruptive technologies have changed business as we know it. In the IT landscape, we’ve experienced some fundamental shifts in enterprise technology in the areas of mobile, Big Data, cloud computing and user engagement. These innovations have not only changed the enterprise but also the makeup of […]

BIOS Integrity Measurement Guidelines Prevent losses of confidentiality, integrity and availability, including system instability, system failure and information leakage. Client computers such as desktops and laptops rely on the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to initialize their hardware during boot. The BIOS is firmware, and it can be configured. If the BIOS code or configuration is […]

From the network breach at RSA to theft of intellectual property in Operation Aurora, it is no secret that some of the most visible hacking involves the use of spear phishing. A targeted form of phishing that is custom-made for a specific organization, a spear phishing email message seeks to elicit a desired action that […]

Twitter users choose the microblogs they follow, but that doesn't mean they always like what they get. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Georgia Institute of Technology found that users say only a little more than a third of the tweets they receive are worthwhile.Other tweets are either so-so […]

In November of 2011, Gartner predicted that Project Portfolio Management (PPM) would go from managing just business projects to managing value and change, as well. We’ve seen just that with the growing number of PPM software companies and consultancies that have found success in helping businesses look at PPM from a business process perspective. Additionally, […]