ITBE Staff

Despite data breaches like the Sony hack dominating headlines, phone fraud is still a common way that criminals are lifting personal data from consumers. Each year, thousands of consumers and businesses lose money to scams conducted over the telephone. These scams can cost victims anything from a few dollars to their life savings. Attackers use […]

The sales and marketing technology industry has no shortage of products available aimed at helping sales professionals improve their productivity around cross selling and prospecting. However, despite the plethora of products saturating the industry, salespeople often fail to leverage resources to their full potential. In many cases, sales leaders believe that by merely providing a […]

E-Commerce has been an absolute game-changer for retailers and manufacturers, but, according to Himanshu Sareen, CEO at Icreon Tech, it’s about time that we took a step back to pick apart its negative side effects. Sure, you can look up Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch” on Amazon, decide you want it, and have a copy shipped […]

When the holidays come around, many of us are busy with planning, gift buying and decorating, oftentimes forgetting to be diligent when accessing the web. Cyber criminals are well aware of this and are getting sneakier and changing tactics –  moving from malicious attachments to “watering hole” style attacks that lure victims to a trusted […]

Much of the discussion in the HR and recruiting world revolves around how to attract the best candidates. With all of the channels available, both on and offline, competition is fierce to bring top talent into your company. But getting them interested is only half the battle. The next step is getting them to apply. […]

Most first-generation wearable technologies are functional but far from highly fashionable. You will find them on the bodies of those who love to adopt the latest and greatest fitness gadgets and those dedicated geeks who regularly put form above fashion. Wearables may have begun with Google Glass, FitBit, Nike+ Fuel Band and the like, but […]

Despite the ups and downs in recent years, 2015 is poised to be a year of relative calm in IT, according to research from TEKsystems. While budget expectations remain relatively flat, confidence levels among IT departments in their ability to fulfill business needs are increasing. Critical business objectives in the coming year will focus on […]

As we prepare for a new year, we often look at the things we have learned from the current year. 2014 may very well become known as the year of the data breach (that is, unless 2015 is bigger). From JPMorgan Chase to Target to Jimmy Johns to the most recent Sony hack, 2014 was the year that the state of data security […]

On average, Americans spend more than a quarter of our workdays on emails. That’s an enormous amount of time pulling employees away from being more productive, making sizable contributions to their teams, or finishing up everything else in a timely manner to get home to their families. Yesware, the data-driven sales company, pulled together the top five […]

As 2014 comes to an end, it is important that we look back and reflect, as well as prepare for what is yet to come in 2015. Our world is increasingly risky, regulated, mobile, social, global, cloudy, interconnected and data-driven. All of this, taken together, has significantly and fundamentally changed the way individuals live and […]

Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations This publication provides a set of procedures for conducting assessments of security controls and privacy controls employed within federal information systems and organizations. This publication provides a set of procedures for conducting assessments of security controls and privacy controls employed within federal information systems […]

Mobile devices open up your world – both personal and work – and provide easy access to a wealth of knowledge and capability. But with so many apps available and more and more added every day, it can be a bit overwhelming to figure out which are must-haves and worth your time and which are […]