ITBE Staff

Knowing how much budget and what resources to allocate to cybersecurity is no easy task. How much security is needed? Where can the expenditure be most effective? Where is my best ROI? While this has traditionally been left to security professionals to make the business case, ownership of cybersecurity efforts and risk mitigation is starting […]

BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers The guidelines in this document include requirements on servers to mitigate the execution of malicious or corrupt BIOS code. Modern computers rely on fundamental system firmware, commonly known as the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), to facilitate the hardware initialization process and transition control to the hypervisor or operating system. Unauthorized […]

According to a recent study, the average employee sends and receives 15 email attachments every day — which translates into more than 5,000 attachments per person every year. With that much data being shared, file transfer is a critical process for every business to master. As a result, managed file transfer (MFT) solutions have emerged […]

We all know that happy workers provide better service. In the service industry, there is an even greater drive to create a happy customer experience — and a field worker’s unhappiness can easily turn into lost productivity and a damaging customer experience. What if you could fix some of the things that your field workers […]

Small to medium businesses (SMBs) relentlessly seek new strategies and solutions to reduce costs and increase productivity. Every saved dollar goes back to the bottom line to fuel growth. Costs can be recovered in many areas across the office. One of the most common sources of unnecessary spending is found in the misallocation of office […]

The market is full of trendy terms — Big Data, the Internet of Things, digital natives, globalization, social media, etc. — that attempt to describe the complex technological and social changes that the world is currently experiencing. However, there is a danger in reducing complex social dynamics down to a few catchy buzzwords – trendy […]

Migrating from Android to iOS or iOS to Android can seem like a daunting task because everything from the software, to the apps, to the phone itself is different. Whether you’re making the switch for your personal device, or your employer is providing a new device for work, you’ll want to make sure you’re set […]

Health care organizations are privy to a colossal amount of highly sensitive personal data, and as such, are one of the most highly regulated industries in the U.S. Even the most benign security breach could have catastrophic effects on patients’ lives. Therefore, it’s no surprise that breaches, regulatory compliance and meaningful use are issues that […]

Microsoft Word 2013 Cheat Sheet This Word 2013 Cheat Sheet from CustomGuide covers program fundamentals, as well as essential keyboard shortcuts for navigation, editing and formatting. Word is a word processing program written and distributed by Microsoft as part of their Office productivity suite. The powerful program can help create a variety of print and […]

The latest mobile devices entering the market (e.g. the iPhone 6 with projected sales of 100 million in the first six months) are bigger and faster. Many new devices are now enabled with 802.11ac – the latest Wi-Fi standard with three times faster speeds than previous generations. With ever-increasing functionality and performance, these devices are […]

Gartner, Inc. recently released its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2015. These trends are expected to have a significant impact on organizations over the next three years and may require major investment. As with any changes to business processes, these trends will affect IT departments and end users, as well as long-term planning, programs […]

In a recent post, Don Tennant discussed results from a survey commissioned by Prezi, a cloud-based presentation platform, in collaboration with Carmine Gallo, a former broadcast journalist who now is widely known as a presentation coach and speaker. The survey found that many employees would rather call in sick than have to give a presentation, […]