ITBE Staff

System downtime plagues organizations throughout every industry. A recent survey by Globalscape shows that 90 percent of organizations have experienced downtime and a third deal with it at least once a month. On the surface, losing access to core systems, including email servers and backend processors, is frustrating and cripples employee productivity. Unfortunately, that’s not […]

As companies accelerate their adoption of cloud technologies – like infrastructure as a service (IaaS) or software as a service (SaaS) – the need for solutions that provide secure access and reliable operations in the cloud increases in importance. A top area of concern is defending applications from distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Any plan to move […]

What makes a successful IT professional? This has been discussed and debated and considered for years. While many technical abilities relate to a person’s success – and all are vital – in this slideshow, John Hales, a Global Knowledge instructor, focuses on the general character attributes every IT pro should have and on the things […]

As the era of Big Data continues to march forward, so does the number of data breaches. Organizations seem to become more vulnerable every day with breaches rising at an alarming rate. In fact, studies, such as “Quantifying the Data Breach Epidemic” from IBM, indicate that companies are attacked an average of 16,856 times per […]

The Conscious Leader: Nine Principles and Practices to Create a Wide-Awake and Productive Workplace The excerpt from chapter 6 addresses the issue of diversity in the workplace, and the need for the capacity to relate to people who are from different worlds. Why do things go wrong in companies that shouldn’t? The answer, according to […]

In the wake of eBay’s recent data breach, many consumers and security professionals have been extremely vocal in their protest of the company’s response to the situation; some are calling it one of the worst corporate crisis responses they’ve ever seen. eBay’s stock price in the days after the breach took a major hit, dipping […]

When customers interact with your digital properties, such as your brands’ websites or mobile apps, they implicitly and explicitly provide you with actionable information about their tastes, preferences and intent to transact. This information can significantly help you nurture and convert them from leads to customers, and from customers to advocates. You just might not […]

Finding a balance between providing employees anytime, anywhere access to enterprise resources and ensuring that IT security and compliance rules are adhered to can be a daunting task for any organization looking to embrace mobility and BYOD. Throw in all the varied devices that can connect to an organization’s network (i.e, smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) […]

Of the seven bulletins released for June Patch Tuesday, two are rated critical and five are rated important. All together, they cover a total of 66 CVEs, but one, MS14-035, remediates 59 of those CVEs. Yes, it’s time for another IE cumulative update and this should (again) be first on your list of patching priorities […]

For the past 15 years, Ryan Vela, regional director of Cybersecurity Services at General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions, has been involved in cyber incident response in both the public and private sectors. While serving as follower, leader, coordinator, liaison, consultant, and advisor on countless small, medium, and large incidents, he has come to learn that […]

Job Description: IT Help Desk Technician IT help desk technician candidates should have a mix of technical and customer service skills, and be passionate about technology and helping people. Job Description: IT Help Desk Technician We’re looking for an IT help desk guru to provide internal support for employees and contractors. Candidates should have a […]

It’s no mystery that Big Data has the power to solve a number of known problems and unlock new ways of doing business. What is a mystery – for many organizations – is how to take advantage of the voluminous quantity of unstructured data. International Data Corporation forecasts that the Big Data technology and services […]