ITBE Staff

No matter what industry you are in – government, banking, retail, etc. – the reality is anyone can be a target in today’s rapidly evolving global cyber threat landscape. Protecting against these threats requires broad and deep visibility across the entire IT environment. Threats and risks take many forms and attackers use multiple angles. Existing […]

The information security market is in a continuous state of consolidation, yet it is never fully consolidated. Over and over, we see security startups with clever technologies thrive, grow and then get purchased by one of a handful of Infosec giants, only to be replaced by the next bunch of innovative security startups. In the […]

Marc Cenedella, founder & executive chairman of TheLadders, has put together his twice-a-year update of the best questions for you to ask in an interview. So often we can forget what an interview’s all about. It sure feels like it’s about you, but it’s really not. An interview is actually about how you can help your future boss and future employer […]

SMBs sometimes find it tough to compete with big-box stores and e-tailers when it comes to garnering consumers’ holiday dollars. However, the good news is that technology has evolved to such an extent that SMBs actually have some distinct advantages. On the heels of Small Business Saturday, here are five tips, identified by Russell Harty, […]

The importance, role and functionality of data centers will change over the next five years, leaving many organizations unclear on how to plan their future data center architectures, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said technical, fiscal and service delivery concerns will be critical and organizations should plan around eight forces to shape their best data […]

StreamSend, a leading email marketing service, shows businesses why email can make the most of their holiday email and social marketing investment. “The holidays are a good time for businesses to step back and look at the big marketing picture, especially where their biggest gift comes from – high ROI,” said Dan Forootan, president of StreamSend Email […]

Venafi, a leading cyber security company in next-generation trust protection, recently announced the results of in-depth research by its Threat Center team into how Edward Snowden successfully breached the National Security Agency (NSA). After months of review, analysis and peer feedback, this research reveals that the contract worker leveraged valid credentials as a low-level system […]

Looking at both the demand side – the companies asking for work, or tasks, to be done – and the supply side – the people in the crowd completing the work, or tasks – CrowdFlower was able to show the complete landscape of enterprise crowdsourcing. The data comes from looking specifically at the types of […]

Are we on Leadership 2.0? 3.0? 17.0? Leadership must evolve to embrace new dynamics, focusing on engagement and buy-in – creating dialogue, stirring up participation, and driving people to focused, purposeful action. The “newest leadership” evolution brings seven new critical success factors, identified by Luke Iorio of iPEC, to the forefront. Click through for seven […]

The Basics of Achieving Professional Certification: Enhancing Your Credentials The excerpt from chapter five focuses on maintaining professional certification, including sustaining professional associations, budgeting (time, energy, and money), volunteerism, and reviving expired or revoked certifications. Professional certification has become a very popular topic and a significant number of individuals are making it a priority. Some […]

With the holidays right around the corner, it’s a good time to take a look back at the impact technology has had on consumer spending and shopping habits, especially on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here’s a review of the top technology influences on e-commerce over the past decade, as identified by SheerID, a retail […]

Compliance demands are everywhere. In the past, only banks, publicly traded companies, and those in the health care industry needed to worry about compliance. Today, virtually every organization must deal with regulatory pressure in one form or another. Whether it’s government-mandated compliance such as SOX or HIPAA, industry-enforced regulations such as PCI DSS, or self-imposed […]