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The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Third Edition Chapter two focuses on the tools that enable PMO professionals to perform their work more effectively, efficiently, and consistently. This updated and completely revised edition of a bestseller extends the concepts and considerations of modern project management into the realm of project management oversight, control, and support. […]

Social marketing is a hot term right now, defined by Forrester as “the use of social tactics, media, tools and technologies across all components of the marketing mix: product, price, promotion, and placement.” Social marketing includes a wide variety of activities happening in social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as in online […]

The proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace reaches almost every enterprise. Today’s employees expect to be able to perform any work task from any connected device, in the office or on the move, for optimum productivity at all times. Based on its experience with providing secure mobility solutions for companies of all sizes an […]

Using Attack Graphs in Forensic Examinations Attack graphs are used to compute potential attack paths from a system configuration and known vulnerabilities of a system. Abstract-attack graphs are used to compute potential attack paths from a system configuration and known vulnerabilities of a system. Attack graphs can be used to determine known vulnerability sequences that […]

Let’s face it. Microsoft has not been successful when it comes to the adoption of its mobile operating system. Android and Apple make up the majority share of new enterprise device purchases; however, BlackBerry has a significant enterprise market share, especially among security-conscious financial institutions. Despite deep relationships with IT executives, Microsoft has not been […]

As an IT professional, you know that endpoints are where attackers seek to exploit vulnerabilities, commit cyber fraud and conduct other malicious activity. But often, the more lackadaisical summer months can lead to security complacency with staff shortages, long weekends and roaming employees. Just because your company wasn’t the victim of a major breach this […]

Are you looking for that next career challenge but unsure how to get there? Climbing the corporate ladder might not be the only way. According to Robin Mandel, writing for TheLadders, today more than ever, a career detour just might lead to your career destiny. At every level — including the top — professionals, managers, […]

Gone are the days of top-down structures. In today’s “flatter” and more cross-functional world, leadership is needed everywhere. Organizations require that everyone, including their project managers, take up the baton. For too long, project managers were viewed by others, and themselves, more as mechanics assigned to “fix” a problem, rather than a critical leadership resource […]

Imprivata, a leading global provider of health care IT security solutions, recently announced its “2013 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare” report, the company’s third-annual survey about the adoption rates and benefits of desktop virtualization and cloud-based applications in health care. According to the study, the proliferation of desktop virtualization in health care continues to increase, […]

This is definitely a September to remember – last year at this time Microsoft released only two bulletins and both were only rated Important. Contrast that to today – Microsoft has released 13 patches covering 47 CVEs. One additional important-level bulletin included in the advance notification that addressed a .Net issue was pulled for quality […]

Several dates throughout the year are notorious for wreaking havoc on businesses via denial of service (DoS) attacks, data breaches and even malware or botnet assaults. As anniversaries such as September 11th near, rumors about coordinated cyber attacks on American websites increase. Because of these potential risks, it’s imperative that businesses tighten their network security […]

OpenStack, the open source project designed to provide a collaborative approach to cloud computing, launched just three years ago. No doubt the project is already on pace to owning a large share of enterprise usage with high-volume, big-name participation. With this kind of momentum, OpenStack is not only being labeled as “the next Linux,” it […]