As Gregg Steinhafel steps down as chairman and CEO of Target, we’re witnessing more than just an act of contrition for one of the largest and most costly data breaches — ever. We’re witnessing the evolution of data breaches, …
Five Lessons IT Can Learn from Flappy Bird
Hi, my name is Mason, and it’s been 36 minutes since I last played Flappy Bird. My current high score is 24.
If you are anything like me, playing the latest viral mobile app phenomenon, Flappy Bird, has …
Microsoft Under Nadella: Reimagining Mobile and Cloud, Finally
Well, the white smoke from the Microsoft CEO search chimney signaled this week that the company had finally selected a new CEO – Satya Nadella. The selection and the speculation about who would be named CEO of the venerable software …
Smartwatches, Google Glass and the Wearable Technology Chocolate Box
At $8 billion in 2013 revenues (projected), the wearable technology market is nascent but promising. By 2017, revenue from these new devices is projected to grow to $20 billion.
Numbers like that are just one of the reasons I get …
How Business Users Compete With IT Teams (And How IT Can Win)
Successful companies know the importance of technology in business today. Nearly every aspect of those organizations has been automated in some form or fashion, from manufacturing to sales to customer service and beyond, to reap productivity gains. What many companies …
The Burn-Proof CIO: 5 Tactics For Surviving The Red-Hot Tech Sector
Technology is on fire. Technology-related sectors may have single-handedly pulled the economy back from the brink of disaster. A recent report by Ibis World reveals that 5 of the 7 fastest growing industries are related to technology. These industries are …
Nine Nasty Enterprise IT Failures of 2013
We are at the end of 2013. Looking back, it has indeed been a very challenging year for IT departments of organizations, big and small. Even many successful, reputable enterprises hogged the media limelight for unpleasant, IT-related reasons. Security breaches, …
Taking Stock of Tor: Top 5 Tips for Using The Onion Router
The Silk Road and NSA spying may be old news, but The Onion Router (Tor) continues to generate interest among Internet users seeking online anonymity. Tor isn’t all upside, though. As I found out, you pay a price for privacy.…