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Top Challenges Facing Healthcare CIOs

Few industries face as many IT challenges as healthcare, where government mandates, security requirements and a need to replace outdated technology make a CIO's job difficult.

22 Aug 2012 8 mins
Data Breach Healthcare Industry Wi-Fi
opinion

Cybersecurity News Roundup: MyAgent Trojan; Virus Infects Saudi Oil Giant; and Pro-Censorship Hackers

This week's IT security news roundup features stories on the newly discovered MyAgent Trojan; malware that forced a Saudi Oil Giant to shut down its network; Adobe Reader security flaws; and more.

18 Aug 2012 5 mins
Cybercrime Data Breach Malware
news

An IT Lesson From Grandma: Don’t Let Sunk Cost Get Out of Control

A fable that CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle heard from his grandmother many years ago still resonates today. The message is simple--if you pour salt into a pot of tea, pour it out and start over--and it applies to many an IT investment.

17 Aug 2012 5 mins
Financial Services Industry IT Strategy Project Management Tools
opinion

Why You Should Avoid Big Retailers’ New Mobile Payment System

Best Buy, Walmart and other big retail stores are developing a system that lets you buy goods with the tap of your smartphone, which, though convenient, is just an invitation to get hacked and share personal data with marketers, spammers and cops.

16 Aug 2012 3 mins
Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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More Cybersecurity Experts Blast US IT Security Legislation

If you want to know how reliant your organisation is on its IT, try to work without it for five minutes.

15 May 2019
Data and Information Security Security
opinion

More Cybersecurity Experts Blast US IT Security Legislation

In the second of a series of posts on the subject of current U.S. cybersecurity legislation, CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman speaks with experts from Appthority, Axway, Kindsight Security Labs, Rapid7, Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions and

16 Aug 2012 5 mins
Cybercrime Data and Information Security Regulation
feature

How to Secure Data by Addressing the Human Element

Your sensitive data is only as secure as the weakest link in your organization, and in many cases the weak link is your employees. A properly established security awareness and training program can pay huge dividends.n

15 Aug 2012 7 mins
Compliance Data Breach Phishing
how-to

8 IT Lessons Learned From the 2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 London Olympics weren't just about athletic prowess. This year's games saw more data leave Olympic Park and move around the world than ever before. The applications, infrastructure and technical know-how required to pull this off o

14 Aug 2012 5 mins
Business Intelligence Consumer Electronics IT Strategy
opinion

Cybersecurity Experts Blast US IT Security Legislation

In the first of a series of posts on the subject of current U.S. cybersecurity legislation, CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman speaks with experts from Lookingglass Cyber Solution and FireEye for their takes on the laws. Hint: They're not i

14 Aug 2012 5 mins
Cybercrime Malware Regulation
how-to

10 Ways to Ease Public Cloud Security Concerns

Security is always a concern when organizations contemplate a move to the public cloud. However, a combination of third-party tools and careful reading of your service level agreement can give you the peace of mind you need to move mission-critical a

13 Aug 2012 8 mins
Data and Information Security Encryption SaaS
opinion

Ditching DropBox? Here’s an Alternative

If the DropBox security meltdown convinced you to abandon the service, consider switching to the more secure SpiderOak. But be warned--it’s not for the newbie.

11 Aug 2012 3 mins
Cloud Computing Data Breach