The idea that IT professionals and business leaders are resisting the consumerization of IT and the trend of bringing your own device (BYOD) to work is myth. On the contrary, more and more people are embracing these notions and trying to incorporate them into the workday, according to a recent study. Several recent reports have
It does happen, says security firm BitDefender, and the result is more mutant than mutt. The firm has taken to calling the third, new piece of malware produced by the odd couple — with apologies to Mary Shelley — “Frankenware.” The spontaneous software offspring might be dangerously unpredictable, and it can be harder to defend
Smartphone sales surpassed those of PCs for the first time ever, during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to research firm Canalys. What’s more, smartphones also outsold PCs–even with the inclusion of tablets, such as the Apple iPad, into the mix. In all, vendors shipped 158.5 million smartphones during the quarter, up 57 percent from
More CIO’s should develop a CIO manifesto instead of, or as a supplement to, an IT strategic plan to communicate their intentions and philosophy. By developing a CIO manifesto as an executive summary of your intentions for supporting the business strategy you will convey more useful information with less effort than most CIO’s do in
IT market-research outfit Gartner has some sour news to start off 2012: It has just slashed its growth forecast for global on tech spending. The new forecast calls for companies and governments to spend a combined $3.8 trillion on information technology, which would amount to growth of 3.7 percent from 2011. The previous forecast had
While Business clichés such as “synergy” and “breaking down silos” may be hackneyed and worn, there’s still value to be found in the ideas behind them, according to a new book by author consultant Tom Kendrick. In “Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You — A Project Manager’s Guide”
Microsoft is certainly working all angles to lure mobile customers via software or hardware: It’s now offering iPhone users 25GB free of its cloud-based, SkyDrive to store documents, photos or videos. Earlier this week the company said it would offer a free Windows phone to Android customers who have been victims of malware. The folks
Following a meeting on a multi-vehicle highway accident last year in Gray Summit, Mo., the National Transportation Safety Board is calling for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of cell phones while driving a motor vehicle. The NTSB’s recommendation specifically calls for all 50 states and Washington D.C. to ban all non-emergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed
Many companies still fail to adequately manage user privileges and protect sensitive data, exposing them to the risks of data breaches, according to a study from Hewlett-Packard and the Ponemon Institute. A survey of 5,500 IT professionals around the world found that more than half the organizations were still giving employees access to sensitive, confidential
Consumers are increasingly willing to take action against organizations if their personal information is ever compromised by a security breach, Unisys found. More than 10,000 people in 12 countries, including 1,000 from the United States, were surveyed by Lieberman Researcher Group and Newspoll in the latest Unisys Security Index, released Nov. 2. While there were