How often have you gotten a social media connection request from a person you didn’t know well, or perhaps even at all? Did you reject it immediately, accept, or do a little research first? Many people skim the profiles of potential connections to determine the validity of an unknown request—that is, the perceived validity. What if those seemingly random requesters …
Enterprise Video Must Be as Easy as Your Apps
I’ll confess to something I’m sure many of you will relate to: I frequently communicate with my colleagues over Google+ Hangouts. However, I do prefer an enterprise-grade video tool when for important business conversations with a clients. Proprietary conversations, like those with, say, clients or your CFO need to have a high level of security built into them. And that’s …
How Big Data Use in Healthcare Prevents Scams and Fraud
The term “big data” is no longer just the latest business catchphrase. Today’s technology gives us the ability to capture, store, and analyze enormous quantities of data, amounts that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. Access to this data has provided myriad business insights in areas such as planning, operational efficiency, and marketing and communication. Now though, …
Building a Digital Footprint That Will Get You Hired in Tech
We are living in a world where nearly 80 percent of employers scan the online reputations of potential recruits. Yet most people, especially students, don’t think about their online persona in professional terms. When they do, it’s generally for defensive reasons. Recruitment agencies and career counselors consistently warn job seekers, “Be careful with your online actions because they could make …
Learning on the Fly: Rapid Tech Shift Requires a New Type of Thinker
If you study the sciences–especially in computing, networking, or marketing–you’re probably aware that things are changing at an astonishing pace. But truth be told, for most educators, there is an even bigger challenge: making sure that what they teach in school remains relevant long enough to get their students into the workforce. As crazy as this sounds, it’s true, and …
IT Security Needed More Than Ever For SMEs
It’s hardly a secret when a large corporation gets hacked—it’s the opposite, actually. News of controversies and scandals for big business spreads quickly (like the recent Target and Ashley Madison data breaches). Just because they sometimes don’t make the front page, it’s important to remember that smaller scale breaches do happen and happen often. In fact, small to medium enterprise …
Is The C-Suite Guilty of Ignoring IT Security and its Associated Risks?
Last year, Target’s CEO stepped down after one of the worst cyber-attacks we’ve seen yet. In the massive data breach, debit and credit card details of a staggering 100-plus million customers were stolen. Unfortunately, Target is not alone. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies have been victims of cybercrimes, and cases of security leaks and hacks hit the …
Hybrid Cloud Means Hybrid Security Measures
I recently walked you through a check-list, on what CIOs need to know about hybrid cloud—the IT sweet spot that marries in-house and cloud-based infrastructure—and what it could mean to their organizations. With all its versatility and promise, there is no doubt that hybrid clouds are the future for many at the enterprise level. But, with all that versatility and …
Do CIOs See Digital as Genuinely Disruptive?
Digital disruption is occurring quickly, so quickly, in fact, that the pace can feel overwhelming. From social to mobile to apps to BYOD, as digital disruption continues to proliferate the challenges faced by CIOs are many. We have seen old industries crushed and billion dollar companies rise from thin air as new business models opened the door to innovative, new …
Mobile Marketing Continues to Explode
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. If your brand isn’t among those planning a significant spend on mobile marketing in 2016, you need to stop treating it like a fad and step up to meet your competition. Usage statistics show that today people live and work while on the move, and the astronomical …