Penetrating Proximity
You’re an IT professional, so you know the man behind the curtain. In some cases you are the man behind the curtain. But I bet you still tense up if somebody’s standing a little too close when you’re at the ATM. You still get curious when others get curious about your personal information, like your […]
Very Personal Assistant
Ever wonder what your team is doing when they are just out of earshot? Ever wonder what they’re talking about when the earbuds are deployed and their attention is elsewhere? Sure you have. It’s human nature. But hackers can now use inhuman technology to address those curiosities, leaving you to reconcile the creepy insecurity.
Hillary’s Email and National Security
As Republicans try to make political hay while the sun shines on Hillary’s private email server, another national security issue rears its ugly head from the latest batch of those released emails. The AP reported last month that Russian hackers tried to access Hillary’s private server at least five times while she was secretary of […]
The Shh of IT
A couple of weekends ago, a network failure at Southwest Airlines wreaked havoc and tested the smiles of the usually happy airline and customer base. Check-in functions typically performed by their website and app had to be handled manually, slowing the process to a crawl and delaying over 500 of the 3600 flights scheduled for […]
Half a Million Reasons
You run a tight ship. You’re like the Admiral Nimitz of the IT space. You work closely with management to maximize resources. You know the projects already on the books for 2016, and you’re fighting for every penny, trying to keep the c-suite focused on the future, aware of the dangers that lurk in the […]
Can’t Put Your Finger On It
You’re an IT professional, so the wonders of technology are not lost on you. If there’s an app for that, you want to know about it. And the emergence of biometric security features on phones and IoT devices is right in your wheelhouse. At first blush, you recognize the stellar, seemingly impenetrable fortress that is […]
A Cyber War on Women
U.S. House of Representatives Inspector General Theresa Grafenstine told Congress last week what every male IT professional has been saying for years: There are not enough women in this business. The larger context of her comments was the ongoing global cyberwar we seem to be fighting and the notion that arming ourselves with mostly men […]
A Thousand-Year Flood
Columbia, SC is a sleepy little town by most accounts, except when the Gamecocks win at home. The state capitol of South Carolina, Columbia has a vibrant business community and service-sector economy. Until about a week ago, it’s distance from the ocean insulated it from the seasonal hurricane fray. But that was last week.
Building a Better Team
As an IT professional and keen business observer, you’re always scouting talent. You like to recruit good people as you find them, not as you need them. Your savvy and swagger often assure the corner offices that you’ve got everything under control, even as they tell you about the seven new projects they’ve landed for […]
Planning for Natural Chaos
Nature’s Good Side How confident are you that that your network would survive a lightning strike or even a one-hour power outage? Let’s say you’re pretty sure you’ve got the right things in place to weather the storm. Have you tested your strategy in the last month? Year? At any point since the Reagan Administration?
