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More Alarming Data on the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage

Network security skills and staffing continues to lag at enterprise organizations. Time to sound the alarm?

Why IT debt is mounting

Global companies were sitting on $7 trillion in cash and equivalents at the end of 2013, more than twice the level of a decade ago. But while businesses continue to stockpile cash, they are quietly assuming an unspoken debt – IT debt....

IBM cuts pay by 10% for workers picked for training

IBM has initiated a new training program that will result in a 10% pay cut for participating employees.

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HP buys Eucalyptus: What it means for the hybrid cloud

HP bought open source private cloud company Eucalyptus for a reported about $100 million in a move that could have dramatic implications for HP’s status in the IaaS market. (Read the press release here) Eucalyptus makes private...

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IDG Contributor Network

Interested in IT security? Insurance companies hope so!

Cybercrime breaks into the top ten threats for corporations today.

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Researchers take fresh look at lack of women in IT

Researchers at Baylor University and Florida State University say the IT industry has relied on outdated thinking about how to get more women into the profession and have put forth a new model to consider.

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Pluralsight bags $135M to fortify online coding, tech course offerings

Pluralsight, a Salt Lake City e-learning company that offers video-based courses on everything from Windows 8 to WebRTC to Apple iOS, has raised a fresh $135 million in venture funding.

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Job solicitations multiply for tech talent

Even happily employed IT workers consider jumping ship. Tech pros receive, on average, 34 solicitations per week, according to IT staffing provider TEKsystems.

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Death notice: In Delaware your social media accounts now go to your heirs

Varied death policies of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others cause concern, lead to legislation

SAP plans big investment to boost its business in Africa

Industry-specific software, support for entrepreneurs and additional training programs are on tap for Africa

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IDG Contributor Network

Industry Standards for Secure Network Access

As someone who is passionate not only about innovation in security but also about the standardization of those innovations, I thought I'd point out a few of the recent efforts that I've either been involved in, or am just very...

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Gain visibility into threats affecting your mobile apps or websites

Companies face threats to their business via the assets they offer outside of their network firewalls—primarily websites and mobile applications. Criminals can hack websites and spoof mobile apps in order to collect customer...

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How to Motivate Your IT Team After a Setback

Projects fail, clients move on and layoffs happen. However, you can keep your team motivated in the face of failure. It just takes some basic psychology, a little bit of time and a lot of empathy.

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Big Data scientists get 100 recruiter emails a day

Surprise: Today’s hottest tech skill isn’t programming, it’s data analysis--and that’s changing the world in unexpected ways.

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IDG Contributor Network

MAB with Non-Cisco Switches

Blog describing MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB), and how to integrate Non-Cisco Switches with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for MAB.

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How to get your Google contacts back

Lost your Google contacts? Have they disappeared, vanished with nary a trace? Before you start drinking heavily, here's how to get 'em back ...

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Intelligence agency wants brain tools to tell: Who’s the smartest of them all?

“IARPA is looking to get a handle on the state of the art in brain-based predictors of future cognitive performance. In particular, IARPA is interested in non-invasive analyses of brain structure and/or function that can be used to...

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Grammarly: How to make your organization's messaging make sense

Let's face it; most people's writing, whether it's memos, email messages, reports, or whatever, is, at best, poor (and in many cases downright atrocious). A new service, Grammarly, can go a long way to fixing the problem.

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Never stop learning, CIOs advise new IT grads

Keeping skills sharp is critical if new graduates want to find success in the volatile world of tech.

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