Stories by: Meridith Levinson
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Four ways to prevent domain name hijacking 02 February, 2012 08:57:00
On the night of Monday, January 23, the hacktivist group UGNazi hijacked Coach.com, the Internet domain name of luxury goods manufacturer Coach. For several hours, fashionistas who wanted to ogle Coach's new Willis handbag on Coach.com or get a deal on its Penelope shoulder bag at Coachfactory.com were redirected to UGNazi's cryptic website. - +
Resume makeover: How an information security professional can target CSO jobs 28 January, 2012 10:18:00
Cole Hanson's career goal is to become an information security executive. Currently, he serves as a high-level information security professional with the U.S. Army. In February, Hanson, who is also a reservist with a rank of Lieutenant, will start a new job with the Marine Corps as the technology integration officer and deputy for its Communications Directorate. In this new position he will act as a project manager and oversee a major network infrastructure replacement. - +
Time management: Six ways to improve your productivity 20 January, 2012 02:22:00
If you resolved earlier this month to work smarter, stop procrastinating and be more productive, your best intentions may have quickly been subverted by your regularly scheduled work routine. - +
How to retool your IT skills for the Cloud 14 January, 2012 02:47:00
Keith Fafel entered the world of cloud computing during the summer of 2010, while he was working as a product manager with Rackspace, the San Antonio, Texas-based provider of hosted IT infrastructure services. - +
FBI warns hacktivists: You're breaking the law 20 December, 2011 12:34:00
Last July, the FBI executed what is arguably its most public campaign against hacktivists--individuals who breach computer systems to make a political or ideological statement. On Tuesday, July 19, the G-men cuffed 12 men and two women allegedly associated with hacktivist group Anonymous for their supposed involvement in a dedicated denial of service (DDoS) attack against PayPal's website in December 2010. - +
10 hot IT jobs for managers and executives in 2012 14 December, 2011 09:42:00
If you had to pick two words to describe how the market for management- and executive- level IT jobs is shaping up for 2012, you might channel Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David and say "pretty good. Pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-tay good." - +
6 hot IT jobs that will pay well in 2012 02 December, 2011 10:16:00
Despite ominous predictions about how cloud computing will eviscerate IT departments, 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for IT careers. Cloud computing is in fact creating new roles for IT professionals, while the proliferation of smartphones and tablets has ignited demand for software developers. The IT job market, which experienced a strong rebound in 2011 after the recession, is expected to burn even brighter in 2012, despite global economic challenges, according to IT staffing industry executives. - +
Resume Makeover: How to Write an IT Executive Resume 18 November, 2011 04:20:43
Henry Cole has held his position as an IT manager with a global life sciences company for nearly eight years. Like all ambitious IT managers, he wants to move up to the executive level. Cole believes he's ready to step into an executive-level IT management position with a large company or into the top IT management spot at a small company based on his accomplishments, positive feedback he's received from his employer, and recognitions with which he's recently been honored. Since there are no opportunities for career growth with his employer, he's looking outside his company, as he has been for the last year and a half. - +
Why Law Enforcement Can't Stop Hackers 16 November, 2011 03:14:14
On July 19, 2011, FBI agents in nine states rounded up 14 men and two women ranging in age from 21 to 36 for their alleged involvement with the international hacking group Anonymous. Fourteen of these individuals were arrested for allegedly plotting and executing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in December 2010 that took down PayPal's Website. - +
How to fire people the right way 01 November, 2011 02:58:00
When Roy Bostock, the chairman of Yahoo's board of directors, fired Carol Bartz over the phone last month, the company's cold handling of the termination was widely regarded as an example of how not to fire an executive--or any employee for that matter. - +
IT Consultant Resume Makeover: How to Land IT Management Jobs 28 October, 2011 03:37:11
There comes a time in many IT consultants' careers when they decide to exchange the trappings of their jet-set professional lives for a corporate IT job with more stability. For Sevin Straus, an IT consultant based in Chicago, that moment came at the height of the financial crisis in 2009.
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CIO industry insight podcast #11: Brad Howarth talks about the future of broadband 15 June, 2011 09:17:33
Journalist for CIO Australia, Lisa Banks, chats to Brad Howarth about A Faster Future; the book he co-authored with Janelle Ledwidge. - +
CIO Live Podcast #89: Graham Waller, vice president and executive partner, Gartner 24 November, 2010 14:34:44
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Graham Waller, co-author of The CIO Edge - 7 Leadership Skills you need to drive results. The book examines the key skills CIOs need and how to develop them,focusing on the importance of the interplay between IT processes and people leadership. - +
CIO industry insight podcast #10: Rob Livingstone discusses the instruments required to fly into the cloud 14 October, 2010 10:08:38
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks to the 'accidental CIO' about the opportunities and pitfalls of the cloud - +
CIO Industry Insight Podcast #9: Tim Ayling, Chief Executive Officer, Platform46 06 August, 2010 09:22:40
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Platform46 CEO, Tim Ayling, about collaboration in the enterprise. - +
Special Report: Green and Sustainable IT in the Enterprise 15 April, 2010 11:58:23
Despite all the hype surrounding Green IT, many CIOs and senior IT executives are unsure about the best way to start their organisations on the green journey. In this special edition podcast, CIO Australia editor Matt Rodgers speaks to Sundeep Khisty, Green Practice Leader, HP Enterprise Services, Asia Pacific & Japan, about how CIOs can best guide IT to become a core part of a company's sustainability strategy.
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Google Chrome will no longer check for revoked SSL certificates online 09 February, 2012 04:55:04
Google has decided to drop OCSP revocation checks from Chrome because they are inefficient and slowGoogle plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and slow. - +
DDoS attacks motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds 09 February, 2012 01:47:00
Large service providers fear the AnonymousLarge Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networks, a survey of major Internet firms by has found. - +
Researchers crack satellite encryption 09 February, 2012 09:27:00
Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that are used to secure certain civilian satellite phone communications. - +
EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog 09 February, 2012 03:22:46
Cybercrime is worth more than the international drugs trade, says Commissioner Neelie KroesA push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cybersecurity watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians. - +
Know Your Internet Bad Guys 09 February, 2012 09:46:00
TrendMicro's handy infographic gives you the low-down on Web enemies.Anyone who makes a habit of wandering around in cyberspace should print this TrendLabs infographic, posted Wednesday, and keep it close at hand. This colorful web poster contains info on Internet bad guys, and helps people avoid getting scammed, hacked, or hurt by malware.
Software AG Delivers a New Generation of Business Mashups with ARIS MashZone 2.0 17 September, 2010 11:37:00
Software AG Named a Leader in Business Process Management Suites by Independent Research Firm 09 September, 2010 14:35:00
Europe’s Silicon Valley – Delivering Sustainable Economic Growth is the Agenda 02 September, 2010 09:44:00
Kyocera takes the guess work out of cutting technology costs 27 January, 2010 17:20:00
Riverbed Provides Seamless Integration Between Network Assessment and Acceleration with Enhanced Cascade Solution 27 January, 2010 15:25:00
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