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Three steps to combatting rogue IT 01 September, 2011 09:20:00
Business users everywhere these days seem to be losing their collective minds and going rogue. Not in the inimitable style of a certain former governor of Alaska, but in the combative style of impatient teenagers who want what they want when they want it. (That would be now.) - +
How the FBI's CIO is upgrading the agency's technology 03 February, 2011 10:00:00
You could probably guess most of the FBI's top 10 priorities, listed on the agency's website in the "about us" section. The first nine run the gamut from combating violent crime and terrorist threats to protecting civil rights. But the 10th one might surprise you. It says, "Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI's mission." That one falls to the agency's CIO, Chad Fulgham. - +
Public-Sector CIOs Feel a 'Higher Calling' 19 May, 2010 01:57:00
The notion of customer centricity is a real sizzler with CIOs these days. Whatever the industry, the focus on the end consumers of your goods and services seems to be sharper than ever before. We see it in our CIO research results, with big year-over-year jumps in the customer-focus questions. We hear about it at our events, where CIOs trade stories about customer initiatives that elevate IT's reputation or accelerate business results. - +
Cloud Integration Triggers Familiar Headaches 18 May, 2010 04:33:00
There is a wary sense of deja vu among CIOs when the talk turns to cloud. Having bought a boatload of half-baked products over the years, experienced technology leaders are not easily impressed by the Next Big Thing. - +
5 Key Audience Questions to Help You 'Read the Room' 13 November, 2009 09:35:00
My Irish grandmother was fond of quoting a line from a Robert Burns' poem about having "the giftie gie us, to see ourselves as ithers see us." For years I thought she was talking about some leprechaun showing up with a magical mirror (blame that one on Lucky Charms commercials). But one day I finally got it. That combination of self-awareness and understanding how you're actually coming across to others is quite a powerful communication tool. - +
Break your public speaking PowerPoint addiction 29 July, 2009 05:11:00
The CIO walked on stage with every apparent confidence, relaxed and ready to tell his story. His opener was a droll little anecdote about fending off starving vendors. The audience was smiling back at him, BlackBerrys tucked away, fully engaged. Then the speaker picked up the clicker, lashed himself to the mast of an absolutely stupefying, bullet-point-riddled PowerPoint deck and sank like a stone. Sixty seconds into his slides, the BlackBerrys revved back up and the audience was gone, baby, gone. - +
A 'whac-a-mole' approach to security 23 July, 2009 05:05:00
If you've ever played the silly, maddening game known as "Whac-A-Mole," you know what futility feels like. As you smack one mole with the mallet, up pops another one. Their speed and number escalates as you flail away, trying to keep up. At some point, you realize there's no hope of winning. - +
Why even successful speakers need to practice 12 June, 2009 05:45:00
Rock stars do it before striding on stage. Actors do it before gazing into the camera. Even nervous 10-year-olds do it before arriving at their piano recitals. (Of course, their mothers make them.)
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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. - +
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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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Chinese cyber-espionage threatens U.S. economy, DoD says 25 May, 2012 13:23:49
China's refusal to even recognize the problem -- never mind address it -- is behind opposition to granting an international service license to China Mobile - +
Mayor of New Jersey town arrested on hacking and conspiracy charges 25 May, 2012 15:45:59
West New York mayor Felix Roque and his son are accused of hacking into a website that promoted his recalling from officeThe mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration. - +
Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download 25 May, 2012 14:56:00
Absitnthe 2.0 is the first untethered jailbreak available for the third-generation iPadAbsinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam. - +
Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches 25 May, 2012 09:30:09
Companies are vulnerable, but often don't realize they areThe story "Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches," posted on the wire Thursday, incorrectly stated the location of Onapsis in the second paragraph. - +
Government alarm over cyberattacks validated by terrorists 25 May, 2012 13:23:21
Purported al Qaeda video circulated by supporters of Senate legislation to regulate computer security of critical industries
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