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    Finding Tomorrow's Leaders Today 30 June, 2008 14:14:22

    Barbra Cooper started as a CIO when the position was still called "VP of IS". In her more than 30 years in IT, she's seen the role become ever more strategic; now the CIO is in the unique position of being the C-level officer who can "see across the entire enterprise"
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    How to Develop the Next Generation of IT Leaders 16 May, 2008 12:09:13

    Retirement, outsourcing and a tight talent supply are thinning IT's leadership ranks. CIOs talk about the problem and share tactics for growing tomorrow's leaders
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    The Art of Influence 11 December, 2006 11:32:56

    Last northern spring, Scott Heintzeman, CIO of Carlson Marketing, and his staff were developing new business intelligence systems. The project would support Carlson's marketing business unit 1to1, which helps clients mine their customer data to create individualized direct-marketing materials. Carlson executives expected the business unit - a new line of business within the company - to be one of its top performers. Heintzeman knew he had to deliver, but he couldn't do it on his own.
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    Just Human, Would Do 06 November, 2006 13:19:06

    Project managers must move beyond methodology and focus upon the often neglected and hardest part of project management - the people.
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    Why You Should Experiment with Your Business 07 November, 2005 17:22:31

    How to use business experimentation to grow your company
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    Your New Market Mandate: Meet the Customer 11 October, 2005 12:10:33

    Why it's up to CIOs to ensure that their companies are focused on external customers-one at a time
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    Technically Challenged 08 June, 2004 15:12:39

    Dilbert isn't the only one out there with a boss who doesn't get it. The value that IT can deliver to a company continues to be misunderstood by business leaders who are . . . Technically Challenged
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    Penny-Pinching All-Stars 08 May, 2002 11:45:00

    You used to pity Lloyd Taylor. Like other CIOs who work for companies in low-margin industries, he was the guy with the shoestring budget who had to watch every penny, every day
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    The Ghost of Christmas Past 06 December, 1999 10:44:12

    In preparing for the busiest online holiday shopping season ever, e-retailers have visions of record sales-and nightmares about repeating last year's mistakes
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    Millennial Alignment 06 October, 1999 13:17:40

    Forget conventional notions of aligning IT with business objectives. The digital economy of 2000 moves much too fast
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    Just Did It 12 May, 1999 15:31:32

    All netrepreneurs -- online entrepreneurs -- start out in the same place: big ideas. Lots of energy. Typically, nowhere near enough money. Of the 30-plus enterprises we've visited in the past four years in our Netrepreneurs column, several are thriving, most notably 800-pound gorilla Yahoo Inc., profiled in the debut issue of WebMaster in June/July 1995 and now the Web's most-visited site. Many, including Tripod, WebRing and Inquiry.com, have changed hands, some more than once. Many are still trying to turn a profit.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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