Security Management Daily
- Companies Can Use Social Media to Predict Potential Threats February 22, 2012read more
- Morning Security Brief: E-Verify, Payroll Tax Cut, Tracking Cell Phone Location Data, and More February 22, 2012►U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services announced this month that the online E-Verify Self Check system is now available for use by job hunters across the United States. Originally, the E-Verify Self Check system was only available to users in certain states. Now data is available for people in all states and U.S. territories. The online process takes about five minutes if a person’s eligibility can be determined based on the information they provide online. read more
- 'Black Box' Data Could Vindicate or Condemn Italian Security in Maritime Shooting February 21, 2012
- Morning Security Brief: Muslim Student Surveillance, D Block Reallocated, The 'Arms Race' for Your Personal Data, and More February 21, 2012►Documents obtained by the Associated Press show that the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim students went far beyond the borders of New York City. The AP found that police monitored Muslim student associations as far away as Pennsylvania and a conference in Toronto. In recent months, the AP has also revealed the existence of secret operations by the NYPD that placed undercover officers among Muslim student organizations to monitor their activities. read more
- ADT Develops Mini EMP to Fight Bank Card Skimming February 17, 2012read more
Cyber Security News
- Finding Myself My Own New Adventure February 4, 2012So this is my last column with Channel Insider. After selling my MSP, Ive taken a new role as the Director of Partner Community with Level Platforms, and the leap to the vendor side of the channel changes things for me. - So this is my last column with Channel Insider. After selling my MSP, Ive taken a new role as the Director of Partner Community with Level Platforms, and the leap to the vendor side of the channel changes things for me. In my last article, I talked a bit about the solution provider itself, a...
- Smartphone Owners Concerned About Mobile Security but Lack Education: Survey February 3, 2012Almost all phone users (95 percent) said they believe that at least one entity can track their location while their phone is on. - A survey of smartphone-owning consumers conducted in December 2011 by NQ Mobile, a provider of consumer-centric mobile security and productivity applications, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on cyber-security awareness and education...
- Level Platforms Offers Mobile Device Management for MSPs February 3, 2012Managed Workplace allows MSPs to collect asset information, remotely configure devices, track location and restrict user access. - Remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions provider Level Platforms, which markets its products toward managed service providers, introduced Mobile Device Management (MDM) as a new feature in the imminent release of Managed Workplace 2012. With MDM, service providers can manage and monitor...
- Level Platforms to Offer Mobile Device Management February 2, 2012Answering the call of so many MSPs, Level Platforms is expanding its Managed Workplace 2012 to include the management and monitoring of mobile devices, including Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and RIM. - Level Platforms has introduced Mobile Device Management as a key new feature in its Managed Workplace 2012, enabling IT service providers to manage and monitor smartphones and tablets. The company will roll out MDM during its road show this month. The offering delivers on what so many MSPs ha...
- 10 Key Ingredients That Have Made Apple So Successful February 2, 2012Apple is one profitable company. The firm announced recently that during the fourth quarter (its fiscal first quarter), it generated a whopping $46.33 billion in revenue and a profit of $13.06 billion. The companys revenue figure nearly doubled the sales it posted in the same period back in 2010, and its profit was more than double the figure in the prior year. All that has helped Apple grow its cash coffers to nearly $100 billion. Apples success is a far cry from its sad state of affairs back in the 1990s. At that time, co-founder Steve Jobs had to step in to fix things, and there was a point when industry observers werent sure if Apples doors would be padlocked or not. But through hard work, tough choices, and some really neat ideas, Steve Jobs was able to turn things around at Apple. Now, the company is the worlds largest, and its profitability is soaring. How has Apple achieved such profitability? Heres a look. - ...
Career Strategies
- How to Look and Act Like a Leader November 17, 2011To reach the top, executives must learn how to exude "presence." Some tips: Don't nod your head and do clean up your look. For one vice president, an image makeover helped her gain the managerial gravitas that she needed.
- The New Résumé Rules June 3, 2011Back in the job market after 10 years, a reader wonders how to update her résumé to make it more current by today's standards.
- Learn to Like Your Job June 4, 2011Toxic workplace relationships, failing company fortunes and limited advancement opportunities are just a few reasons to quit a job. But experts say many problems employees think are irreconcilable can be improved with action and a change of attitude.
- When A Career Veers Off Track June 9, 2011Focusing on leadership and interpersonal skills can help avoid a stalled or misdirected career at every level.
- Company Sites Beat Job Boards April 12, 2011To make one hire, recruiters wade through more than six times as many applications from job boards than they do from their own websites.