General IT
Don’t Wait for a Breach: 5 Indicators You Need Stronger IT Security
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Don’t wait for a cyber breach to reveal your security weaknesses—proactively identifying vulnerabilities is essential to protecting your business from costly attacks. Here are 5 key indicators you need to strengthen your company’s IT security: 1. There are cyber threats in your industry… First off, if businesses…
What a Fractional CIO Brings to the Table Compared to an IT Consultant
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Fractional CIOs and IT Consultants offer distinct advantages. Fractional CIOs become part of the team and offer long-term integrated leadership, while IT Consultants typically focus on short-term solutions from an external perspective. Disclaimer: The term “fractional” denotes a part-time commitment rather than a decrease in value or experience. …
2023’s Last Lap: Trending IT Skills to Acquire
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As an IT professional in the market for a new job, staying relevant is key to finishing the year strong. By upskilling and gaining the technical expertise employers look for, you shape successful career opportunities where you will deliver value. Here are 10 trending tech skills to learn for…
How to Prepare for the Blockchain Disruption
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It’s hard to talk tech these days without hearing about blockchain. While a lot of the buzz was initially about cryptocurrencies, the media attention overshadowed the huge amount of investment being put into various blockchain-related startups. Blockchain has been compared to the early days of the internet in terms of…
5 Things That 2018 Will Bring to the Tech Industry
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The New Year is here and is already shaping up to be a transformative year in the tech world. Here are five things to be on the lookout for in the next 12 months. 1. The Demise of ICOs Cryptocurrency became one of the biggest buzzwords of 2017. As interest…
Cybersecurity: What Are the Next Steps?
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One can argue that Cyber-crime is one of the main threats facing businesses in the modern world. So much, in fact, that it’s expected to cost the world as much as $6 trillion annually by the year 2021. This is a startling fact and speaks volumes to the all-too-often overlooked…
The 5 Scariest Information Security Trends and Risks in 2017
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No one is immune to information security risks in 2017. In the last year, there’s been a 38 percent increase in security incidents. By 2019, experts estimate that hackers will cause $2 trillion in damage to businesses each year, which represents a four-fold increase over 2015. Security incidents aren’t just…
Cybersecurity Best Practices to Protect Your Business
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Cybersecurity is an issue your business has to address, no matter your product or your customer. From unsophisticated “phishing” attempts to more sophisticated tactics, a breach of your network can compromise customer credit card information, valuable intellectual property and employee personal information. Here are some strategies to harden your network…
Outdated Interview Questions and How To Improve
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You have a lot riding on your interview process. Analysts, application development specialists, and engineers are in high demand, which means they spend a lot of time with hiring managers. If you ask the same outdated questions as everyone else, highly skilled IT talent may write off your company as…
The Future Is Yours: The Freshest IT Jobs for Tech Grads in 2017
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Tech graduates entering the workforce in 2017 can expect an abundance of job opportunities in IT, especially in cybersecurity, data science and cloud architecture. And there’s phenomenal potential in those specialties, too, with companies experiencing a surge in growth. Security Cybersecurity offers more than the pleasure of hunting cyber criminals….