CIO Insight Staff

People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs and other venues present numerous opportunities to sabotage your hunt for a job or promotion at a time when employers can afford to be picky. "With social media, you […]

Telecommunications providers will not have to give the government sensitive revenue and Internet speed data for a program to map broadband use in U.S. homes and bring high-speed Internet service to more people. The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday that companies such as Verizon Communications, Comcast and AT&T do not have to share how […]

Iraq is considering blocking websites deemed pornographic or that incite violence or crime, triggering fears of a return to Saddam Hussein-style state censorship and government propaganda. Iraq’s Interior Ministry said earlier this week it was looking into banning certain websites, including those it judged are connected to crimes such as money laundering, robbery, prostitution, bomb-making […]

President Barack Obama is still searching for the right person to lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime, the White House said on Tuesday as it came under fire following the resignation of a top cybersecurity adviser. Melissa Hathaway, who led a 60-day White House review of cyber policies, resigned and said she had […]

In IT Savvy, Peter Weill and Jeanne W. Ross deliver some bad news to non-IT leaders who like to chastise their IT functions: If your IT isn’t a strategic driver, it’s a strategic liability. Weill, chairman of MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research and Ross, the director, draw on years of research to show how […]

If cutting costs and boosting productivity are the biggest concerns for CIOs right now, then where does that leave innovation? Right smack in the middle, argues Scott Anthony, president of consulting firm Innosight. In his new book, The Silver Lining, he describes how businesses can keep innovation alive and well, despite the current pressures. In […]