Karen A. Frenkel

The Cost of Inefficient Health-Care Communications Wasteful Communications The top reasons why respondents say they communicate inefficiently are: Pagers not efficient: 52%, Text messaging not allowed: 39%, Wi-Fi not available: 37%, E-mail not efficient: 35%, BYOD not allowed: 25%, Faxing not efficient: 18% Time Wasted During Patient Admissions Admitting one patient takes an average of […]

The Black Hats Keep Striking Cyber-Attacks Afflict Majority of Organizations 60% of respondents were affected by a successful cyber-attack in 2013, but less than 40% expect to be the victim of one again in 2014. Huge Increase in PoS Malware Organizations saw seven times more point of sale malware in Q1 2014 compared with all […]

10 Ways to Lead a Virtual Team Stay Connected As the proportion of remote team members increases and locations become dispersed, successful virtual teams protect the conditions that lead to candid dialogue. 71% of respondents on successful teams engage daily or weekly with non-business conversations, and 86% reach out to colleagues in other locations just […]

Why Some Industries Are Better at Security Security Ratings by Industry The finance industry consistently outperformed other sectors’ security ratings. Average industry security rating: Finance: 765, Utilities: 751, Retail: 685 ,Health care and pharmaceuticals: 660 Number of Security Incidents Rises All industries experienced an increase in incidents, but the finance sector had the shortest average […]

Nine Steps to Achieving Transformational Change Drive Change From Within Having the impetus for change is not enough. Management should drive transformational change within enterprise and be accountable for it. Communication Is Key From the beginning of your effort, leverage top-down communications to achieve transformational change. A Road Map Is Not Enough Use a holistic […]

Nine Security Best Practices You Should Enforce Implement Inbound E-mail Authentication Checks All businesses should implement Sender Policy Framework, DomainKeys Identified Mail and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance to maximize protection against these threats to customers and employees. These actions allow ISPs and internal networks to detect and block fraudulent e-mail. Upgrade to Extended […]

10 Most In-Demand Software Skills Top 10 Software Developer Skills in Demand Java/J2EE, NET, C++, C#, Senior experience, SQL, HTML, C, Web, Linux Java/J2EE Top Programming Language Requested Commercialized 20 years ago, Java maintains its dominance of desirable software development skills by a large margin today. Q1 Tech Job Openings In Q1, 80,784 tech jobs […]

10 Things to Know About the Cost of DNS Attacks Top Five Concerns About DNS Attack Protection A majority of organizations worry about the cost of security solutions. 52% say the cost of security solutions, upfront and maintenance, is too high. 45% cite a lack of organizational awareness and priority. 38% say it’s difficult to […]

Enterprise Still Main Target of DDoS Attacks China Remains Largest Attack Traffic Originator China maintained its position as the originator of most attack traffic, with quarter-over- quarter growth increasing from 35% to 43% in Q4. Attack Traffic Originators Climb in North America The U.S. followed China at 19%, up from 11%. Canada followed in third […]

Free and Paid Apps Pose Risks for the Enterprise Free Apps Cost User Privacy and Security Developers of free apps are dependent on revenue that they get from advertising networks and analytics companies. In some cases, pay is based on the amount of data the developers collect and share about users. Beware Apps Running in […]

Mobile Malware, Ransomware Increases in 2014 Spam Levels Dropped 72% of e-mail traffic is unwanted advertising, but the amount of it dropped last year because more botnets were traced and removed. As a result, cyber gangs distributed malware through malicious links instead attachments. Big Shift Toward Smartphones and Tablets Smartphones and tablets outsell desktops by […]

Majority of IT Pros Bemoan Catalog Sprawl Top Challenges of Catalog Sprawl According to respondents, the top three challenges are: Increased administration expenses (72%), Decreased value of the service and offerings portfolio (60%), Increased software expenditures (52%) Catalog Consolidation Considered Critical 59% of respondents believe consolidating employee-facing catalogs will help address catalog sprawl. Top Hurdles […]