We are looking at the possibility of developing an in-house online security awareness training program for our employees. We currently contract out with a hosted solution, however, it is pricey. I was looking around on the web, found very few online training programs that were short. I think one I found was like a 10-hourRead… Read more »
I’m a big believer in the ancillary benefits of a single big goal. Set a goal that has one clear objective, but as a result a bunch of other things have to change as well. So one of my favourite Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAG) for an organization is to go paperless. I like theRead… Read more »
I went to the Australian Business Register site (www.abr.gov.au) this afternoon to set up an ABN (Australian Business Number) for a company. This is a very common step, taken by hundreds, if not thousands, of Australians every week. However I immediately hit a speed bump. The site’s online ABN registration process threw up an errorRead… Read more »
Problem: Search engines, apps and just about everyone else on the web wants to track everything you do. Solution: Search engines and others can ask for volunteers to offer their data on monthly installments. Article: The process of search engines and apps tracking everything you do on the internet and having access to friends orRead… Read more »
The T in ETL, or the “transform” stage of “extract, transform, load” data process, rarely gets the spotlight in the Big Data revolution, but it’s one of the most challenging and important elements in turning raw data into intelligence. Pulling entries from various logs, for example, is useless unless you transform the dates and timesRead… Read more »
(Note: This post was written by Mark Headd, Code for America’s new Director of Government Relations.) When I finished my undergraduate studies at a small state university in upstate New York almost 20 years ago, I wanted to make a difference. This desire led me to volunteer for my first (but not my last) politicalRead… Read more »
Quiip and Delib Australia have launched the first online community management survey for Australia and New Zealand. The survey aims to help local organisations and individuals better understand the skills required to work in these professions, help uncover role challenges, training and support needs and the actual work and salaries that online community management andRead… Read more »
Editor’s Note: This CTOvision.com post was written by DaveWalker, a highly regarded security professional and inventor in the UK with a focus on design and implementation of multilevel and cross-domain IT security (“MLS”)-bg. I was first introduced to mind mapping a few years ago, when some colleagues I was having email discussions with about securityRead… Read more »
Yesterday, Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia held primary elections. Yes, presidential primaries, but what some people might not realize is that there were many congressional and local positions up for grabs as well. I had a really cool opportunity to play helper bee yesterday at the DC Board of Elections and Ethics, thanksRead… Read more »
How well is your records information management (RIM) program performing? Diane Carlisle of ARMA and William Neale of Information Management Consultants explored answers to this question during a panel discussion at this year’s FOSE Conference & Expo. Information governance is one of the topics that is often top of mind for today’s CIOs and CEOs,Read… Read more »