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Breaking
the glass firewall
IT women are gravitating to information security, where cross-disciplinary
skills are key.
Network World | Feature Article
| November 17, 2003
Sidebar:
Managing by Delegating
"Delegated administration" lets end users start the process of
registration themselves and then delegates management of these user identities
to department managers or systems administrators.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | July 14, 2003
Know
Thy Users
Identity management can mean just about anything relating to user access:
single sign-on, provisioning, directory services, user administration
or Web-based access management, to name a few. Here are strategies for
making the right choices.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| July 14, 2003
The
Annual Checkup
Automated assessment tolls and application services are no substitute
for a security audit by trained security staff. Here's a list of areas
to check in an annual audit.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| September 9, 2002
Wanted:
A clear view of vulnerability
False positives and an overwhelming flood of information leave companies
yearning for less confusing ways to assess their vulnerabilties.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| September 9, 2002
Crafting
a Response Plan
A chief security officer offers some advice on preparing a cyberdefense
plan.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| September 9, 2002
Symantec
and Network Associates reveal security management agendas
Network Associates President Gene Hodges and Symantec President John Schwartz
discuss their companies' strategies.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| August 12, 2002
Chief
(in)security officer
New corporate pressures are putting the onus on security executives to
prove the effectiveness of their programs. But they still lack the resources
and power to be truly effective in their mission.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| June 10, 2002
Employee
use policy
Steps that companies should take to prevent employees from leaking sensitive
corporate information in chat rooms and other public forums.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| April 1, 2002
Handle
With Care
Executives throughout your company should be aware of the information
posted on your Web site.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| April 1, 2002
Tools
of the trade
A look at some of the tools available to conduct competitive intelligence
searches.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| April 1, 2002
Integration
Challenges
Integration of authentication schemes and back-end directories isn't always
easy.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| January 21, 2002
Security
Ambassadors
At American Family Mutual Insurance, information security advisers act
as liasons between business units and IT, helping each understand the
other's needs when setting up security systems.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| October 1, 2001
The
Guardian
Eduard Telders says the role of the corporate security officer is ideally
suited to a renaissance manager who can think about how IT systems open
the company to risk of internal embezzlement and fraud, data theft and
customer privacy violations
Computerworld | Feature Article
| July 9, 2001
Calculating
E-Risk
Corporations are aware of some of the risks of e-business. But they're
only beginning to discover ways to measure those risks.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | February 12, 2001
Wanted:
Security Superman
Finding the right person to oversee an organization's information security
efforts can take extra time, money and salesmanship. Pete van de Gohm
at Enron Energy Services says he looks for work that offers new opportunities.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | September 25, 2000
In
Search of Cyberlawyers
Despite the explosion in e-commerce, there aren't enough lawyers expert
in the ways of the Internet to advise IT managers on thorny legal issues.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | May 20, 2000
Finding
That Elusive Chemistry
Premier IT Leaders say the "perfect IT hire" is smart, flexible,
willing to learn and fits the company culture. And finding this person
is more art than science.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| May 8, 2000
E-Strategists
Scott Banister turned an active imagination into a lucrative career as
an e-commerce strategist, attracting Microsoft's attention among others.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | May 8, 2000
Aligning
Marriott
By erasing the lines between business and IT, Marriott International has
embraced what analysts say will be the key to competitive edge in the
21st century.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | April 10, 2000
Getting
Down to Business
The overwhelming majority of employers say technologists with business
skills are the most desired, according to a recent Meta Group study of
400 companies.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| June 28, 1999
What
Makes IT 'Stars' Shine?
Resource-swallowing projects like data warehouses can strike fear in the
hearts of even the most seasoned project managers. But not Don Stoller,
director of decision-support services at Owens & Minor Inc., a $3
billion hospital supply distributor in Glenn Allen, Va.
Computerworld | Feature Article
| June 14, 1999
Getting
It Together
Staying focused is one of the most fundamental work habits of a star performer,
according to Robert E. Kelley, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh and author of How to Be a Star at Work.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | June 14, 1999
Going
for the gold
Last year, "Candy," a programming manager at an East Coast manufacturing
company, knew full well she was earning $15,000 less than her male counterpart.
She also knew that other women were underpaid at the company. She processed
the company payroll.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | June 7, 1999
Higher
Pay for Senior Female Workers
Women in top technology echelons are making more equitable pay than those
in mid- and low-level jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that
female systems scientists have nearly caught up with their male counterparts,
earning 89.4% of what men earn.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | June 7, 1999
Building
a better service-level agreement
Two years ago, Naomi Karten did consulting work for a bank. Her job: Figure
out why its initial information technology service-level agreement (SLA)
had been so ineffective.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | June 7, 1999
Silicon
Silliness
An epic sandstorm has swept the country, engulfing everything in its path.
It's transformed Louisiana into Silicon Bayou, the Iowa City/Des Moines
corridor into Silicorn (sic) Valley; Colorado Springs into Silicon Mountain;
and the Minneapolis/St. Paul area into Silicon Snowbank. By likening themselves
to the highly successful Silicon Valley in Northern California, other
regions hope to lay claim to their own chunk of high-tech business and
the big bucks that go with it.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | March 22, 1999
Champions
of Women in Technology
When Shelley Hayes, fresh computer science degree in hand, landed her
first IT job, she wound up answering phones. That's where the company's
owner thought women belonged.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | January 18, 1999
Paths
to a Better Deal
Kevin Meyd knows how to shop. When he prepares to make a big technology
purchase for his company, Baltimore-based mutual funds company T. Rowe
PriceInvestment Services Inc., he looks for hungry vendors -- those whose
financial performances need alittle boost.
Computerworld
| Feature Article | January 11, 1999
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