Whether you’re hiring IT staff or keeping an eye on your own career in the field, it’s important to know which IT credentials matter. That’s because in most cases, credentials convert to cash, in the form of compensation.
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Companies rely on passwords as the first line of defense to protect financial information. But as hackers have gotten better at cracking passwords, businesses haven’t kept up.
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In a recent column on SearchCIO.com, contributor and CIO Niel Nickolaisen pondered whether IT chargebacks are worth the trouble. His conclusion:
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With shrinking budgets and head counts, many firms look to solve their budget woes by outsourcing some IT operations to third parties. But outsourcing can be a disaster when not managed properly.
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Are stagnant pay and heavy workloads really the big reasons IT staff are poised to bolt as soon as the economy rebounds? Seems there’s more to it than that.
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Expect more Gmail users to start shedding their land lines soon as “Google Voice” starts to spread among users of the popular e-mail service. Google recently announced the debut of Google Voice, which turns Gmail into a phone.
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Ever wonder what it takes to rake in the big bucks in the tech industry? The answer can be found in the executive suites of the big technology firms, where leaders are taking home millions — whether they do a good job or not.
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Tags: BMC software, CEO, compensation, executive, Hewlett-Packard, IT, Oracle, pay
There seems to be an epidemic of hacking iTunes accounts, especially for the site’s customers who pay for their purchases using PayPal.
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Fans of Cameron Diaz may want to rethink any plans they have for online banking or investment activity. That’s because a web search for the popular movie star is very likely to infect a PC with nasty malware and viruses that can be used to steal passwords and access IDs for sites where money is exchanged.
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IT budgets may have been flat in recent years, but the cost of staff could soon rise. Retaining top workers will likely get tough in the coming months, says a new report.
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