Business Technology

In last week’s column, I described a duty prioritization exercise that I’ve used in hiring interviews to get inside a potential hire’s head. I received a lot of feedback about that column, including requests to describe some other practical exercises that I’ve used over the years. Delighted to be of service. As a general rule, [...]

The overarching theme for my columns this month has been the importance of investing your time, resources and attention in your employees. It’s a doctrine that I evangelize every chance that I get – I’ve found that it’s the most important principle that leaders should stand fast to in turbulent times. I submit that if [...]

We’ve been talking a lot these last two weeks about why it’s important to initiate deliberate, compassionate and ambitious investments of training funds and career broadening opportunities in your employees. Investing in your people’s future makes them both happier and loyal to the team. This enthusiasm, in turn, inspires your people to be more diligent [...]

It’s time to toughen up passwords as online companies get hit by the hackers It’s been a bad few months for password protection. Earlier in July, Yahoo became the latest high-profile company to suffer a significant security breach when up to 450,000 user accounts and passwords thought to be related to Yahoo Voices were stolen [...]

What are the most significant cyber threats facing those in charge of a large-scale IT infrastructure project?

This issue of Business Technology looks at how technology and networking have evolved in the workplace. We also look at the increasing trend for employees to bring their own device to work (BYOD) and the security threats it poses. Also, Apple vs Blackberry? As Blackberry has recently claimed its plan is to refocus on the business [...]

I ended last week’s column with this heart-felt advice: As I’d expected, this aphorism didn’t inspire anyone to submit an opposing position. I’ve been challenging leaders and managers to adopt this position for over twenty years, and I rarely ever encounter outright opposition to it. Usually, I get a polite nod, and maybe a mild [...]

New technology causing loss of productivity is an ongoing bugbear for businesses, and a cause of controversy every time a new technology hits critical mass  First it was the telephone. Decades ago the debate raged as to whether employees should be allowed to make and receive private calls on the office phone. Now it would [...]

The evolution of mobile security poses a risk to valuable data, and while there are many solutions, the three-tiered approach proves highly popular As more people work from home, IT is faced with the increasing challenge of balancing employees’ desire for greater mobility and choice with the need to secure company data. Whether it’s remote [...]

Information security is one of the hot topics of 2012. We asked Sam Curry, chief technology officer at security firm RSA, for his assessment of the threat landscape that businesses face What do you see as the key threats to data security in 2012?There is definitely something that seems to be heating up, there’s a [...]