If there's one thing that you can learn from today's marketing trends, it's that visual content sells. Images and videos are a powerful marketing tool that should be taken advantage of at all costs, but an infographic can also help you keep a balance between content and visuals. If you can master the art of […]
It can be difficult to keep track of your budget and expenses, especially when prices and needs are always changing. But perhaps the biggest annoyance is the intense paper trail that you leave behind when building your budget. By taking advantage of Microsoft Excel's formulas, you can easily keep track of your budget and alter […]
The theft by a Russian syndicate of 1.2 billion username and password combinations from 420,000 websites around the world means that the personal details of almost half of all users of the internet must now be considered severely compromised. It can be only a matter of time before the victims find nasty surprises in their […]
Over a thousand major enterprise networks and small and medium businesses in the U.S. have been compromised by a recently discovered malware package called "Backoff" and are probably unaware of it, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a cybersecurity alert on Friday. Backoff first appeared in October 2013 and is capable of […]
State of Montana notifies 1.3 million patients of breach to Department of Public Health and Human Services server. Hackers breached a server in the State of Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services, prompting officials to notify 1.3 million people of the incident. There is no evidence this information was used inappropriately -- or […]
When a database must stay tucked away in an enterprise data center, running a dependent service in the public clouds spells "latency." Or does it? Most hybrid architectures propose moving only certain application building blocks to the cloud. A prime example is a Web front-end on Amazon Web Services and a back-end transaction server in […]
Control freaks, blame games, and other misguided attempts at building a better business through IT outsourcing. There's still no script for the Great American IT outsourcing project. But today's most common outsourcing pitfalls have less to do with technology and everything to do with relationships and communication. Or lack thereof. "Both companies have to rise […]
We put a ton of trust in technology everyday, but are you confident enough in two-factor authentication to give out any of your passwords? Christopher Mims of The Wall Street Journal is. In a post on the site proclaiming that passwords are "finally dying," Mims extolls the virtues of the secure login method immediately after […]
What will smartphones do next? Check out these technologies and ideas for next-gen gadgets. First up, why do we still call that familiar little friend in our pocket a "smartphone"? A phone? Sure, we still make or take calls, but it's high time the name of the device changed to reflect the use we're making […]
Electronic medical records help healthcare organizations improve patient care, but lack of standardization could cause safety and security problems. The foundation hospitals built when they overwhelmingly adopted electronic medical records is trembling under the weight of concerns over security and lack of standardization. Healthcare organizations already see plenty of benefits from EMRs. The Internet is […]
