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Applying Decision Models to Resource Allocation in Network Security
Abstract
Making effective decisions regarding the allocation of resources for network security is a key part of business today. This Executive Report focuses on the relevant issues, including a number of questions that require special attention from CIOs and chief security officers (CSOs).
Executive Report
Applying Decision Models to Resource Allocation in Network Security
Abstract
Making effective decisions regarding the allocation of resources for network security is a key part of business today.
Executive Update
The Lawful Interception of Social Media: Security Over Privacy
Governments utilize lawful interception (LI) as a means of law enforcement. LI consists of obtaining telecommunications data -- both the signaling information and the content of the communications themselves -- in order to identify and circumvent potential threats and crimes and to gather evidence against the perpetrators.
In the literary classic The Great Gatsby, Meyer Wolfsheim hints at some shady business "gonnegtions" (an intentional mispronunciation of "connections"), suggesting that there's money to be made if the protagonist is a fellow "businessman" (read: criminal). Over the past few weeks, we've seen the Occupy Wall Street movement
If your company is adopting agile methods for software development, you've probably been told you need ScrumMasters or agile coaches. But who should fill those roles? No matter the name, the essence of the role is to help teams learn new skills, continuously improve, and make the transition to a new way of working.
NEW TECH-SAVVY MANAGERS
The modern workplace seems forever under siege from a triumvirate of disruptive forces. Some disruptions come from new processes, some from new devices, and others from complex social interactions produced by "new technology." We will focus on the last of these, which we associate mostly with "Generation Y" (broadly those born between 1975 and 1995) as they are now rising through and affecting all levels of the organization, including management.
IT'S ALL ABOUT INNOVATION
Years ago, Fred Tuffile, an entrepreneurship professor at Bentley University and founder of several successful companies, told his class that the biggest advantage a new enterprise has over an established businesses is a blank piece of paper. It might not have any customers or money, but it does have a fresh start, some untested ideas (good or bad), and most importantly, a strong capacity for flexibility, new technology, and innovation.