These methods do sound a bit outlandish like you say, but I'd have thought as long as you make it so you're not the lowest hanging fruit, you'll be able to skate most of the time. Offering bounties for security breach...
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Thanks, Doug, got it. I would say it's confusing to refer to a 2013 survey as last year's survey. The planned usage may be for 2014. Also, it would be helpful if you list the margin of error to know which movements...
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Great article Dave. We've been keeping at close eye on the healthcare.gov project at Onvia as it has lasting implications for government contractors in IT. I think your view has a lot of merit, applying time...
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Read carefully. Actuate, was up five points from 2012 in the 2013 survey but then slid 8 points from the 2013 result to the 2014 survey. As stated, we don't view a 2-point swing as significant, but an 6-point+ swing is,...
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For better or worse, pioneering retailing activities have already triggered that that sausage-making process otherwise known as legislation. According to The Center for Media Justice, which recently published a report...
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The cybersecurity researchers are trying to raise enough of an alarm to change things, without being alarmist. Yet I have to wonder how long it will be before a real hack of someone's pacemaker comes to light, or some other...
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See! You can never be too cautious with all those copycats running around.
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I'm a tad more worried about hackers messing with pacemakers than with Fitbits. Nonetheless, this is beyond wrong.
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Doug, It's always interesting to see these trends, but frankly, some of your analysis doesn't seem to align with the survey results. How can you say in the lead that Actuate was sliding, but then say that they...
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I'm not seeing where the licensing fees are pricing the Windows phones and tablets out of the market. Is the plan that manufacturers will have larger profit margins than they currently have on Windows phones? This...
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I use Google Docs often, but haven't found the mobile version of spreadsheets easy to use. It's not optimized for the screen size and cumbersome to edit on the go.
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Very informative and well written article by Ron Walczak, PMP, RCDD, CWNA, CWSP. Ron is certainly one of best in the industry and you are always guaranteed a very concise "design", as well as a precise "scope of work"...
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@jasonscott, Those are great suggestions for my post-it note reminder list(ugh!). But why not have two factor authentication with the second factor something besides a password e.g. SMS text + biometric?
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I always let the client know that travel is additional and will be charged per actuals. I generally use the local Starwood hotel so I can have some of the facilities I would have at home - such as a gym and in-house...
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You are not the only one wondering about Verizon's future business model, Li. VentureBeat's Devindra Hardawar speculated that while the deal will ultimately make Verizon's Digital Media Services a stronger CDN option,...
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Oh, I'm not blaming the web developers. I'm blaming their maangers. Although, now that you point it out, the web developers probably should be a little clued in as well that we don't live in the world of WINSOCK.DLL...
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Pass or no pass, we agreed on a strip search.
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