Posts tagged with the "Security" tag
Sacking the Hackers
February 2, 2012 | Be the first to comment! I couldn’t let this week go by without making at least one mention of what is taking place this weekend. This annual event held every year since the year I was born brings most of the United States to a mesmerized halt on the first Sunday in February…and this year …Read More
Who Secures Security?
January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment One of my favorite television shows these days is one of the highly successful USA Network dramas called “White Collar.” The plot revolves around a stellar FBI agent and a highly educated criminal mastermind, who specializes in art thefts and forgeries, whom the FBI agent brought to justice. The FBI …Read More
Crash Course on CRASH Report, part 2: New Insights
January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment I confess – I’m an “Urban Myths” junkie. That doesn’t mean I believe in every Urban Myth that comes across my email inbox; much to the contrary, in fact, I’m a born skeptic. I snicker at the widespread beliefs and openly wonder how someone could believe that Bill Gates would …Read More
Clouding the Outsourcing Issue, part 2
January 5, 2012 | 4 Comments Don't bother trying to reach me the next few weekends; it’s playoff time in the NFL! I promised my wife way back when we started dating that she need not be a "football widow" every Sunday during the season. However, our relationship has spanned roughly the same time period as the …Read More
Will You Source Them Here or There
December 27, 2011 | 4 Comments My wife often jokes that we had a child for the sole purpose of giving me a good reason to read Dr. Seuss' books on a regular basis. When she does this I object- vehemently; she is absolutely wrong! I would most definitely read Dr. Seuss whether or not I …Read More
Hacking Up a Hospital
December 16, 2011 | 2 Comments I’ve been accused of being a 'homer' – someone who is so devoted to the metro area he lives near that he overplays its good points and has a blind spot for its shortcomings. I make no apologies for being this way about Boston, for as the Standels sang long …Read More
A Crash Course on CAST’s New CRASH Report
December 14, 2011 | 1 Comment Last week, CAST issued a report on the summary findings of its second annual CAST Report on Application Software Health (aka CRASH), which delves into the structural quality of business application software. The report has earned significant coverage throughout the technology media, including InformationWeek, InfoWorld and Computerworld, as well as …Read More