Note: Each week we bring you the latest hacking news on the internet. Read on to find out who and what was hacked this week. 20,000 Tesco Bank Member Have Money Stolen The banking arm of the UK’s biggest retailer fell victim to a hacking attack late Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday […]
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As technology developments impact today’s enterprise market, the role of IT leaders is evolving, making the need for innovation a high priority.
While many IT leaders value and understand the need for innovation, many struggle to make it an intentional part of their business strategy. To understand what adversaries leaders have when it comes to innovation, Twisthink surveyed and collected insights from C-Suite executives on what it took for them to embrace innovation within their organization. The […]
Does Your SMB Have a Cloud Redundancy Strategy?
Every cloud project needs a redundancy strategy, and with Google, Amazon, and Azure in the mix, now it’s affordable for SMBs.
When customers move to the cloud, one of the questions they ask almost immediately is, “How do I access my data if the internet goes down?” Customers need to know you have a strategy for redundancy for every cloud product. “The concept of having reliable and redundant access to the internet is not new,” says […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Dyn DDoS Cyberattack
The cyberattack on DNS provider Dyn created outages on sites as massive as Twitter and Amazon. What happened?
If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks you’ve heard about the large scale cyberattack on DNS provider Dyn. On October 21, major websites including Twitter, Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, PayPal, Airbnb, Wired, Pinterest, and more experienced outages. The common thread? Each of these sites used Dyn as their upstream DNS provider. A […]
How to Be Strategic and Frugal When Purchasing Instructional Materials
These steps help district leaders choose the right materials at the right price.
The superintendent of a large suburban district recently told his cabinet that the theme for this school year is to be “strategic and frugal” with district funds. The same message has likely been conveyed in many districts. Districts spend more on instructional materials (IMs) than on any other annual purchase, so IM purchasing practices have […]
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When it comes to changing the way they’ve always done things, financial professionals want to be shown, not told.
No organization should leap into major changes without thorough analysis and a clear demonstration that what’s being recommended is going to work. And when we’re talking about the critically important and highly confidential business of treasury management, such skepticism is especially appropriate. Financial data is highly sensitive, after all. If we keep all of our […]
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Kevin Wren’s determination and versatility helped him change the way a city approaches school security.
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Growing Businesses Should Keep Their Heads in the Cloud
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