How to determine your rates for freelance IT work
Though full-time employer-based work is still the norm everywhere in the world, the freelance knowledge economy has grown to become a viable work model that is attracting many with its promise of …
Read ArticleEvery organization should have a cybersecurity policy and playbook ready
The security of an organization’s data is of prime concern in this age of endless hacking. Hardly a day goes by without the media reporting the breach of some organization or government agency. With …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on MTA Database
Databases are some of the most fundamental building blocks of the information age, and a working professional knowledge of how they work is valuable career skill. Setting aside the flotilla of Microsoft …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: The helpdesk launch pad, Part 2
Here we are again at the bottom, looking up. There are jobs in almost every profession that are seen as leading to better things later on. Often those better things don’t have anything to do with the skills …
Read ArticleISACA (sort of) looks on the bright side of darknets
There’s an old humor routine about a comedian who learns a particular martial arts attack and then, eager to test and prove his newfound skills, walks down dark alleys with 20-dollar bills …
Read ArticleThe importance (and methods) of fostering creativity in the workplace
Experts have suggested that creativity is an important element of every modern workplace. It seems natural to question, on the other hand, whether that observation truly applies to the information …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on JNCIA-Junos
In the unlikely event that Cisco and its computer networking products were to suddenly vanish from the planet, Juniper Networks is one of the companies out that that might suddenly find itself …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: The helpdesk launch pad, Part 1
Many working professionals from different backgrounds can look back at time served (so to speak) answering the phones in a call center, or managing a convenience store. We’ve all been there, right? …
Read ArticleCertiport teams with EC-Council to take security certification to schools
As the internet gets larger, more complex, and more powerful; as computers are increasingly used to execute, support, and regulate business functions; as sensitive data piles up in virtual warehouses …
Read ArticleShould you repair, refurbish, or replace your malfunctioning device?
For most of us, electronic computing devices are indispensable. But desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones are fragile and have a limited lifespan. Not only are they vulnerable to wear and tear …
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