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Thursday, November 29, 2007

InfoWorld Daily: Placing IT effective- ness on the org chart

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Thursday, Nov 29, 2007
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Table Of Contents:


* Placing IT effective- ness on the org chart
* InfoWorld Daily Podcast
* Spyware, not virus or worm attacks, takes malware crown

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PLACING IT EFFECTIVE- NESS ON THE ORG CHART

Careers: Do any organizations have an IT Effectiveness manager and, if
so, where in the org chart does that position fit? A readers asks of Bob
Lewis. "Not that I know of, but ... " That hefty task, after all, is "a
core responsibility of the CIO and IT management team," Lewis answers
in this Advice Line post. Not that it's an altogether bad idea. ITIL,
systems management efforts, and other implementation projects are often
put into separate units. "I suppose ...
More of this blog at:
http://weblog.infoworld.com/daily/archives/2007/11/placing_it_effe.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2007-11-29

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INFOWORLD DAILY PODCAST

SANS says security flaws rampant in client-side applications, ruling
that says Microsoft and AutoDesk must pay Michigan company millions for
patent infringement is upheld, Google launches beta location service
that doesn't require GPS, and more LISTEN!

...
More of this blog at:
http://weblog.infoworld.com/daily/archives/2007/11/infoworld_daily_468.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2007-11-29

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SPYWARE, NOT VIRUS OR WORM ATTACKS, TAKES MALWARE CROWN

Security: A Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) survey
found that 55 percent of respondents experienced larger numbers of
spyware attacks over the last 12 months as other threats have cooled --
though the organization advised companies against becoming complacent
about any types of attack. "Asked to identify the types of security
attacks they expect to be most troubled by in three years time, viruses
and worms (20 percent) still topped the list, followed by spyware (14
percent), wireless threats (9 percent), e-mail-borne ...
More of this blog at:
http://weblog.infoworld.com/daily/archives/2007/11/spyware_not_vir.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2007-11-29

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