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Securing better IT security for S'pore
Insight newsmaker The president of newly set-up Association of Informational Security Professionals tells why the next three years are so important to infocomm security professionals.
Tags: Data security, Security, Business security, Certification, Profession, Member, IT Security, Information Security, Security Professional, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Techies must rebrand themselves as 'integral'
News IT professionals still seen as personnel who serve other departments, rather than as an integral part of the business, notes IASA CEO.
Tags: Organizational structure, Personnel management, Workforce, IT Professional, Malaysia, CIO, CEO, revenue, finance, Edwin Yapp
Make IT workers accountable, experts urge
Insight Asia's industry players call for higher status to be accorded to the profession, and believe legislation of IT security professionals is inevitable.
Tags: Corporate responsibility, Security, HR policies and procedures, Professional Development
The link between academia and outsourcing
Blogs One of the surest signs that an industry or profession is maturing is its entry into the university realm. This can be e...
The blog that refused to be written
Blogs Yes, I finally did it. I've joined the ranks of millions who have started blogging since the phenomenon hit the Internet...
Sub-prime BCM certification in Asia
Blogs What does it really mean for an individual to be "certified" in business continuity? Like the euphemism "sub-prime",...
Who's the boss in BCP?
Blogs updated 1 Nov 2008 A colleague asked me about the structure of responsibility for business continuity management at m...
Short Take: Think tank to help reform technology laws
News The Singapore Academy of Law has appointed a think tank to examine issues regarding technology and the law. The 28 member group comprises legal, finance and IT professionals, as well as government.
Is 'business speak' damaging the IT profession?
Insight The answer is no. In fact, CIOs say careers in technology must be about the business.
Tags: IT Management
Downturn deals double blow to Indian IT engineers
News The honeymoon is over in more than one way for Indian IT engineers, as the downturn hits the technology and Internet industries.
India's IT techies lose out in work...and love
News The honeymoon is over, in more than one way for Indian IT engineers, as the downturn hits the technology and Internet industries.
The US slowdown hiccup
Blogs Last June, I got a freak call from a young IT professional working in a large Indian IT firm. He was an engineer from II...
India conference bridges 'resilience professions'
Blogs There is no more important long-term challenge in protecting businesses, homes and lives than bridging the knowledge gap...
Web sees growing breed of shopkeepers
Insight More eBay sellers are considering early retirement or leaving their jobs to concentrate solely on their online business, according to surveys in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Tags: E-commerce, Financial
CIOs still under pressure to 'do more with less'
News Faced with budgetary constraints, they need to extend current and create new sources of competitive advantage for the organization, says Gartner.
Tags: IT Management, Leadership
