Hacker Swipes E-Mail Passwords From Convio Database
November 29, 2007 by Jimson Lee
YET ANOTHER reason to enforce strong passwords in the corporate world.
It amazes me how many companies let employees use weak passwords, or passwords with no expiry.
Below is an excerpt from CRMbuyer.com.
Convio, a provider of CRM applications for nonprofit organizations, has announced that e-mail addresses and passwords have been stolen from its clients’ databases. The American […]
Managing Risk in Information Technology - Part 2
November 14, 2007 by Alan Calder
Part 1 of this article was yesterday.
Regulatory and Compliance Risk
All organizations are subject to a range of information-related national and international legislation and regulatory requirements. These range from broad corporate governance guidelines to the detailed requirements of specific regulations. UK organizations are subject to some, or all, of:
* Combined Code and Turnbull Guidance (UK)
* Basel2
* […]
Managing Risk in Information Technology - Part 1
November 13, 2007 by Alan Calder
Part 2 of this article is here.
As information technology increasingly falls within the scope of corporate governance, so management must increasingly focus on the management of risk to the achievement of its business objectives.
There are two fundamental components of effective management of risk in information and information technology: the first relates to an organization’s strategic […]
ITIL: Understanding and Using IT Service Management
November 6, 2007 by Alan Calder
‘ITIL’ is a term that is fast gaining currency around the IT world. It is often wrongly described as ‘IT governance’ – in fact, on its own, it certainly isn’t this. ITIL is a collection of best practices that helps companies implement an IT Service Management culture. However, its growing popularity reflects the […]
Helpdesk Software - Planning New Product And Sales?
November 1, 2007 by CRM Help Desk
Helpdesk software plays an important role in managing your customer base and takes a huge load off your customer support function. A help desk, as you might know, is an IT-based resource that provides assistance and information in troubleshooting problems that your customers may face while using your products. Larger companies even have additional in-house […]


