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• Mitigating security risks posed by emerging tech: Expert advice

  Companies are in hot pursuit of the benefits offered by cutting-edge technologies, but mitigating security risks often gets scant attention. CIOs need to change that. Here's how. Continue Reading

• Delegator vs. micromanager: What kind of boss are you?

  Being a delegator is one of the hardest jobs for a leader. Joseph Flahiff explains. Continue Reading

• Without IT process documentation, companies risk being held 'hostage' by IT

  As cybersecurity breaches surge, it's important that company leadership know what IT is up to. Kevin McDonald explains why IT process documentation is a must-have best practice. Continue Reading

• The steps to effective cybersecurity incident response

  Planning and foresight are essential to any cybersecurity incident response plan. Follow these steps to make sure you're ready for a data breach. Continue Reading

• Loss of focus chief reason for startup failure

  Too much passion, too little passion, too many cooks -- there are many factors that can lead to loss of focus and, ultimately, to startup failure. Continue Reading

• SOX compliance reliant on data governance strategy, with IT support

  SOX compliance hinges on an effective data governance strategy, but much needed help is available from information technology tools and processes.Continue Reading

• Leading the digital enterprise: Five tips on how to get there

  This year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium focused on the digital enterprise and how the line between internal and external customers is blurring.Continue Reading

• Four elements of creating business agility

  Organizational agility expert Joseph Flahiff lays out four practices that lead to business agility.Continue Reading

• Free IT templates for CIOs and technology managers

  SearchCIO rounded up free IT templates from around the Web to help technology managers organize their IT departments, projects and service offerings.Continue Reading

• Out of the shadows: Rogue IT is becoming CIO business as usual

  The consumerization of IT and increasing demands for business agility are forcing the evolution of rogue IT. How are CIOs responding?Continue Reading

• Free project management template examples for strategic IT planning

  These free project management template examples from around the Web provide project guidelines and strategic IT planning tools to CIOs and IT leaders.Continue Reading

• The new BPM program: A focus on data-driven business outcomes

  With an emphasis on data-driven business results, the new BPM program is giving CIOs the tools to help grow the business.Continue Reading

• Best project management practices for CIOs and IT managers

  The best project management practices emphasize efficiency over chaos, so we've gathered some top project management tips from our sister sites.Continue Reading

• Preparation underway for Dodd-Frank conflict mineral disclosures

  Dodd-Frank conflict mineral provisions create new disclosure rules for public companies. In this tip, learn how to prepare for the regulations.Continue Reading

• CIO tip: Learn how to present a risk-management plan to the board

  CIO tip: Companies are getting serious about risk management plans -- and leaning on CIOs to help them.Continue Reading

• Three strategies to align organizational compliance and security goals

  Compliance and security departments sometimes have an adversarial relationship, but organizations can benefit from aligning their strategic goals.Continue Reading

• Free technology roadmap template examples for CIOs

  These free technology roadmap templates and examples will clear up your organization's strategic vision, combining detail with overarching goals.Continue Reading

• Agile principles, for IT and across the enterprise

  Agile principles push beyond the boundaries of IT and across enterprise.Continue Reading

• Multi-hypervisor environments: Making it work or not worth the work?

  There are potential benefits to running a multi-hypervisor environment but are they worth the management challenges?Continue Reading

• Four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management

  Risk management programs are under pressure from all quarters. Here are four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management.Continue Reading

• Free cost-benefit analysis template examples for CIOs

  Check out this collection of free cost-benefit analysis examples to determine, in a systematic way, which decision or project is the most beneficial to your organization.Continue Reading

• Project management lessons learned shouldn't be limited to postmortems

  Making project lessons learned part of the project management lifecycle through Agile best practices.Continue Reading

• Data storage strategy: Pre- and post-cloud computing

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how the cloud has simplified his data storage strategy … and satisfied his company's data dumping resistance.Continue Reading

• Free mobile device policy template examples for CIOs

  Is the influx of mobile devices out of control at your organization? These free mobile device policy template examples can help you create guidelines.Continue Reading

• Free IT organizational structure chart templates for the CIO

  Use these free IT organizational structure chart templates to illustrate the relationships and hierarchy between various IT roles in your enterprise.Continue Reading

• Making a business case for data storage and backup

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how he gets the business to invest in storage and backup technologies starting with a business case for the value of data.Continue Reading

• Free IT service catalog templates for the CIO

  Creating and updating an IT service catalog can keep your business running smoothly. Check out these free IT service catalog templates on the Web.Continue Reading

• Is your SaaS system in line with SOX compliance requirements?

  A SaaS vendor can provide many benefits, but adhering to SOX compliance requirements remains a concern. Here’s help to stay compliant when using Software as a Service.Continue Reading

• How CIOs can avoid big chaos through a BI data steward

  With big data comes big responsibility. CIOs can avoid big chaos during an ERP integration with the help of a data steward.Continue Reading

• Agile project management helps overcome IT obstacles

  Traditional project management can ruin the best-intentioned IT efforts. It's time to get flexible and interact with stakeholders using Agile methods.Continue Reading

• How protecting against the OWASP Top 10 helps prevent compliance risk

  Mapping security processes to protect against the OWASP Top 10 could ease Web application vulnerabilities and help some companies stay compliant.Continue Reading

• How adopting an ITIL framework can lead to cost savings for business

  An ITIL framework isn't easy, but it can drive huge cost savings. Learn how ITIL cost reduction strategies translate back to your business.Continue Reading

• Seven categories for evaluating mobile device management products

  Do you need a mobile device management product to control an employee-driven revolt against corporate-issued devices? Consider these MDM selection tips.Continue Reading

• Private cloud computing is more than a virtualized environment

  Private cloud computing will take hold in 2011, experts say, as enterprises move beyond a virtualized environment to such cloud attributes as metered use and chargeback.Continue Reading

• Must-have ITSM tool features

  When looking for an ITSM tool, audit the capabilities of the tool sets you have in place, and follow this check list of must-have features.Continue Reading

• AML compliance and money service businesses

  Money service businesses are a growing part of the financial services industry but compliance with anti-money regulations is critical.Continue Reading

• Storage area network fundamentals: The right questions to ask

  Will a storage area network be a good fit in your IT environment? Consult our guide to storage area network fundamentals, including how to evaluate your current setup and needs.Continue Reading

• Don't skip ITIL Service Design: Questions, checklists to get started

  ITIL Service Design sits between strategy and implementation -- and is often skipped by midmarket companies. Learn which questions and checklists can keep Service Design simple.Continue Reading

• How to decide if changing technology vendors is worth the time, risk

  The cost savings offered by a second-tier vendor may or may not be worth the risk and expense of migration. Here's how to decide when to make a switch.Continue Reading

• Threat management for information systems relies on categorization

  Every information system faces threats, but not all threats should be treated equally. ISO 27005 offers a guide on how to categorize threats to your organization.Continue Reading

• HIPAA-covered entities' first step should be a quality assurance plan

  HIPAA-covered entities must leverage or install a good QA team, an effort that should be driven from the top down and be part of the strategic plan of the technology organization.Continue Reading

• 10 must-have steps for an effective SMB information security program

  No information security program would be complete without these security tips from the NIST, which has compiled advice just as security threats to smaller businesses are on the rise.Continue Reading

• Even with a PPM solution, IT project and portfolio challenges remain

  A PPM solution can help you allocate resources among IT projects and calculate ROI, but it's no panacea for organizational issues. Here's why.Continue Reading

• How AML compliance applies to remote deposit capture

  Financial institutions rushing to deploy remote deposit capture (RDC) need to consider how the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations apply to the technology. In this tip, Dan Fisher explains what measures institutions need to take ...Continue Reading

• Why it may not be ideal for your lawyer to be your compliance officer

  While lawyers bring a certain expertise to the table, business leaders need a broader range of technical, security and communications skills in their compliance officers.Continue Reading

• Cost reduction tips for your strategic sourcing contracts

  CIOs should revisit their strategic sourcing contracts and work closely with their suppliers to analyze current spending and achieve maximum cost reductions.Continue Reading

• How to perform a cost/benefit analysis: Build a model, not a number

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen recommends doing a cost/benefit analysis based on building a working model, not numbers.Continue Reading

• Database security: Who should have access?

  The only users who should be allowed full access to any data store should be your system administrators. What about everybody else?Continue Reading

• Software license agreements: Scope is key

  Been through a usage audit lately? Here are some license terms to watch for so you'll be on the up and up.Continue Reading

• Laptop security best practices

  Laptops can free employees to work remotely, allowing them to telecommute and travel easily. But that freedom comes with security perils.Continue Reading

• Taking a Closer Look at the Limitation of Liability Clause

  When it comes to the limitation of liability clause, CIOs shouldn't forget to read the fine print.Continue Reading

• Look Who's Watching: Employee Monitoring Becoming Standard Practice

  Employee monitoring tools aren't just about increasing worker productivity or banning pornography from the office. Midmarket CIOs now use them to secure their networks from malware and bandwidth hogs.Continue Reading