Should I wait for Windows 8? No. No. and No!
Conclusion: Organisations that are still running Windows XP fleets are debating holding off a desktop refresh (to Windows 7) until Windows 8 becomes available. There are three key considerations to this discussion: product functionality,...
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Social networking security - Computerworld - 28 Dec 2011
Like its close relative BYO IT, social media was once seen as a consumerisation fad that IT departments could afford to ignore. But if 2011 has shown us anything, it is that Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are now viewed as essential business tools and not the productivity-sapping employee distractions they once were.
That fact has some important implications for IT security. First and foremost it means that simply applying a URL filter so that staff can’t access these sites is no longer possible. In fact, applying that approach is likely to get you fired for hindering the organisation’s ability to capture the marketing, PR, relationship-building and collaboration benefits social media can bring.