Many CIOs dismiss the BYOD (bring your own device) trend as little more than hype. When asked, they give the security issues as a reason for not offering BYOD. The so-called "hype" trend
Published on: March 6th, 2013 Catherine Aczel Boivie @itbusinessca
If you've recently launched a startup or small business, you're probably concerned with financing and dealing with new regulations. But have you considered whether or not you need a bring your own device
The Justice Department in the United States has sued several tech giants including eBay, Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Lucasfilm, and Pixar over an anti-poaching agreement that was in place between 2006 and
The trend of employees bringing their own technology to work will grow exponentially next year – whether businesses actively manage it or not, according to an IT analyst firm. Two-thirds of businesses already
I.T. administrators in charge of securing mobile devices must be prepared to tell even executives there are no exceptions when it comes to company policies, says an executive from a security vendor. User
More than one third of Canadian businesses with bring your own device (BYOD) policies adopted them as a result of specific security breaches or red flags, a new study shows. The finding is
Published on: September 25th, 2012 Christine Wong @thatchriswong
Over two thirds of Canadian companies still have no policy in place to deal with the bring-your-own-device phenomenon, the latest IDC Canada research shows. The disconnect is a jarring one: although 69 per
Published on: September 18th, 2012 Christine Wong @thatchriswong
While tech-giddy employees are prone to fawn over every new iThing smuggled into the workplace – devices that are often used in violation of company policy -- IT security pros see something very
Published on: September 5th, 2012 Joe Dysart @itbusinessca
The law firm representing Canadian members of Facebook in a class-action lawsuit decided settlement was the best option after a Quebec judge determined the case had to be litigated in Santa Clara, Calif.Merchant
As Google+ grows in popularity--now with more than 20 million users--the new social network is triggering a number of questions with legal implications from businesses about potential policy changes, data retention issues and
Published on: August 8th, 2011 Kristin Burnham @itbusinessca
Your personal data is out there. Every thought you tap out on Twitter, every status update you post on Facebook, and even the last credit card purchase you made is accessible via the
Published on: April 1st, 2011 Robert Vamosi @itbusinessca
It's easy to get started doing social media - maybe a little too easy. Thanks to the easy sign-up offered by social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., most Canadians now have at
Before Facebook, Pepsi Canada probably never had to worry about false complaints claiming their cans to be “an assault on God,” but now those comments are posted publicly for the world to see.The
This political primary season, some high-profile former titans of high tech are vying to join the ranks of senators, governors, state attorneys general and other elected officials. If they succeed, observers expect the
Published on: June 8th, 2010 Sandra Gittlen @itbusinessca
