Businesses and Information Technology Security Professionals have spent a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to deploy a Defense in Depth approach to Information Technology Security. Yet successful attacks against RSA, HB Gary, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, the United States Military, and many others are examples of how Defense in Depth, as practiced, is unsustainable and the examples show that the enemy cannot be eliminated permanently. A closer look at how Defense in Depth evolved ...

A generation ago, "cyberspace" was just a term from science fiction, used to describe the nascent network of computers linking a few university labs. Today, our entire modern way of life, from communication to commerce to conflict, fundamentally depends on the Internet. And the cybersecurity issues that result challenge literally everyone: politicians wrestling with everything from cybercrime to online freedom; generals protecting the nation from new forms of attack, while planning new cyb...

Here Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory Of Constraints, gives his perspective on what TOC is, its goals and objectives, and the state of its progress in bringing about improvement. An academic perspective is also provided on the strength of this new theory and how it has developed in its many dimensions.

This e-book describes why the current model of IT Managed Services is dead. This is not simply because of the Cloud. This e-book will also describe what the IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) of the future will look like.

Our leadership models are stuck in an Industrial Age, top-down mentality. But in our complex, data-drenched, 24/7 world, there is simply too much information coming from too many different directions too quickly for any one leader or group to stay on top of it. Hierarchy is breaking down everywhere—why should leadership be any different? Inspired by the peer-to-peer model of computing used in social networking and crowdsource technologies, Mila Baker shows a new way to lead. Organizations,...

Seen commercials about medical coding schools and wonder if the profession is right for you? With the field expected to grow faster than other occupations, now is the time to consider a future in medical coding. There is a national shortage of certified medical coders in healthcare facilities, hospitals and doctor’s offices. Qualified medical codes can even chose to work their own hours from home. Add computer skills, and there are plenty of high paying opportunities for those willing to h...

This book will encompass an important topic for any organization, Team Building. It will serve as a simplistic, entertaining, yet strategic guide to effectively building successful project teams. Consider this guide the unparalleled resource to achieving ultimate project success. We will explore real world examples, lessons learned, and things to look out for when building project teams. This guide will aid any manager, in any environment, to truly wrap their minds around the characteristi...

This is the first part of the series Become a powerseller. Each book in the series gives you extremely powerful techniques to implement into your salesmanship. The parts are made short so you can gain as much information as possible without getting bored.Become a powerseller is first of all made for everyone who are into sales, but everyone can take advantage of the powerful tips and techniques in the books. Most of the information you read in the books will be relevant to all kind...

The Internet is often called a superhighway, but it may be more analogous to a city: an immense tangle of streets, highways, and interchanges, lined with homes and businesses, playgrounds and theatres. We may not physically live in this city, but most of us spend a lot of time there, and even pay rents and fees to hold property in it.But the Internet is not a city of the 21st century. Jeffrey Hunker, an internationally known expert in cyber-security and counter-terrorism policy, ar...

Good IT is simply good business. But managing IT infrastructure has always been challenging. Virtualization and cloud computing make this even more difficult. In their daily work marketing HP Operations Center (formerly OpenView Operations), authors Peter Spielvogel, John Haworth, and Sonja Hickey frequently encounter organizations struggling with these issues. They have come to realize that IT professionals want simple actionable ideas that will deliver gains in availability, performance, an...

This book will enable you to immediately develop an appreciation for the complex role of security in assuring profitability in every business. You will obtain an awareness of the need for security in support of all business processes and practices. Small business owners and managers will learn to effect the necessary changes in their businesses to increase their security posture at low cost and with minimal effort. The role of the security consultant is also detailed to assist managers in ...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based – and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The Commercialising Intellectual Property series of ebooks provides a detailed grounding for innovators and researchers. The se...