Steven Sprague, Trusted Computing Group
Steven Sprague is one of the original founders of the Trusted Computing Group, a nonprofit forum to develop open standards for hardware-enabled trusted computing and security technologies. Here he discusses the trusted platform module, and how to go about establishing a standards-based deployment of security within the enterprise.
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Dr. Tom Horan, Director, Kay Center for E-Health at Claremont Graduate University
Dr. Horan has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation, and his current focus is researching electronic health records for use in the healthcare system. In this interview, he discusses the shortcomings of the existing healthcare record systems, the advantages of having real-time access to current medical records, and one of the big challenges standing in the way of providing consumers with their personal health records.
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James Gaskin: Doctors without wires
How about this for a task list: install a new wireless infrastructure across three buildings including a total of 39 floors, link in Motion Computing Tablets to support an existing application, then hand all this over to doctors. Yes, doctors, those loving, polite, and techno- friendly fans of new processes. Wait, I mean M.D.s, the short- tempered, always-rushed prima donnas who really can claim anything they want is life and death. Such was the To-Do list for Adorian Ignat, Director of Information Technology, Jacobi Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.
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The Connexions Project, Joel Thierstein, Executive Director
Joel Thierstein, Associate Provost, Rice University, and Executive Director of the Connexions Project, discusses Connexions, a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.
Connexions is a free resource and is currently being used by a wide assortment of people and organizations - including Teachers without Borders.
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You Can Hear Me Now
Nicholas P. Sullivan, author of You Can Hear Me Now: How Micro Loans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy discusses the partnership between Grameen Bank, the micro lender that won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Muhammad Yunus, and Norwegian telecom company, Telenora. The results include 10.5 million subscribers, about a 63% market share in Bangladesh, and 300,000 village phones, that are out in very rural areas and provide income opportunities to the very poor.
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What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting
If you think a blog might provide value to your business, but you haven't blogged before, Ted Demopoulos, author of What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting recommends starting a "throw-away" blog. Blogging about a hobby, for instance, is good practice for the real thing. After that, he recommends that you keep your writing personal, conversational, and link out to other blogs and sites.
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IT control: From good to great -- Gene Kim
Results from the IT Controls Benchmark survey, published by the IT Process Institute, demonstrate how IT organizations can begin to move from good to great when handling IT control issues. In this interview, Gene Kim, co-founder of the independent research institute, shares the two top controls that are more universally present in high performers and virtually absent everywhere else.
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Security in practice -- Fred Cohen
Information security is no better than the policies, procedures, and personnel you have in place. In this interview, Fred Cohen, an early and principal inventor of computer virus defense techniques and author of the popular Chief Information Security Officer's Toolkit series of books, discusses the fundamentals of information protection and where the biggest holes are.
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Security basics: Why process matters -- Ira Winkler
'The best technology in the world, not used properly, becomes completely worthless and works against you because it gives you a false sense of security,' says Ira Winkler, author of Spies Among Us and President of Internet Security Advisor's Group. In this interview, Winkler discusses why security is primarily a process issue.
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Susan Ireland, resume expert and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and Ready-Made Resumes Software, offers advice on creating the perfect resume, and how to market yourself into that next great job!
Top 5 Resume Tips:
1. Your resume is about your future; not your past.
2. It is not a confessional. In other words, you don't have to "tell all." Stick to what's relevant and marketable.
3. Don't write a list of job descriptions. Write achievements!
4. Promote only skills you enjoy using. Never write about things you don't want to repeat.
5. Be honest. You can be creative, but don't lie.
The Host of this program is Susan Joyce, Editor and Publisher of Job-Hunt.org. Job-Hunt.org was recently selected by US News and World Report Magazine as one of the top sites for finding work.
To be a successful CIO requires one part vision and philosophy, one part business strategy, one part technical prowess, and one part human, social, and behavioral awareness. The authors of a new book CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices have that balance in mind. In this interview, Dr. Phillip Laplante and Thomas Costello discuss their book, and the lessons learned from world-class CIOs.
One night I missed the bus. I had walked most of the way to the bus stop before I had a horrible thought. I could not be absolutely sure that I had unplugged the soldering iron in the office! My imagination full of flames and pink slips, I walked back to check on it and subsequently missed the bus. An expensive taxi-ride for a penniless student ensued.
In recent years, Extreme Programming (XP) has come of age. Its principles of transparency, trust and accountability represent a change of context that is good not only for software development but for everyone involved in the process. In this interview, Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres, co-authors of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) discuss how XP makes improvement possible.
Software configuration management is kind of like cleaning your teeth or getting the car serviced, says Tom Welsh, senior consultant with Cutter Consortium, it's not something you enjoy, but you know the consequences of not doing it may be frightful. In this interview, Tom discusses how organizations view software configuration management, and what's at risk if it's not implemented.
Critical factors for implementing a successful service-oriented architecture (SOA) are different for every organization. One real issue to overcome is the reluctance to adopt yet another technology silver bullet. To meet this challenge, you'll need to hone your storytelling skills, says Mike Rosen, Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium, and have some real data to back up your argument. Listen to Mike discuss SOA, ways to craft your story, and some rules for success.
According to a recent report from the IT Leadership Academy, 16 percent of CIOs are world-class, 23 percent are good, and the rest span the spectrum of averageness � and that's being generous. Just how did this happen? Thornton May, a self-described "CIO groupie" and long-time industry observer, speaks candidly about the challenges facing today's CIOs, and why what some of them are doing just isn't working.
"One of the key maxims of risk management is that assumptions made are risks that you have accepted," says Dr. Robert Charette, a Fellow of the Cutter Consortium and Director of its Enterprise Risk Management and Governance practice. In this interview, Dr. Charette outlines 12 key organizational behaviors that can help IT leaders create and manage a risk culture in their organizations.
Optical network solutions from AT&T provide scalable, secure bandwidth to keep the health care provider and the patient connected, despite increasing network traffic.
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To be a successful CIO requires one part vision and philosophy, one part business strategy, one part technical prowess, and one part human, social, and behavioral awareness. The authors of a new book CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices have that balance in mind. In this interview, Dr. Phillip Laplante and Thomas Costello discuss their book, and the lessons learned from world-class CIOs. 
