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How the Apple Watch could increase Apple Pay fraud

Criminals are already exploiting Apple Pay to make fraudulent purchases, and the new Apple Watch could actually make it easier, and cheaper, for the bad guys to use stolen card data to make in-store purchases.

By Al Sacco

Mar 13, 2015 6 mins

Payment Systems Smartwatches iPhone

LinkedIn Makes 4 Key Changes to Premium Subscription Plans

LinkedIn wants to be more consistent in how it defines and reinforces the value of its Premium subscription plans, and the social network is rolling out a set of changes designed to make its for-pay offerings less confusing and their ROI clearer.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 10, 2015 3 mins

LinkedIn Relationship Building Social Networking Apps

Fraudsters Use Apple Pay to Exploit Stolen Payment Card Data

The on-device security safeguards built into Apple Pay appear to be unbroken, but fraudsters reportedly came up with another way to exploit the mobile payments system, and experts say the problem is 'rampant.'

By Al Sacco

Mar 5, 2015 3 mins

Fraud Payment Systems iPhone

Cloud Service Providers Must Guarantee Zero Down Time

Federal IT leaders say that anything less than 100 percent, always-on service reliability is unacceptable from cloud vendors.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 5, 2015 4 mins

Government Government IT Markets

Android for Work Pushes Google Further Into Enterprise

Google is courting enterprise customers like never before, but it has lacked a proper mobility framework for Android since the OS debuted. Now the company wants to change the game with Android for Work, but could its efforts prove to be too little, t

By Matt Kapko

Mar 5, 2015 6 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Tech Firms Create ‘ACE’ Standards for Enterprise Apps

A group of software companies this week proposed a set of development standards for enterprise apps that could make it easier for IT to manage and secure Android and iOS apps using popular EMM products.

By Al Sacco

Mar 4, 2015 2 mins

Mobile Development Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

4 Things You Need to Know About Samsung Pay

Samsung this week announced its new mobile payment service, Samsung Pay. Here are four things about the new offering you should be aware of.

By Al Sacco

Mar 3, 2015 5 mins

Payment Systems Samsung Electronics Smartphones

Galaxy S6 designer says GS6 phones are ‘new face of Samsung’

Samsung's senior designer of its new Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 edge smartphones talks about his inspiration for the most significant changes and enhancements to the Galaxy S product line, and explains why the devices represent the 'new face

By Al Sacco

Mar 1, 2015 6 mins

Samsung Electronics Smartphones Technology Industry

Hands On With the New Samsung Galaxy S 6, GS6 edge

CIO.com's Al Sacco goes hands on with Samsung's new Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 edge. Check out his first impressions of Samsungu2019s most ambitious smartphones yet.

By Al Sacco

Mar 1, 2015 8 mins

Samsung Electronics Smartphones Technology Industry

Cross-Border Data Restrictions Threatens Global Economic Growth

New report concludes that policies that restrict cross-border data flows harm companies in traditional industries such as mining and manufacturing. The ITIF calls on trade negotiators to elevate the issue.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 26, 2015 4 mins

Big Data Government Regulation

CIOs Emerging as Stars of the Executive Team

Every department, from marketing to sales to customer service to finance to human resources, is undergoing a digital facelift. Every company leader is woefully unprepared to handle technology without assist from the CIO.

By Tom Kaneshige

Feb 25, 2015 4 mins

Analytics CIO IT Leadership

The top five mobile apps in the United States drive nearly two thirds of total mobile data consumption, according to a new report, and three of those five apps are social media services.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 25, 2015 2 mins

Facebook Instagram Small and Medium Business

Corvil Redefines Model for Network Data Analytics

To reduce costs and provide customers with investment protection, the network data analytics specialist announced that it will sell the hardware part of its appliances at cost and make licenses transferable to other hardware and virtual machines.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 24, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Big Data

6 Things to Expect in the New Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung is set to unveil its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, and the rumors are flying fast and furious. CIO.com's Al Sacco spotlights six believable rumors and ranks the likelihood that they'll become reality.

By Al Sacco

Feb 23, 2015 8 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Centrify Extends Identity Management to Hadoop Clusters

Centrify has optimized its Centrify Server Suite 2015 solution for Hadoop and big data environments, allowing customers to leverage Active Directory and existing skillsets to provide identity management.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 20, 2015 4 mins

Big Data Hadoop Security

Retail CIOs Focus on Data Security, Digital Innovation

Major security breaches at leading retailers cast a long shadow over industry as CIOs look to bolster defenses and align tech team with business units.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 20, 2015 5 mins

CIO Data Breach Retail Industry

Marketing technology is big (really big) business

Spending on marketing technology is on the rise u2013 to the tune of $120 billion over the next decade, according to a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

By Tom Kaneshige

Feb 19, 2015 4 mins

CMO Marketing

Big Data Suite Goes Open Source

Pivotal is releasing its data lake architecture components, including Greenplum DB, GemFire and HAWQ, to the open source community.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 17, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Big Data Open Source

Big Data Leaders and Users Unite Around Standardization

A group of Hadoop and big data application vendors, system integrators and end-users are forming the Open Data Platform association to create a common core big data kernel to eliminate fragmentation in the space.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 17, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Big Data Hadoop

How to Fight Cyberthreats: White House Calls on Congress, Tech Industry to Help

President issues executive order to facilitate sharing information about cyberthreats, but says Congress needs to act on liability protection and data breach notification.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 17, 2015 4 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Government

Teradata Unveils Big Data Apps

Pre-built big data app templates will allow data scientists to create purpose-built apps to answer specific business questions for business users.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 11, 2015 3 mins

Analytics Big Data Software Development

IoT Revolution Hinges on Licensing, Entitlement Management

The new industrial revolution, powered by the Internet of Things, will rely on software licensing and entitlement management to create new revenue streams.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 11, 2015 5 mins

Internet Internet of Things Web Development

Federal IT ‘Playbook’ Looks to Avoid Healthcare.gov Redux

White House digital services team urges CIOs to consider users' needs and iterative design as they roll out new citizen-facing IT projects.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 9, 2015 4 mins

Government Government IT Internet

How Google Glass Could Still See Consumer Success

Though Google's Glass at Work partner companies focus primarily on the enterprise, many still see a future in the consumer world, despite Google's recent decision to pull out of the market.

By Al Sacco

Feb 6, 2015 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Google Glass Wearables

Microsoft Surface Hub Could Solve Enterprise Collaboration Problems

The workplace is changing dramatically, with more and more workers being disbursed outside of the office. The office isn't going away, so what are the best ways to collaborate? Microsoft just announced a new hardware product called Surface Hub t

By Patrick Moorhead

Feb 4, 2015 6 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Windows

Buyers’ Market Led to Strong 2014 for IT Outsourcing Deals

Last year was one of the strongest ever for the IT services industry, but providers will have to make changes to thrive in the current buyersu2019 market.

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 3, 2015 4 mins

Outsourcing

How digital ecosystems are creating the ‘we economy’

As the digital transformation continues, today's organizations are building digital ecosystems that tap an array of other digital businesses, digital customers and digital devices at the edge of their networks.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 2, 2015 6 mins

Big Data IT Strategy Technology Industry

CIO Outlines Cloud Environment Goals at Department of Defense

Pentagon tech chief pledges more transparency with cloud service providers and calls on vendor community to rethink security, collaboration.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jan 30, 2015 5 mins

Cloud Computing Government Government IT

MapR Offers Free Hadoop Training and Certifications

The free on-demand training initially focuses on Hadoop and HBase but will expand to other ecosystem technologies. Certification exams will also be available for developers, analysts and admins.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 27, 2015 4 mins

Big Data Certifications Hadoop

Are Americans Really Addicted to Mobile Banking?

The number of laptop, smartphone, tablet and phablet owners who regularly use their gadgets for mobile banking is rising rapidly, according to a recent report. But the numbers donu2019t add up, writes CIO.com's Al Sacco.

By Al Sacco

Jan 27, 2015 4 mins

Financial Services Industry Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

How Facebook Stimulates the Economy and Creates Millions of Jobs

According to a Facebook-commissioned report from Deloitte, the world's largest social network stimulated $227 billion in economic impact and created 4.5 million jobs across the globe in 2014.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 27, 2015 2 mins

Facebook Social Networking Apps

Submit Your Application for the 2015 CIO 100 Awards

The CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. To be considered, submit your nomination by February 16.

By CIO Magazine staff

Jan 26, 2015 2 mins

CIO CIO 100 Technology Industry

How to Mitigate Data Monetization Risks

Big data represents a substantial asset for your organization, but it's also a potential liability. Here's how to assess and mitigate the risks of your data initiatives.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 26, 2015 6 mins

Analytics Big Data Risk Management

Federal IT Leaders Want Cloud Vendors to Provide Clarity

FedRAMP director says industry needs to do more to document security protocols in cloud services as agencies look to broaden adoption of the program across government.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jan 23, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Security Government Government IT

Proximity-Based Advertising Closer Than You Think

Proximity-identification and real-time targeted marketing are the future, and this u2018Minority Reportu2019 type advertising is coming soon thanks to mobile and biometric technology.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jan 22, 2015 2 mins

Marketing

Microsoft Office 365 Adoption Takes Off, War With Google Apps Rages On

Microsoft's efforts to overcome concerns about adopting its cloud-based Office suite seem to be paying off. Now the company is focusing on fending off the challenge from Google Apps.

By Paul Rubens

Jan 22, 2015 6 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft Office Office Suites

BlackBerry’s Limited Edition Gold Passport Costs $900 (UPDATED)

BlackBerry today released a limited run of 50, $900 golden BlackBerry Passport devices.

By Al Sacco

Jan 21, 2015 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Why IT Should be Skeptical of ‘Facebook at Work’

Facebook, a company decidedly focused on consumers and advertisers, wants to move into the busy enterprise social market with the Facebook at Work service, but its plans raise a number of important questions and concerns for enterprise IT and corpora

By Matt Kapko

Jan 21, 2015 6 mins

Collaboration Software Facebook Small and Medium Business

5 Key Challenges Facing the Industrial Internet of Things

The Industrial Internet of Things shows every indication of rapidly transforming everything from agriculture to municipal management to energy generation and manufacturing, but it faces five potential obstacles.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 21, 2015 7 mins

Markets Technology Industry

Sony Hack Is a Corporate Cyberwar Game Changer

Former top intelligence officials warn that North Korea's state-sponsored attack against Sony is a dramatic escalation in cyber hostilities.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jan 16, 2015 4 mins

Cyberattacks Cybercrime Government

The Hidden Dangers of Short-Term Outsourcing Deals

Think it's easy to get out of a short deal when you want to switch outsourcing providers? Think again. Exits from short deals can be costly, time-consuming and disruptive.

By Stephanie Overby

Jan 16, 2015 4 mins

Outsourcing

Hands-On With Boston’s New Pay-by-Phone Parking App

Boston is piloting a new pay-by-phone parking system, and though it could translate into more work for parking officials, CIO.com's Al Sacco says it's easy to use, works well and eliminates an over-reliance on quarters.

By Al Sacco

Jan 15, 2015 5 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

LinkedIn Makes Enterprise Inroads With New Communication Tools

LinkedIn is shifting its focus with a set of new tools designed to help simplify communication between coworkers. The move is a natural evolution for the social network that's best-known as a place to find a new job, according to CIO.com's

By Matt Kapko

Jan 15, 2015 3 mins

LinkedIn Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Leading App Stores See Dramatic Increase in Business Apps

Business apps were among the most popular apps in 2014 in both Google Play and the Apple App Store, according to a new report on app store growth. And 2015 promises even more apps aimed at business users.

By Al Sacco

Jan 15, 2015 4 mins

Mobile Development Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

For BYOD, Money Changes Everything

You can't blame employees for wanting to be paid for using their personal phones and tablets for work. And itu2019s understandable that companies don't want to subsidize personal use. Who foots the bill for BYOD phones has turned into a di

By Tom Kaneshige

Jan 13, 2015 3 mins

Careers Mobile Device Management

How to Prevent Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying is a costly epidemic, and the onus is on management to establish and enforce a strong, consistent corporate culture that stops the inclination to bully before the behavior starts.

By Sharon Florentine

Jan 13, 2015 6 mins

Careers IT Leadership

Security Experts React to President’s Cybersecurity Proposals

Information security experts praise the attention President Barack Obama is bringing to security issues with his cybersecurity proposals, but some have concerns about implementation and others think Obama didn't go far enough.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 12, 2015 7 mins

Government Privacy Security

How a Snack Food Company Plans to Compete With Tech Giants for IT Talent

Mondelez International aims to become a technology company that can compete for talent with the likes of Facebook, Google and other exciting startups. Here's how.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 12, 2015 3 mins

Careers IT Jobs Innovation

10 Consumer Startups That Offer Enterprise Potential

Eureka Park at CES provides a unique opportunity for startups to show off new products, services and concepts. This year a number of companies stood out as having potential beyond the consumer. Here's a look at 10 products businesses may want to

By Lauren Brousell

Jan 9, 2015 5 mins

Consumer Electronics Startups Wearables

4 CISO Wish List Items for 2015

With data breaches increasing in frequency, scope and severity with every passing year, the CISO has one of the most stressful jobs around. These four things could make the job less anxiety-ridden.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 8, 2015 4 mins

Data Breach IT Leadership Privacy