Chris Conrath

Companies have recently been curtailing their IT spending, but there is a hidden cost. For years security was an afterthought and as a result lagged far behind the rest of IT in dollars spent. The result today is less than ideal corporate security and little money directed at fixing the problem.

The phone call to Chad Sapieha was the final stage of a technology-led fraud detection system. Ten minutes prior to the call, someone had purchased gas on Sapieha

Oracle and Red Hat say they're submitting the latter's Advanced Server for nISO security certification, a move some analysts say is designed to further nstrengthen Oracle's position in the government market.

Though not relegated to the past, e-mail

The Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta is in the process of rolling out na solution to speed up the process for submitting workplace injury claims.

A recent survey of 270 Canadian CIOs, working at companies with more than 100 employees, found that projected IT hiring in 2003 is less likely to increase than in past years. Results from the Robert Half Technology survey reveal that five per cent (net) of Canadian companies expect to hire more IT staff this year.

Lately companies have been curtailing their IT spending, but there is a hidden cost. For years security was an afterthought and as a result lagged far behind the rest of IT in dollars spent. The result today is less than ideal corporate security and little money directed at fixing the problem.

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