Chris Conrath

The unfortunate truth about junk mail is that it works. Companies would not be spending millions on flyers were it not for the fact people respond to them.

Out of school for what I thought would surely be the last time, I once again find myself sitting in a classroom pondering the fact I apparently know diddly-squat.

Transferring corporate risk when outsourcing IT projects is not the norm, but that may change.

Properly done, patching requires a lot of commitment and thought. Regardless, the number of fixable vulnerabilities out there is staggering.

One has to wonder at times why any sane person would want to lead an IT project. It seems the majority of projects are deemed failures, even if they are finally implemented. To add insult to injury, project leaders need the patience of Job, are often ultimately responsible for the success of a project, yet have little authority to twist arms when needed.

One has to wonder at times why any sane person would want to lead an IT project. It seems the majority of projects are deemed failures, even if they are finally implemented.

As the computer war advances and defensive technology improves, malicious code writers have been forced to get more creative.

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