TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Two years ago, Catherine P. Bessant was tapped to lead Bank of America's Global Technology and Operations (GT&O) group, which has more than 100,000 staffers and contractors in 40 countries. Here Bessant talks about leading a tech group that includes five CIOs as direct reports, the importance of employee diversity, and how relying too much on third parties for IT services can backfire.
By Robert L. Mitchell | 14 February, 2012 03:21
Can industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL -- along with 11 others in high-tech such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the financial world's Bank of America and Fidelity Investments -- succeed in stopping phishing attacks right in their tracks? In uniting behind an effort called DMARC.org unveiled today, the group says it can through policy-based steps filter out spoofed email that attackers use for phishing.
By Ellen Messmer | 31 January, 2012 00:36
Companies such as Facebook, Google and PayPal are pushing for widespread use of a new technical specification, DMARC, that could make it harder for phishers to reach their victims.
By Jeremy Kirk | 30 January, 2012 23:30
A new petition on Change.org, whose previous petitions have brought about policy reversals at Bank of America and Verizon regarding proposed new fees, is urging gaming powerhouse Electronic Arts to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act.
By Bob Brown | 11 January, 2012 02:28
Whistleblower site WikiLeaks has temporarily suspended operations because of financial constraints.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 November, 2011 22:06
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