President Obama released the budget for 2014 outlining a $1 billion increase in cybersecurity spending, increasing the figure to $13 billion. The budget acts as a statement of priorities for the federal government, so the increase is dependent on the ability of Congress to pass appropriation bills for specific programs. In his budget message, Obama says: “We must also confront new dangers, like cyber attacks, that threaten our Nation’s...

Recently, Attachemate Corporation and the Ponemon Istitute released the second annual “Risk of Insider Fraud” report indicating that it takes 87 days to first recognize an instance of insider fraud and more than 3 months to get at the cause of the fraud. Insider fraud is defined as a malicious act by employees to steal financial or information assets. In nearly three quarters of respondents, employee malfeasance has caused...

Chairman and CEO of Absolute Software, John Livingston, recently published an article for Business Insider entitled “How To Pivot Your Company Without Alienating Dedicated Customers.” The article discusses how adaptive organizations can pay off, if executed on the right strategy. As John notes in the article, it is up to the CEO to accurately execute the pivot strategy in a way that evolves the company naturally. “When done properly...