Dominic Vogel recently published an article for TechRepublic that highlights issues for organizations to consider: “Governance, risk, compliance: four things to ponder about GRC initiatives.” With IT often challenged to ‘do more with less’, GRC becomes a way to realize efficiencies both for cost and for business effectiveness. Aligning GRC under a unified framework can “eventually lead to an environment where you can accurately determine what security controls to...

Absolute Software is pleased to participate in Wavefront’s 2013 Business Summit on February 5th and 6th.  This mobile-focused event in downtown Vancouver connects business leaders, technologists and ISVs to discuss business challenges, innovate solutions and strategy, and share best practices in wireless solutions. Topics include: – Mobile strategy – Mobile device management and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Mobile-enabled applications for enterprise – Mobile commerce – Big data...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced updates to HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that bring patient privacy rights and safeguards up to the standards and requirements needed for the digital age. Although several changes were implemented in the revision, the biggest change in the update is the expansion of requirements beyond health care providers, health plants and entities that work with...