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IT Security: Businesses that Spend Big on Security Aren’t Always the Most Secure

By Dick Weisinger

Do you know how much your business spends on IT security?  A lot of businesses don’t have any idea. And when they do know that number they often use it as an estimate for the security of their organization —…

3D Printing: Kurzweil’s Law of Accelerating Returns Predicts Big Change

By Dick Weisinger

Ray Kurzweil, long-time inventor and futurist, is predicting that 3D printing is on the edge of revolutionizing manufacturing and industries. Kurzweil said that “I’ve been thinking about thinking for 50 years.” One example of a recent prediction is with the…

Hyped Technology: Internet of Things (IoT) Living up to Hype

By Dick Weisinger

Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality and more. New technologies that are getting hyped daily. Which of these technologies are businesses really adopting? A survey by Spiceworks of 566 global businesses asked which technologies are being adopted…

Records Management: GDPR to Enforce Compliance with Retention Policies

By Dick Weisinger

The importance of Records Management is being driven by European regulations that are scheduled to go into effect next year. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) attempts to strengthen data protection for individuals.  Non-compliance with the regulation will be costly, with…

Security 2017: Cyberattacks and Hacking to Increase

By Dick Weisinger

Security predictions for 2017 from McAfee, Experian, the Ponemon Institute, and others are both bleak. Some of the predictions for the state of security in 2017 include: Ransomware will continue to plague users.  Symantec estimates there are more than 1000 cases per…