The Extreme CIO

Did you forget to take a vacation last summer? Again? Are you working 70 to 80 hours a week? More? And who are those strangers living in your home? Oh, your family. Right. Globalization, technology and corporate expectations are turning the CIO job into an extreme sport. Understand the costs. Learn how to thrive. Full story »

Feature

A Disclosure Proposal

CSO conducted an online discussion forum among legal and security experts, with some consumers weighing in, and came up with a proposal for a national data breach privacy law. Full story »

Q&A

Five Questions With John Clippinger on the Global Impact of User-Centric Security

John Clippinger, an Internet and society scholar, argues that user-centric identity management software can help national security and the global economy. Full story »

Columns

Career Strategist

"Hello, I Must Be Going"

It’s easier to make a career move from a position of strength (read: employed). So use these ideas to assess your situation and whether it’s time to make a move now. Full story »

Strategic CIO

How to Influence People

Purdue University CIO Gerry McCartney approaches executive collaboration and influence by building alliances with the people behind the decision makers Full story »

Briefing

Brand Aid

Service providers vie to scour the Web and safeguard your brand. Here's an example of how it works at KitchenAid. Full story »

Briefing

The Unblinking Eye

British citizens are debating the latest government surveillance efforts that both see and hear, with references to George Orwell, among other privacy complaints. Full story »

Briefing

Hacktivism Rises Anew With New Round of Cyber Sit-Ins

Protesters express their displeasure about state government services in Michigan through attempted denial-of-service attack. Full story »

CSO Undercover

Team Time

Team-building efforts are about more than performance enhancements. They are about empowering people to make decisions so leaders can pursue strategic gains. Full story »

Departments

Editor's Letter

Bad Sex for CIOs

It's great to love your work, and CIOs do. Why shouldn't they? They're in the thick of the action, on the cutting edge of change and innovation. They create value for their enterprises and make everybody more productive. But (and you knew there'd be a but) when you work over 60 hours a week, as many CIOs do, something's gotta give. Full story »

Publisher's Letter

The H-1B Debate

CIO Publisher Gary Beach believes the American education system, particularly in science and math, needs a makeover if we want to compete with countries like India and China. The H-1B six-year temporary visa program is a Band-Aid covering up our science and math woes. Full story »

Essential Technology

IPv6 Checkup Time

Despite the hype, U.S. enterprises seem to be in no hurry to adopt the next-generation Internet protocol. Here’s why. Full story »

Trendline

Open Source Helps Stop Traffic Accidents

What's worse than a horrible car accident? A crash caused by people rubbernecking at the damage. To end this danger, engineers at the University of Maryland are using an open-source database to connect disparate traffic data and send help to accidents faster. Full story »

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