Firms saving money with IT temps

Staffing levels in IT departments are dropping, but companies are turning to a different hiring strategy: Read more

Incomplete background check leads to costly IT sabotage

November 17, 2008 by · 4 Comments
Filed under: IT staffing, Security and law, Special Report 

Recent news stories highlight what experts say could be a growing problem: disgruntled IT staffers using their knowledge and skills to cause expensive problems for their employers. Read more

What?! IT workers forced to train their replacements

Now here’s an operation that’s sure to slaughter worker morale: The Connecticut-based drug behemoth Pfizer is reported to be making its IT workers train their replacements from an Indian outsourcing firm. Read more

Ex-employee sentenced for killing company’s servers

November 12, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

When your company’s IT department lets someone go, are they leaving the organization open to an expensive security problem? Read more

Is your company’s IT staff burning out?

Here’s some worrying news about IT workers that their bosses are raising a red flag about: Techs now do a lot more with a lot less, and the stress is building. Read more

What IT employees want and aren’t getting

A new survey says IT employees feel out of step with their organizations and aren’t as motivated as other workers. Read more

Survey: Fired staffers likely to steal company data

September 12, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

Do you know what the IT pros in your company would do if they lost their jobs? Read more

Nosy IT staff becomes biggest privacy threat

August 25, 2008 by · 10 Comments
Filed under: IT staffing, Security and law, Special Report 

No one on your company’s IT staff would access confidential information about co-workers without permission, right? Read more

Don’t mess with IT

A San Francisco tech employee has been arrested for blocking access to critical computer networks and refusing to reveal the password. Read more