It is commonplace to turn on the television news and hear of a new data breach from a large retailer or someone else. No one wants the legal problems (not to mention the embarrassment and the hit to reputation) from having their systems breached. Consequently, data security is on everyone’s mind.
However, many companies have
Your business may license many different types of software and technology in the ordinary course. These licenses range from software installed on your internal network to use-rights in software-as-a-services (SaaS) models, where the programs reside on the vendor’s host systems and are accessed via the Internet (or in some other manner).
In each case, you are granted use-rights that define how the licensed materials can be used (for example, there may be a limit on the type of business for which the materials can be used), where they can be used (i.e., a territory or facility restriction), and who can use them.
Ensuring that the technology can be used by the appropriate people is one of the most overlooked items in a technology license.
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Many organizations in different markets and industries are outsourcing parts (or all) of their IT functions (including support, development, help desk, data storage and others). Why are they outsourcing? What are the potential benefits of outsourcing?
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is an escalating trend by which employees are using their own portable computing devices, including tablets and smart phones, to access their employer’s system and data. Employers are faced with the challenging question of whether they should permit BYOD or only permit employees to access their system and data through