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For DuPont, Gary Min may have seemed a model employee. A research chemist at DuPont's research laboratory in Circleville, Ohio, Min was a naturalized U.S. citizen with a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania who had worked for DuPont for 10 years, even earning a business degree from Ohio State University with help from his employer. But Min's veneer of respectability began to crack on Dec. 12, 2005, when he told his employer he would be leaving his job.

Recently hired CSOs share what hiring execs want to know in interviews. Note: Experience counts, and it pays to do your homework

In the evolving world of business intelligence, swift and targeted access to reports and analysis is the name of the game. But the frequent inability of employees to locate the results they need from high-end BI applications is prompting several enterprise search vendors to step in and address the challenge.

Many companies are using standards and frameworks to deal with certain aspects of information security. These models can help protect systems and data, but each plays a very different role in an overall security plan.

Authentication software vendor ActivCard has completed its acquisition of Australian identity management company Protocom Development Systems Pty. Ltd., the companies announced Monday.

Sure, you can save money by working with an outsourcing vendor in a faraway land. But don't trust the outsourcer to install the right security protections. Follow these best practices to verify that your relationship is cost-effective and safe.

Companies can see major improvements in operations using business intelligence software, but numerous technical, cultural and process challenges must be overcome first, according to users at this week's Business Intelligence Perspectives conference in Palm Desert, California.

Using an application service provider means your computer application is running on someone else’s server. Is the provider’s security up to snuff? Better know which questions to ask.