“Ade McCormack sounds a much-needed clarion call for IT to "grow up" and become a mature business function.”
Nicholas Carr, author of Does IT Matter? and The Big Switch. Former executive editor – Harvard Business Review
The Internet permeates every aspect of our lives. For many the Internet offers an alternative form of escapism. But when does that pastime seque into addiction? Recently the Business Technology Blog talked to Dr. Jerald Block about pathological computer use. Dr Block has developed an Internet-addiction quiz. You might want to try it! Click here to give it a try.-
I have been advised to ease back a bit on Internet usage, but appear to have my usage under control! How about you?
According to an Infosecurity survey women were four times more likely than men to give away their passwords. When people masquerading as researchers asked members of the public to complete a survey, which included revealing their password in return for a bar of chocolate, they discovered that 45% of women were happy to comply as opposed to 10% of men.
Companies are encouraged to develop desensitisation programmes to help wean vulnerable staff off this potentially compromising addiction. Or alternatively provide free chocolate so that criminals are unable to capitalise on vulnerable staff during their cold turkey periods.
