[July 19, 2011] No slumber for hack-weary CIOs Tweet Jul 18, 2011 (Star Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Corporate IT systems are breached an average of three or more times a year, causing managers to lose sleep as they attempt to stay one step ahead of determined hackers. That's the latest from a national survey of company information officers (CIOs) conducted by the employment agency giant Robert Half Technology. Results released Monday found that 65 percent of the 1,400 CIOs surveyed admitted their computer systems had been hacked and that they are under constant pressure to update company infrastructure. The CIO Insomnia Project also found that: --24 percent percent said they lost sleep over data security issues and system upgrades. --37 percent are planning software and hardware upgrades. --63 percent complain that short staffing prevents their companies from implementing innovative technologies, and --34 percent said they fear losing their top software programmers to competitors. Go to www.roberthalftechnology.com/cioinsomniaproject to download the free report. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and employment agencies across the state have recently reported that the demand for IT upgrades is helping to boost hiring in Minnesota. Many firms, however, are turning to temporary contractors for upgrades before bulking up their departments with permanent staffers. Dee DePass --612-673-7725 To see more of the Star Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.startribune.com/. Copyright (c) 2011, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]