Good news, IT folks: Now is a great time to be in the IT business. With global IT spending expected to hit $3.8 trillion this year, IT pros are in high demand — especially those with BYOD chops. But don't think these jobs are the ticket to easy street. Here's a look at a few of the looming challenges highlighted on the web this week:

As if IT leaders didn't have enough to worry about. On top of protecting corporate data 24/7, they've got a head-spinning array of acronyms to master — and knowing that a strong BCP can minimize RTO and RPO is just the beginning.

OK, that was a trick question. The answer, it turns out, is all three. (Don't believe it? Look here and here). With all due respect to musicians and reptile wranglers, however, data is actually worth taking a moment to think about: the average U.S. worker cranks out 1.8 million megabytes (or about 1,750 gigabytes) of data each year, according to IDC. That's a lot of data to lose. Not concerned? In honor of Data Privacy Day, we implore you to read on:

People today are awash in passwords. In a digital world, passwords are the keys that unlock email, social networks, bank accounts and the devices that hold irreplaceable photos and work documents — in other words, the important stuff that's worth protecting at all costs. Right? Not so fast.