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Pete Jakob IT discussions in business media always seem to cover the same topics: mid-tier businesses and tech; IT investment (too much? too little?); data storage (and the environment); information security; and whether good tech people can be good managers. more...
Pete Jakob IBM Software Group Marketing Manager (UK, Ireland & South Africa)

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Is IT safe?
After years of red flags from the IT department, information security is finally hitting the boardroom agenda, according to Ernst & Young's Global Information Security Survey 2006 ("Achieving Success in a Globalized World — Is Your Way Secure?"). And what are the big-ticket items you're like to take away from the survey? Compliance, integration, risk management, privacy and data protection.

But the most telling bit of the survey has to be the focus on investment. The final key driver for business is a clear-cut call to action: "[use] externally imposed compliance deadlines and security incidents as a catalyst for proactive investments in stronger capabilities and defenses". In other words: you haven't done enough and now you’re going to have to pay for it one way or another.

If you're worried about covering your assets, this is well worth a read.






Posted: 15/11/2006 Comments: 0
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