Achieving Business Value In Information Security

Author : Torsten Kriedt
Publisher : diplom.de
ISBN 13 : 3832460098
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achieving Business Value in Information Security written by Torsten Kriedt and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2002-10-30 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: The beginning of the 21st century with the fear of the "Year 2000"-threat (Y2K) became a milestone for the "Information Age", a term coined for the post-industrial stage of leading countries [ ] when information and information technologies become the main strategic national resource which results in an avalanche growth of information dependence in all spheres of society and state activities. . In organisations the awareness of the dependence on information has led to corporate initiatives to treat information as an asset, which includes various efforts for its protection. Management trends such as "knowledge management" have identified "knowledge sharing" as a new means for achieving competitive advantage, thus promoting information to be disseminated. Due to an ever closer relationship with customers, suppliers and even competitors, organisations have expanded their "information network" outside of the original boundaries. The dualism of protection of information assets on the one hand and a free flow of information has been identified to become a challenge for organisations, described as [ ] how to satisfy this need to share information without exposing the organization to undue risk. . With the information society implying radical changes, the need to act has been accelerated by a new mindset reacting to the advent of "e-business". Information Security (InfoSec) is often mistaken to be a purely technical issue, handled by information system (IS) departments and used as a synonym for firewall, access controls, and encryption of e-mails. However, because of the risks involved for an organisation - including legal liabilities, loss of trust and severe financial damage - InfoSec needs to be a top management issue. Then again, although paying lip-service to treating information as an asset, top-management usually does not act upon it: the average InfoSec spending in the U.S. today is only 0.4 percent of an organisation s revenue. In the following work it will be shown that a new approach to and a new understanding of InfoSec is vital for organisations to excel in the challenges faced by the information environment of the 21st century. The key focus of this study is to link existing InfoSec approaches to the concept of business value by ensuring their strategic fit with the corporate objectives. The first part will provide a common foundation with an evaluation of the role of information for organisations, relevant trends [...]

Author : David T. Bourgeois
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Systems for Business and Beyond written by David T. Bourgeois and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Information Systems for Business and Beyond introduces the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world."--BC Campus website.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615209700
Total Pages : 2476 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 2476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications offers a complete view of current business information systems within organizations and the advancements that technology has provided to the business community. This four-volume reference uncovers how technological advancements have revolutionized financial transactions, management infrastructure, and knowledge workers.

Author : ISACA
Publisher : ISACA
ISBN 13 : 1604201541
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Business Model for Information Security written by ISACA and published by ISACA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Saèd El Aoufi
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780117068728
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information security economics written by Saèd El Aoufi and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new title, 'Information Security Economics' explores the economic aspects of information security, whilst explaining how best to work with them, in order to achieve an optimized ROI on security investments. It considers ways in which information security metrics can be utilized to support security initiatives, and how requirements can be prioritized by organizations, in order to maximize returns within a commercial environment which may have limited resources. The author: establishes a foundation for understanding the broader field of information security economics; identifies key challenges that organisations face as regards the ever-increasing threat profiles involved in information security; illustrates the importance of linking information security with risk management; explores the economics of information security from a cost-benefit perspective; demonstrates how information security metrics can identify where security performance is weakest, assist management to support security initiatives, and allow performance targets to be achieved; establishes ways in which organisations need to prioritise information security requirements and controls, in order to maintain cost-effective deployment in a business environment which may have limited resources; and gives practical recommendations to help organisations to proceed with the economic evaluation of information security.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309043883
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computers at Risk written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computers at Risk presents a comprehensive agenda for developing nationwide policies and practices for computer security. Specific recommendations are provided for industry and for government agencies engaged in computer security activities. The volume also outlines problems and opportunities in computer security research, recommends ways to improve the research infrastructure, and suggests topics for investigators. The book explores the diversity of the field, the need to engineer countermeasures based on speculation of what experts think computer attackers may do next, why the technology community has failed to respond to the need for enhanced security systems, how innovators could be encouraged to bring more options to the marketplace, and balancing the importance of security against the right of privacy.

Author : CISM, W. Krag Brotby
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420052861
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Security Management Metrics written by CISM, W. Krag Brotby and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectacular security failures continue to dominate the headlines despite huge increases in security budgets and ever-more draconian regulations. The 20/20 hindsight of audits is no longer an effective solution to security weaknesses, and the necessity for real-time strategic metrics has never been more critical. Information Security Management Metr

Author : Tony Murphy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471273147
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achieving Business Value from Technology written by Tony Murphy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-10-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRAISE FOR ACHIEVING BUSINESS VALUE FROM TECHNOLOGY "Clearly, IT investments have never before played such a critical part in business growth. The book addresses the weakness existing in most management systems involving the lack of a systematic process to realize the economic benefits of the IT investment and provides a clear A-Z methodology for business to bridge this gap. This book is clearly written for all levels and backgrounds in business management and is a must-do for those whose business involves IT, is considering IT, or would like to significantly tailor IT investments for their economic advantage." —Professor Richard P. Wool, University of Delaware, President and CEO, Cara Plastics Inc. "Tony Murphy addresses the difficult question of the value of IT investments head on. He translates an elegant theory into effective practice. The case studies in the book effectively reinforce his key messages." —Dr. Dermot Moynihan, Senior Vice President, World Wide Chemical Development, GlaxoSmithKline "This book is the answer to most CIOs' need for a well-structured, pragmatic, and easily implemented set of tools and practices designed to answer the universal problem of managing and measuring IT's contribution to the business. Tony Murphy's unique blend of practical experience, industry best practice, and excellent communication skills provides the reader with a valuable-and highly readable-guide on how best to achieve that elusive objective of reliably realizing the business benefits of IT investments." —Michael Rice, oup Director of IT, Kerry Group plc "At Oxfam we are one year into a three-year IT strategy based on the principles Tony Murphy lays out in this book, and there is a real, positive difference in how IT is perceived, and in its real strategic position within the organization. If you have ever wondered just how you can gain strategic alignment for your IT function, and then how to make the practical link to IT investment for the organization, Tony has provided a framework that joins them both." —Simon Jennings, Head of Information Systems, Oxfam GB

Author : itSMF the IT Service Management Forum
Publisher : Van Haren
ISBN 13 : 9077212302
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Six Sigma for IT Management written by itSMF the IT Service Management Forum and published by Van Haren. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to provide a coherent view and guidance for using the Six Sigma approach successfully in IT service organisations. It particularly aims to merge ITIL and Six Sigma into a single approach for continuous improvement of IT service organisations. Six Sigma provides a quantitative methodology of continuous (process) improvement and cost reduction, by reducing the amount of variation in process outcomes. The production of a product, be it a tangible product like a car or a more abstract product like a service, consists of a series of processes. All processes consist of a series of steps, events, or activities. Six Sigma measures every step of the process by breaking apart the elements within each process, identifying the critical characteristics, defining and mapping the related processes, understanding the capability of each process, discovering the weak links, and then upgrading the capability of the process. It is only by taking these steps that a business can raise the ‘high-water mark’ of its performance. IT is now a fundamental part of business and business processes; this book demonstrates how IT can be made to work as an enabler to better business processes, and how the Six Sigma approach can be used to provide a consistent framework for measuring process outcomes. ITIL defines the ‘what’ of Service Management; Six Sigma defines the "how" process improvement; together they are a perfect fit of improving the quality of IT service delivery and support. The Six Sigma approach also provides measures of process outcomes, and prescribes a consistent approach in how to use these metrics.

Author : Yassine Maleh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000478912
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book IT Governance and Information Security written by Yassine Maleh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT governance seems to be one of the best strategies to optimize IT assets in an economic context dominated by information, innovation, and the race for performance. The multiplication of internal and external data and increased digital management, collaboration, and sharing platforms exposes organizations to ever-growing risks. Understanding the threats, assessing the risks, adapting the organization, selecting and implementing the appropriate controls, and implementing a management system are the activities required to establish proactive security governance that will provide management and customers the assurance of an effective mechanism to manage risks. IT Governance and Information Security: Guides, Standards, and Frameworks is a fundamental resource to discover IT governance and information security. This book focuses on the guides, standards, and maturity frameworks for adopting an efficient IT governance and information security strategy in the organization. It describes numerous case studies from an international perspective and brings together industry standards and research from scientific databases. In this way, this book clearly illustrates the issues, problems, and trends related to the topic while promoting the international perspectives of readers. This book offers comprehensive coverage of the essential topics, including: IT governance guides and practices; IT service management as a key pillar for IT governance; Cloud computing as a key pillar for Agile IT governance; Information security governance and maturity frameworks. In this new book, the authors share their experience to help you navigate today’s dangerous information security terrain and take proactive steps to measure your company’s IT governance and information security maturity and prepare your organization to survive, thrive, and keep your data safe. It aspires to provide a relevant reference for executive managers, CISOs, cybersecurity professionals, engineers, and researchers interested in exploring and implementing efficient IT governance and information security strategies.