IT security issues are now becoming a priority enterprise operational risk (i.e., risks created by a corporation's dependence on its systems, processes, and staff) to be managed. Corporate and government spending on IT security has jumped from 2% to 3% of the IT department's budget five years ago to 8% or more this year [1].

IT security issues are now becoming a priority enterprise operational risk (i.e., risks created by a corporation's dependence on its systems, processes, and staff) to be managed. Corporate and government spending on IT security has jumped from 2% to 3% of the IT department's budget five years ago to 8% or more this year [1].

Sarbanes-Oxley wasn't a very well thought-out law. It was written in response to corporate corruption and seeks to solve a problem with a rather complicated system that it imposes on every business operating in the US. The original deadlines for the act were so unrealistic that they were extended and are only now beginning to come due.

In team sports such as software development, the key to success is adequate communication. Peter Drucker once stated that it is the recipient who communicates, and without the recipient, there cannot be any communications. If a tree falls in the forest to produce a specification that nobody reads, can a software system be built?

In team sports such as software development, the key to success is adequate communication. Peter Drucker once stated that it is the recipient who communicates, and without the recipient, there cannot be any communications. If a tree falls in the forest to produce a specification that nobody reads, can a software system be built?

Sarbanes-Oxley wasn't a very well thought-out law. It was written in response to corporate corruption and seeks to solve a problem with a rather complicated system that it imposes on every business operating in the US. The original deadlines for the act were so unrealistic that they were extended and are only now beginning to come due.

Sarbanes-Oxley wasn't a very well thought-out law. It was written in response to corporate corruption and seeks to solve a problem with a rather complicated system that it imposes on every business operating in the US. The original deadlines for the act were so unrealistic that they were extended and are only now beginning to come due.

One of the key tasks in managing IT is managing the relationship between IT and the business. CIOs who are good at relationship management are seen as more effective overall. But what is relationship management? And what can CIOs and other IT managers do to improve relations between business and IT?

One of the key tasks in managing IT is managing the relationship between IT and the business. CIOs who are good at relationship management are seen as more effective overall. But what is relationship management? And what can CIOs and other IT managers do to improve relations between business and IT?