Security can become ones nightmare if not prioritised and dealt with at an appropriate level. That being said, Information Security is not a single role and should not be left to the IT function to resolve.
Undoubtedly organisations are dabbling in the Social Media, be it from an internal perspective or an external perspective or both. Marketing departments push for additional communication channels to enhance engagement with customers; employees also want to keep in touch with their world, and social media gurus believe that you simply can’t live without it.
Apart from all the governance that IT has to contend with, it has to absolutely also had to comply to legislation. We have had the ECT Act for a while now but this does not mean that we don’t have to continuously review our compliance against it. In fact the compliance should become part of someone in IT’s function to continuously check for the adherence.
Natural disasters can strike at any time and even more so when we least expect it. As a matter of concern, disasters other than nature can also occur such as cyber-attacks, failure of hardware and even negligence.
I have been in IT for twenty years (well in and out of IT) and have seen it change from being an enabler to driver in quite a few organisations. The ‘driver’ organisations CIOs in most instances reported to the CEO.
King wrote an entire section just for IT in the King Code of Governance in the hope that it would provide good principles for the governance of IT. I also think that it had other benefits such as bringing transparency and demystifying IT.
I could easily state that communication is an issue in almost all organisations and hardly anybody would debate this. Does your IT organisation have an effective communication plan?
Whilst most organisations are quick to point out the risks and costs of IT, other successful organisations are using IT to create value. Which type of organisation are you?
The King Code on Corporate Governance, commonly known as King III, stipulates that Boards and Management must provide due care and diligence when it comes to IT.