Leaders Drive Information Security Efforts
After days of experiencing an unexplained outage affecting its Playstation Network, Sony Corporation, on April 26, 2011, announced that user information for some 77 million accounts had been compromised. Just weeks later the company added to the total an additional 25 million accounts that were compromised at its online multiplayer division, Sony Online Entertainment. In [...]
The Smart Manager Understands IT
A smart manager is someone who has taken the time to understand information technology. The manager has done so because she knows that this kind of knowledge will enable her to better communicate her needs to IT. Further, she will be an active contributor to the organization’s effectiveness — financially; through productivity; though competitive advantage [...]
IT Project Risk
Whether you are implementing a new ERP system or installing a security appliance, IT projects must be aligned with the business (no matter scope or scale) and have full support of the business during the implementation. If it is not being done to support the organization’s objectives then why do it? Managers should have a very [...]
Trust in Executives Impacts Organizational Performance
There is no more important a place for trust to be considered in an organization than at the executive level. Trust issues at this level will spill outward like flood waters seeping through every crevice of an organization — leaving a toxic rot in its wake. When employees do not believe in executive management an [...]
Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Other Disasters – Business Continuity Planning
It’s been an interesting week here on the east coast of the United States. On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Virginia shook the ground and rattled nerves. Right on its heels is hurricane Irene, a category 3 storm that is expected to impact areas from North Carolina to southern New England. [...]