My first day at the MIT CISR Sloan School of Management Summer Conference concluded with a presentation by June Drewry, the former CIO of Chubb and Son, which manages the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.
She presented on her experiences leading the IT Governance Journey at Chubb. I was delighted to see the word "journey." I often describe the IT Governance effort as a journey in hopes of convincing folks that it is not a quick fix or overnight success. As I have said before, it requires audacity, courage, resilience and perseverance.
June described three phases of the IT Governance Journey at Chubb that has so far spanned 2 ½ years. Chubb's IT Governance Journey continues today, which brings me to the subject of my post.
One of the greatest threats to the IT Governance Journey is a change in Executive Management. The loss of the Executive sponsor or leader can be catastrophic if the new guard does not have the same beliefs or values...
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Russian Business Network (RBN) - an example of modern cybercrimeFrom: community.ca.com
Post Date: 2008-03-03 06:43:00
When warning customers, friends, and family about the dangers cybercrime, they usually accuse me of exaggerating the severity of internet related criminal activity. They think I'm sensationalizing an "epidemic" that, in reality, isn't very organized or pervasive. The truth though is that cybercrime is very mature, very businesslike, and more of a threat than ever before. A perfect example of the maturity of internet crime is the Russian Business Network (R...
more The CMDB and the Hungarian BankersFrom: community.ca.com
Post Date: 2008-03-03 05:46:00
Last week I spoke with a Hungarian banker about the CMDBf specification. He was broad and burley, with a thick beard, a muscular neck, shoulders like a bear, and a gruff, heavily accented voice. "CMDBf?" he sneered with a toss of his head. "I'll believe it when I see it."
I was dumfounded, though not with his skepticism. After all, although I see widespread adoption of the CMDBf specification as very likely, mine is an insider's view that I don't ...
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