http://www.aainaa.info/2008/11/12/social-security/ The Alchemist of the Soul Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.aainaa.info/2008/11/12/social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-359 AainaA Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:09:58 +0000 http://www.aainaa.info/?p=715#comment-359 Yes, IT Wars is an interesting book - I have read it sev. months ago - David's outlook on policies can edge towards a mindset 'change/evolution' in certain parts of Asia Pacific. Thank you for pointing it out. Yes, IT Wars is an interesting book – I have read it sev. months ago – David's outlook on policies can edge towards a mindset 'change/evolution' in certain parts of Asia Pacific. Thank you for pointing it out.

]]> http://www.aainaa.info/2008/11/12/social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-358 johnfranks999 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:32:52 +0000 http://www.aainaa.info/?p=715#comment-358 In the realm of risk, unmanaged possibilities become probabilities. Data breaches & thefts are due to a lagging business culture. As CIO, I look for ways to help my business and IT teams. A book that is required reading is "I.T. WARS: Managing the Business-Technology Weave in the New Millennium." It also helps outside agencies understand your values and practices.<br>The author, David Scott, has an interview that is a great exposure: <a href="http://businessforum.com/DScott_02.html">http://businessforum.com/DScott_02.html</a> - The book came to us as a tip from an intern who attended a course at University of Wisconsin, where the book is an MBA text. It has helped us to understand that, while various systems of security are important, no system can overcome laxity, ignorance, or deliberate intent to harm. Necessary is a sustained culture and awareness; an efficient prism through which every activity is viewed from a security perspective prior to action.<br>I like to pass along things that work, in hopes that good ideas make their way to me. In the realm of risk, unmanaged possibilities become probabilities. Data breaches & thefts are due to a lagging business culture. As CIO, I look for ways to help my business and IT teams. A book that is required reading is “I.T. WARS: Managing the Business-Technology Weave in the New Millennium.” It also helps outside agencies understand your values and practices.
The author, David Scott, has an interview that is a great exposure: http://businessforum.com/DScott_02.html – The book came to us as a tip from an intern who attended a course at University of Wisconsin, where the book is an MBA text. It has helped us to understand that, while various systems of security are important, no system can overcome laxity, ignorance, or deliberate intent to harm. Necessary is a sustained culture and awareness; an efficient prism through which every activity is viewed from a security perspective prior to action.
I like to pass along things that work, in hopes that good ideas make their way to me.

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