A leading thinker on IT security has urged IT
departments to integrate their security and operations functions if
they want to get the most out of their IT spending.
Merging the two functions is the key to making organisations
more agile and improving their brand value, said Howard Schmidt, US
government cyber security adviser and former head of IT security at
eBay and Microsoft.
Writing in Computer Weekly, Schmidt said, "Every step you take
towards operationalising your security also securitises your
operations, with accompanying benefits in brand equity, agility and
speedy delivery of new products and services."
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