Managing IT Business Risk

Companies increasingly depend on their information technology (IT) systems to achieve their business objectives. At the same time, companies are also more concerned about risks that endanger their performance-and can endanger critical IT systems. There are many risks, including global financial crises, earthquakes, political unrest, damaged undersea cables, the loss of critical knowledge as employees leave, and more. So what are the best ways for companies to manage these potentially devastating IT risks? And what are the roles of top management and financial management? (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.