Search Results: Titles starting with C from IT Governance Ltd

A book by a business manager who knows�what makes a business work and why best practice information security is essential.

‘Changing How You Manage and Communicate Change’, written by speaker and consultant, Naomi Karten, is specifically for IT professionals and those working closely with IT. However, you will find that the experiences highlighted in this book apply equally to anyone in any industry who needs to lead change.

Expert advice on combining soft skills with hard techniques to fundamentally revolutionise relations with the Board.
Read this book and learn how to:
 

Successfully balance Transactional and Transformational LeadershipBy becoming flexible in your approach to leadership, you will be able to simultaneously deliver business as usual, whilst enabling change and innovation.

 

Understand the IT Leader stereotype and how to alter its perceptionPeople have developed through evolution to automatically stereotype, and, as part of the IT professional crowd, there is a certain stigma attached to your perception which can often make you seen to be an outsider. This book will show you not only how to understand others’ perceptions, but also how to work with them to become a trusted and leading member of your organisation.

 

Utilise tools like action learning and co-creationIn a leading role, you will have to deal with a multiplicity of situations and varying reactions from the individuals of… Read More

Increasingly worried about security and compliance in the Cloud? Your questions answered – buy this guide today ...
 
The rise of Cloud Computing, with services delivered “in the cloud”, offers businesses incredible power and flexibility. It promises the efficient use of human and financial capital resources, reducing infrastructure and operation costs. It proposes a model of computing that is effective at meeting the demands of business in a rapidly changing environment.
Security and Compliance Issues
One of the most difficult challenges related to Cloud Computing, revolves around the security and compliance issues associated with it. This is a major concern and will continue to be so, with the ever increasing onslaught of regulations impacting security controls. 
 
This pocket guide explains and highlights some of the key security and compliance issues surrounding Cloud adoption, and provides helpful insight into how they can be addressed.
Read this pocket guide and …
 

Learn… Read More

Coaching helps people to define desired outcomes for themselves and encourages them to take responsibility for developing strategies and actions to achieve them. It’s about helping people to learn rather than teaching them. By applying sound coaching skills within in the IT workplace, you can enhance the quality of your team’s work, increase people’s ability and confidence, and create a climate of high performance.

THE essential compliance tool for ensuring your organisation is fully compliant and protected against tough ICO penalties!
From April 2010, the Information Commissioner expects to impose 25 Monetary Penalty Notices, each of up to £500k, per annum. Organisations that fail to take reasonable measures that they ought to have taken to comply with the DPA will be in the firing line.
 
There is a narrow window to avoid being on that list: as a minimum, organisations should carry out a DPA compliance audit, to establish what still needs to be put in place and to establish lines of responsibility, and should carry out a risk assessment around their personal data.
 
This DPA Compliance and Awareness Kit contains all the tools for doing it yourself.

DPA Compliance Assessment Tool;
DPA Compliance Documentation Toolkit;
Data Protection Compliance in the UK - Pocket Guide;
How to Survive a Data Breach - Pocket Guide; &
Data Protection Awareness Posters.

How will this compliance kit help?… Read More

Environmental regulations impact IT … Buy this guide and understand how!
Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are leading to a gradual rise in the temperature of the earth. With the signature of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, many countries committed themselves to lowering their emissions of greenhouse gases in order to reduce the speed at which climate change is happening. Many organisations are now responding to the issue of climate change by improving their energy efficiency. Public opinion and customer expectations are also encouraging companies to adopt green initiatives. IT represents an important element of your organisation’s environmental policy, not only as regards carbon emissions but also in terms of waste disposal.
 
This pocket guide is intended to provide company directors and executives with a brief guide to the regulatory requirements that are driven by the Green Agenda. It offers you an overview of the key legislative initiatives and environmental standards, and includes an… Read More

This pocket guide illustrates the technical complexities involved in computer forensics, and shows managers what makes the discipline relevant to their organisation. For technical staff, the book offers an invaluable insight into the key processes and procedures that are required.

Unplanned absence from work could cost the UK economy as much as£12 billion a year!
 
When your organisation can no longer meet its deadlines, or provide customers with the high quality of service they expect, you have a problem. Unplanned absence also has a bad effect on morale, putting the rest of the team under pressure as they struggle to deal with the additional workload. Unplanned absence can occur as a result of force majeure (for example, when an airline is hit by strike action), or because of poor employee motivation and commitment.
 
This pocket guide, based on best practice guidelines, looks at what you can do to ensure your employees fulfil their obligations and turn up as required. It then gets to grips with the question of how your organisation should handle unplanned absences before and when they arise. While you may not be able to prevent unplanned absence altogether, the advice contained in this guide will help you to keep the extra costs and disruption associated with… Read More

An effective risk management strategy is vital to your company’s survival
 
Internet technologies have revolutionised the way that business is conducted. However, these innovations expose your business to various risks. Inadequate security can lead to the theft of customer data and, in the event of technological failure or a cyberattack, your business could lose its ability to function altogether. An effective risk management strategy is, therefore, vital to your company’s survival.
 
Understand the origins of cyber risks and develop suitable strategies for their management
 
Cyber Risks for Business Professionals: A Management Guide is a general guide to the origins of cyber risks and to developing suitable strategies for their management. It provides a breakdown of the main risks involved and shows you how to manage them. Covering the relevant legislation on information security and data protection, the author combines his legal expertise with a solid, practical grasp of the latest… Read More

Realise the benefits of Internet technologies, while ensuring your company is protected from the associated risks!
An effective risk management strategy is vital to your company’s survival
 
Internet technologies have revolutionised the way that business is conducted. However, these innovations expose your business to various risks. Inadequate security can lead to the theft of customer data and, in the event of technological failure or a cyberattack, your business could lose its ability to function altogether. An effective risk management strategy is, therefore, vital to your company’s survival.
 
Understand the origins of cyber risks and develop suitable strategies for their management
 
Cyber Risks for Business Professionals: A Management Guide is a general guide to the origins of cyber risks and to developing suitable strategies for their management. It provides a breakdown of the main risks involved and shows you how to manage them. Covering the relevant legislation on information… Read More

What are the true costs of CyberAttacks, how vulnerable are you, and what can you do to protect your organisation?

‘CyberWar, CyberTerror and CyberCrime are a real and present danger, and organizations that are unprepared for them are organizations that are wandering blindly into a destructive future,’ warns Dr Mehan, the author of this book. The announcement by Nato that it is creating a 24-hour emergency response team to manage CyberAttacks, has further highlighted the increasing vulnerability of organisations and businesses.
 
This book gives you a stark and timely analysis of the hostile online landscape that today’s corporate systems inhabit, providing CIOs and IT professionals with a practical introduction to the defensive strategies that you can be employed in response.
 
Referring to recent cases such as the 2007 CyberAttack by Russia on Estonia’s state and financial IT infranstructure, which brought the country to a standstill for two months, Dr Mehan highlights the… Read More