Risk is often unexpected and can expose an organization to reputational or financial losses. Therefore, the ability to recognize and identify risk is one of the key functions of any organization’s senior executives. This is particularly important for IT professionals, according to Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director in the Cyber Risk practice of Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, as stated in his article for Infosecurity Magazine.
Alan, through real world examples, highlights that IT professionals involved in design, development or maintenance of IT systems should not only be able to recognize risk pertaining to cyber security and privacy, but should also be intimately aware of the steps required to communicate their concerns and secure specialized advice from legal, compliance or information security to understand and mitigate such risks.
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