Abstract
Lack of alignment between information technology (IT) and the business is a problem facing many organizations. Most organizations, today, fundamentally depend on IT. When IT and the business are aligned in an organization, IT delivers what the business needs and the business is able to deliver what the market needs. IT has become a strategic function for most organizations, and it is imperative that IT and business are aligned. IT governance is one of the most powerful ways to achieve IT to business alignment. Furthermore, as the use of cloud computing for delivering IT functions becomes pervasive, organizations using cloud computing must effectively apply IT governance to it. While cloud computing presents tremendous opportunities, it comes with risks as well. Information security is one of the top risks in cloud computing. Thus, IT governance must be applied to cloud computing information security to help manage the risks associated with cloud computing information security. This study advances knowledge by extending IT governance to cloud computing and information security governance.
Highlights
OF THE STUDYOne area where organizations must apply governance to allocate information technology (IT) resources is the area of information security
THIS paper presents a study on implementing information technology (IT) governance policies and processes to cloud computing information security
Organizations can leverage the guidelines developed by the IT governance bodies to manage the new risk that comes with the adoption of cloud computing as well as other risks inherent to IT
Summary
Management lead to an organization that is better positioned to serve the market needs. Policy, process, or organization specific activities [7]. Effective IT governance is in the interest of an organization. IT governance driven IT-Business alignment even increases the status of the CIO. When CIOs have used IT governance to ensure alignment between business and IT, IT governance has been pivotal for the CIOs to increase their status within an organization [8]. IT governance helps the IT leadership gain prominence within the organization and positively moderates business performance of the organization. Effective IT governance provides efficient mechanisms to achieve alignment between IT and business and to allocate their resources such as people, processes, and technology to IT investments
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