The role of information technology risk assessment in enterprise risk management

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Robert E. Bostrom, Ross Docksey, Matthew Dyckman, John T. Gilbertson and Gary Goldberg 

The new and/or emerging risks that management and Boards of Directors face today include those arising from rapid transformation in the delivery of technological solutions, including dramatic changes resulting from the increased use of "cloud" computing.  In today's environment, enterprise risk management ("ERM") and crisis-management have become imperative for management and Boards of Directors.  The consequences of risk arising from the rapid change in technological solutions that need to be addressed by a company in order to reduce exposure to potential adverse consequences may include, without limitation, those relating to business interruption, security/privacy, data integrity, intellectual property, licensing, records retention, electronic discovery, export control and other violations of law in both the US and foreign jurisdictions.

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