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IT is a business-critical function. It delivers experiences, stimulates strategic shifts, and protects organizations from theft, cyber attacks, and the related regulatory, reputational and financial impacts.
ITSM is a critical element of IT that is often misunderstood. In this book, the author and his network of associates demystify ITSM and help you understand how:
Whether you are contemplating a career in service management or are working in the sector, this book will help you understand current trends, job opportunities, frustrations, and progression. It also features contributions from industry professionals to show what their day-to-day service management role looks like.
David’s career has taken him into various organisations, including IBM Global Business Services, where he first began working in ITSM. He holds the ITIL® Master and VeriSM Professional certifications, was recognized as a Chartered Information Technology Professional by the Chartered Institute for Information Technology (BCS) and was awarded a fellowship by BCS in 2022. He is a committee member for ITSM on behalf of the BSI (British Standards Institution), BCS and ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
David is passionate about service management, acting as a subject matter expert with EXIN and the IFDC, presenting to global C-level audiences on the ‘10 steps to digital transformation’ principle. He has also been a panelist on the “ITSM Crowd” and the “Service Management Leadership and Enterprise Digital” podcasts, where the discussions centered around enterprise service management and its future as an organizational enabler. He hosts his own YouTube channel titled “IT’s all about choices.”
David mentors people at various levels both in partnership with Reed within the ‘Women in Technology’ program and with the BCS. With this book, he aims to help you develop a greater understanding of service management and its ability to deliver fantastic success for your organization, your colleagues, and for you as you develop your career.
The GDPR gives individuals significant rights over how their personal information is collected and processed, and places a range of obligations on organizations to be more accountable for data protection.
The Regulation applies to all data controllers and processors that handle EU residents’ personal information. It supersedes the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and all EU member states’ national laws that are based on it – including the UK’s DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998.
Failure to comply with the Regulation could result in fines of up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover – whichever is greater. This guide is a perfect companion for anyone managing a GDPR compliance project. It provides a detailed commentary on the Regulation, explains the changes you need to make to your data protection and information security regimes, and tells you exactly what you need to do to avoid severe financial penalties.
Now in its fourth edition, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – An Implementation and Compliance Guide provides clear and comprehensive guidance on the GDPR. It explains the Regulation and sets out the obligations of data processors and controllers in terms you can understand.
Topics covered include:
While most of the EU GDPR’s requirements are broadly unchanged in the UK GDPR, the context is quite different and will have knock-on effects. You may need to update contracts regarding EU–UK data transfers, incorporate standard contractual clauses into existing agreements, and update your policies, processes, and procedural documentation as a result of these changes.
Supplements that set out specific extra or amended information are now available for the bestselling titles EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – An implementation and compliance guide, fourth edition and EU GDPR – An international guide to compliance, which focus on identifying the key changes and context relating to the UK GDPR. As such, the information contained within the supplements is primarily of interest to organizations in the UK, organizations that process the personal data of UK residents, and organizations that process personal data on behalf of organizations in the UK.
Please visit the publisher’s website to access the supplements
The IT Governance Privacy Team, led by Alan Calder, has substantial experience in privacy, data protection, compliance and information security. This practical experience, their understanding of the background and drivers for the GDPR, and the input of expert consultants and trainers are combined in this must-have guide to GDPR compliance.
Business continuity – planning for, protecting against, and ensuring recovery from disruptive events – is more important than ever.
In an increasingly volatile world – exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic – organizations are looking at business continuity from a fresh perspective. The illusion of business as a rampart against which the waves of the world break harmlessly is shattered; it is no longer possible to pretend that an organization can weather all storms equally, or that the limited contingencies organizations develop are sufficient to protect them.
As a result, more and more organizations are looking to ISO 22301 – the international standard that defines the requirements for a BCMS – to safeguard their future.
ISO 22301:2019 and business continuity management – Understand how to plan, implement and enhance a business continuity management system (BCMS) walks you through the requirements of ISO 22301:2019, explaining what they mean and how your organization can achieve compliance. Whether you are seeking certification against the Standard or are simply looking to benefit from business continuity concepts and practices without developing a formal system, this book contains all you need to know.
It is an essential companion guide for those working in business continuity who are looking to introduce or optimize a BCMS aligned with ISO 22301. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to business continuity best practice, including:
Suitable for business continuity managers, risk managers, compliance officers, senior managers, operations managers, project managers, and consultants, this practical guide to ISO 22301 will show you how to develop and implement a BCMS so you can minimise the impact of a disaster on your business and continue to provide essential services to your customers, while reassuring all stakeholders that you take business continuity best practice seriously.
Alan Calder is the Group CEO of GRC International Group plc, the AIM-listed company that owns IT Governance Ltd. Alan is an acknowledged international cybersecurity guru, and a leading author on information security and IT governance issues. He has been involved in the development of a wide range of information security management training courses that have been accredited by IBITGQ (International Board for IT Governance Qualifications). Alan has consulted for clients across the globe and is a regular media commentator and speaker.
In today’s competitive marketplace, many organizations rely on the support of outsourced IT services that were historically performed by internal IT personnel.
This essential guide – the first of its kind on the market – is the ideal resource for anyone wanting a clear primer on the characteristics of this IT operating model, and guidance on integrating and managing the services of multiple third-party IT service providers. It also includes evidence as to why it should be used to assist with seamless ITSM, and offers clear guidance on when SIAM is appropriate.
For multi-sourcing to be successful, organizations must be capable of integrating their service providers into a single, cohesive unit.
SIAM/MSI – An Introduction to Service Integration and Management/Multi-Sourcing Integration for IT Service Management explains:
If you’re considering moving from a single-source to a multi-source outsourcing model, this pocket guide has the answers to all your questions.
David Clifford is a director of Pace Harmon, an international advisory organisation headquartered in the U.S. He has contributed to a number of publications about ITSM, writing about ITIL®, service agreements, and international standards. He also initiated and contributed to the development, and assisted with the promotion, of EXIN’s ITSM qualification program based on ISO/IEC 20000. He is currently Chair of the BSi committee on IT governance (ISO/IEC 38500) and contributes to the development of the ITSM standard, ISO/IEC 20000, and BPO for IT enabled services (ISO/IEC 30105).
Organisations like yours have the evolving task of securing complex IT environments whilst delivering their business and brand objectives.
The threat to key systems is ever increasing and the probability of a security weakness being accidentally exposed or maliciously exploited needs to be continually assessed – such as via a penetration test – to ensure that the level of risk is at an acceptable level to the business.
A penetration test involves the use of a variety of manual and automated techniques to simulate an attack on an organisation’s information security arrangements – either from malicious outsiders or your own staff. Undertaking a series of penetration tests will help test your security arrangements and identify improvements. When carried out and reported properly, a penetration test can give you knowledge of nearly all of your technical security weaknesses and provide you with the information and support required to remove or reduce those vulnerabilities. Research has shown that there are also other significant benefits to your organisation through effective penetration testing, which can include:
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