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IT can't be looked at as a cost center anymore. The constant pressure of cost reduction is what causes these failures to happen in the first place, because nobo
by throwaway3699 5y ago
IT can't be looked at as a cost center anymore. The constant pressure of cost reduction is what causes these failures to happen in the first place, because nobody running the infrastructure really cares. If something goes wrong, they're out of a job anyway.
- throwaway2037 5y agoThis is an interesting point. If the relentless drive to reduce cost in IT is the root cause of so many corporate computer security issues, why isn't corporate accounting (which is covered in the US by near-draconian Sarbanes-Oxley rules) not similarly affected? I point to regulations. Further, would the same be true of giant pharma companies that create drugs that we ingest? ("Oh, skip those tests. If a few people get injured, we'll pay hush money.") Why don't we see it? Simple: Incredibly strong regulations in US/EU/Japan (the "big three" for global drug regulation & approval).