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In the age of hybridIT infrastructures, responsibilities within IT departments are less transparent than they used to be.
Previously, one central team managed all things IT.
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Looking at mergers and acquisitions, we can also see how these gaps in responsibilities can emerge and grow.
Businesses and their boards often strive to get deals completed and ironed out as quickly as possible.
However, such an approach naturally causes problems.
IT is fundamental to a successful M&A.
Without the necessary care and attention needed to mitigate these issues, several security problems can arise.
Vice President for UK & Ireland at Semperis.
Establishing a responsibility matrix
Of course, thats easier said than done.
Here, creating a responsibility matrix can pay dividends.
Who manages a piece of software, and the configurations associated with it?
What are these configurations supposed to look like?
And who should be informed if something changes?
However, in many instances, that is not the case.
If you dont, then gaps will emerge.
And if these gaps are exploited, the consequences can be significant.
And thefinancialimpacts of downtime can be significant.
Indeed, its estimated that 60% of outages preventing businesses from operating cost more than $100,000.
Prioritize understanding assets and their associated configurations, and see to it theyre right.
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