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Chapter 7
iA technical Driers
7.1 introduction
Business need drives technology. Business risk drives IA. Technology may also
introduce risk to the business. The operational benefits from technology often over-
ride concerns about risk and security. The responsibility of the IA professional is to
identify, enumerate, articulate, and address all business risk, including those busi-
ness risks introduced by technology.
7.2
objecties
The objectives of this chapter include:
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Introduce technology as sources of business risk.
Present how to use IA
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to identify and address these risks.
At the end of this chapter, you should be aware of the potential for technology
to introduce risks and the need to use the IA
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Framework, IA
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Process, and other
tools to specifically identify technical risks, align and explain technical risks with
business risks, and address technical risks as part of the IA architecture.
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