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Imperatives generally arise from three sources:
threats: companies that depend on information and the technologies that carry it have to protect these resources from a wide range of threats;
legislation: many countries have enacted legislation to govern the storage and use of information;
regulation: many countries have regulations governing the management and control of public and private assets.
Chapters 1 and 2 of IT Governance: A Manager's Guide to Data Security & BS 7799/ISO 177799 highlight some of the main imperatives facing organisations in the UK. Chapter 1 presents a case for action based upon likely threats and the need to comply with current legislation. Citing industry surveys, it gives an account of the prevalence of threats, introducing two specific categories: cybercrime and cyberwar. Chapter 2 expands the authors' case, describing the obligation of many UK organisations to comply with the Combined Code, the recommendations of the Turnbull Report and the public-sector equivalents of these. You will be asked to read these chapters as you study this section.
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