explain how Information Assurance may align with an organiza

explain how Information Assurance may align with an organization\'s business strategy and overall competitive edge.

Solution

Strategic alignment ensures that whatever activity takes place in the organization contributes to the accomplishment of the business strategy. It describes an organization, where the operations support tactics support strategy, and conflicting activities are recognized as a drain on resources and eliminated. In situations where Information Assurance can become a source of competitive advantage, aligning it with strategy not becomes an opportunity but also an imperative.

Most guidelines do not suggest that the policy should be aligned with the business strategy or even reviewed for its impact on the ability of the organization to achieve its strategic objectives. A better understanding of the relevant requirements of each of the key stakeholders is needed in order to design an IA strategy that is well aligned with the needs and objectives of the business. Research methodology can be adopted to achieve this. In depth interviews, stakeholders interviews and expert panels are some examples to go ahead with it.