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Impacto de los riesgos tecnológicos en el desarrollo de una organización empresarial

Author : Pau Sanabras Garrido
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Impacto de los riesgos tecnológicos en el desarrollo de una organización empresarial written by Pau Sanabras Garrido and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La presente memoria describe el estudio que se ha llevado a cabo para analizar el impacto de los riesgos tecnológicos en la organización empresarial de Grupo Zeta S.A. como cliente de EY, empresa donde me incorporé para realizar unas prácticas universitarias extracurriculares. El proyecto se basa en una exhaustiva revisión de las Tecnologías de la Información (TI) de Grupo Zeta, mediante la cual se encuentran las posibles vulnerabilidades tecnológicas de la organización. Para hacerlo, se elabora un estudio del negocio y del sector de Grupo Zeta y se presenta la planificación de la revisión de TI que se lleva a cabo. A continuación, se analiza el entorno de TI y se propone la estrategia del análisis de TI que se llevará a cabo, en este caso, la de confiar en los controles generales de TI llamados ITGCs. Se recorren, se documentan y se testean estos ITGCs para identificar los riesgos tecnológicos de la empresa. Adicionalmente, se definen y se prueban unos controles de aplicación de TI llamados ITACs para comprobar la correcta ejecución de los procesos de negocio de TI más significativos: los procesos de TI de compras y de ventas. Se identifican un total de seis riesgos o vulnerabilidades tecnológicas. Sobre ellos, se analiza el impacto que podrían tener en la organización de Grupo Zeta y se proponen distintas recomendaciones a la firma para mitigar el efecto que suponen. Los riesgos encontrados, sus efectos y las recomendaciones propuestas son expuestos en la Carta de Comentarios que se presenta a Grupo Zeta. Finalmente, se estudia la posible implementación de la solución propuesta para mitigar el riesgo tecnológico más crítico identificado en Grupo Zeta.

Las Tecnologías de Internet, un riesgo para empresas y ciudadanos

Author : Berta de Moragas Jover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Las Tecnologías de Internet, un riesgo para empresas y ciudadanos written by Berta de Moragas Jover and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El desarrollo de las tecnologías de Internet ha creado un escenario en el que la mayoría de acciones y situaciones dependen y se realizan a través de ellas. No obstante, el uso de estas tecnologías supone un riesgo tanto para las empresas como para los ciudadanos. Estos riesgos nos llegan a través de los contenidos que nos encontramos en la web, por medio de herramientas de mensajería y redes sociales, en la descarga de archivos, en operaciones bancarias fraudulentas... Este proyecto se centra en el estudio de casos reales en los que Internet ha sido un medio a través del que, empresas y ciudadanos, se han visto afectados de forma negativa. El estudio de los riesgos de Internet se ha clasificado en ocho categorías: (1) suplantación de identidad, (2) privacidad, (3) política de cookies, (4) ciberataques (5) phising, (6) reputación online, (7) ciberdelincuencia y (8) big data. Esta clasificación se ha establecido tras haber realizado unas primeras búsquedas y observar que estas son las más comunes. Tras examinar una serie de noticias y sucesos, se han seleccionado tres casos para cada una de las ocho categorías. Todos los eventos han sido estudiados de forma exhaustiva: se ha resumido cada suceso, se han estudiado sus consecuencias y, posteriormente, se han planteado y definido posibles soluciones. Finalmente, se ha establecido un conjunto de consecuencias y soluciones comunes para cada categoría, que permiten generalizar y establecer un comportamiento común para cada uno de los tipos de riesgos de Internet estudiados. Como se verá más adelante, hemos aprendido y concluido que existen muchos tipos distintos de riesgos, y en todos los casos, no sólo la persona/empresa principal sale perjudicada por los escándalos, sino que, a su vez, todo su entorno. Por ejemplo, en el caso de afectación a una empresa toda la sociedad e incluso otras empresas que tengan una relación con ella, por pequeña que pueda ser, pueden verse afectadas. A su vez, en el caso de afectación a un individuo o grupo de individuos, todo aquel ciudadano/ empresa con el que éste mantenga relación, se verá afectado.

Elementos utilizados por las organizaciones en Monterrey al administrar los riesgos en proyectos de tecnología de información

Author : Miguel Robledo Escobedo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Elementos utilizados por las organizaciones en Monterrey al administrar los riesgos en proyectos de tecnología de información written by Miguel Robledo Escobedo and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La presente tesis, se enfoca en encontrar aquellos elementos que utilizan las organizaciones en México, al administrar los riesgos en proyectos de tecnología informática; además de identificar las herramientas más utilizadas en nuestro país de administración de riesgos y los problemas que pueden surgir durante el desarrollo de proyectos de tecnología de información. La gran mayoría de las organizaciones de hoy en día, padecen grandes dificultades al momento de desarrollar cualquier proyecto de tecnología de información, debido a diversos factores que pueden influir en el abandono del proyecto, o bien, se llegue a la finalización del desarrollo, pero con retrasos en tiempos de entrega o cambios en el alcance. Las empresas de tecnología informática o las áreas de sistemas en las organizaciones, están optando por utilizar técnicas de administración de riesgos en los proyectos, que al menos garanticen la finalización del proyecto, dentro del tiempo establecido y con el alcance especificado desde el inicio del mismo. Las organizaciones han reconocido que esta manera de operar, ha provocado mejores resultados en los proyectos de tecnología, logrando así reconocer a la administración de riesgos, como una herramienta indispensable en cualquier desarrollo de sistemas de tecnología de información. En México, poco a poco se ha ido cambiando la manera de trabajar hacia el desarrollo de los sistemas, pero desafortunadamente no existe todavía, alguna guía que ayude al administrador de proyectos a asegurarse, que se hayan cumplido con todos aquellos factores que garanticen el éxito del proyecto, o que se hayan desechado todos aquellas variables que pudieran ocasionar que no se cumplan con las expectativas que se tienen de él. La utilización de cualquier herramienta de administración de riesgos es básica en cualquier organización mexicana, para poder administrar eficientemente sus recursos. No en todas las empresas se mostrarán los mismos resultados o se verán influenciadas por las mismas circunstancias, lo que se necesitará, es monitorear todo el proceso de administración de riesgos, para poder identificar las necesidades reales del usuario y así lograr mayores efectos positivos en el proyecto de tecnología de información.

Estado del Arte 2022 de la Ciberseguridad, Gobierno de TI y los Negocios

Author : Oscar Schmitz
Publisher : Oscar Schmitz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Estado del Arte 2022 de la Ciberseguridad, Gobierno de TI y los Negocios written by Oscar Schmitz and published by Oscar Schmitz. This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las nuevas tecnologías y los modelos de negocio se integran sin distinguir donde empieza uno y donde termina el otro. Así también, la seguridad de la información abraza a ambas desde la concepción que la información circulante, en proceso y almacenada le da vida a las organizaciones. Es imposible tener una visión empresarial sin al menos tomar consciencia de la importancia de todas ellas. El gobierno tecnológico y la seguridad de la información deben ser considerados por las Juntas Directivas, para conformar un plan de negocio en donde sus objetivos y metas se van apoyados por la innovación que propone el uso de la tecnología. Las áreas de TI ¿están preparadas para pensar en función del negocio y responder a las necesidades de innovación y transformación digital?, en las áreas del negocio ¿se tienen en cuenta las necesidades de gobierno y cumplimiento de la empresa en función de los riesgos asociados a su entorno de negocio en el uso de la tecnología? Bajo este enfoque, y a través de esta encuesta, hemos detectado la brecha actual para alcanzar este objetivo. OBJETIVO El objetivo de nuestro estudio es el de determinar el nivel de madurez e implementación de capacidades de gobierno de la tecnología en las empresas, para estimar el nivel de exposición a las brechas de seguridad en el negocio -respecto del uso de la tecnología-, y cuán distantes pueden estar de alcanzar la transformación digital y contar con herramientas tecnológicas necesarias para innovar. ALCANCE El estudio se desarrolló en la región LATAM, con la participación de los principales CXO Latinoamericanos (50% CISOs, 31% CIOs y 19% CXO), mediante una encuesta realizada a fines del 2021 y principio 2022 en Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. DIRIGIDO A Gerentes de área de negocio, CFO (directores financieros), CIO (directores y gerentes de sistemas), CISO (directores, gerentes y jefes de seguridad informática o seguridad de la información). CONTENIDO Encuesta GOBIT Objetivos y Alcance Entorno, Gestión y Tecnología Las partes que conforman el cubo Resumen comparativa 2019-2022 Entorno Gestión Tecnología Principales puntos hacia la innovación Enfoque de la ciberseguridad 2022 Conclusiones La importancia de la seguridad de la información Recomendaciones para la compañía Servicios gestionados para la tercerización en seguridad de la información, ciberseguridad y gobierno TI Aquí el material que incluye Material del research (23 páginas)

Technological Change and Labor Markets

Author : Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040157181
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Technological Change and Labor Markets written by Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In developed countries like the US, Germany and the UK it has been observed that workers who perform non-routine activities, either cognitive or manual, have benefited in terms of employment and income, while those performing routinary tasks have seen their job prospects and wages decline. This has led to a polarization of the labor markets and to a decrease in certain measures of inequality. This phenomenon has been attributed to task-biased technological change (TBTC), which differs from the skilled biased technological change in the fact that not only highly skilled workers have benefited from technology advancement. This book presents evidence of how digitalization and task-biased technological change are affecting the labor markets of different regions of the world and examines the factors that cause this inequality among nations. It examines recent issues around the effect of task-biased technological change on labor markets and the economy in general, with a comparison of different countries in Central and Eastern Europe, North America, and Latin America, as well as in other regions of the world. The incorporation of the abovementioned regions presents relevant particularities for the subject matter addressed in the book. The book also considers questions such as how labor market effects differ by gender and what the impact of digital skills on employment, inequalities and public policies might be. In so doing, it identifies the advances, opportunities, and changes that have taken place, while also making public policy proposals. The main market for the book is the global community of graduate students and researchers in the field of economics and, specifically, in the study of labor markets.

Entrepreneurship Policy: Theory and Practice

Author : Anders Lundstrom
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387242023
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurship Policy: Theory and Practice written by Anders Lundstrom and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-09-21 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship Policy: Theory and Practice is the first book to fully analyze the construction of entrepreneurship policy, a rapidly-evolving area of policy about which little is known. From a study and assessment of the practices of governments in thirteen countries in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific, this book fully describes the policy area and shares new tools and methods for better understanding and explaining the why and how of an entrepreneurship policy approach. Unlike other research in the field of entrepreneurship where implications from research findings are used to suggest what policy actions should be taken to increase the level of entrepreneurship in an economy, this study is based on what entrepreneurship policy actions are being taken. This is a unique book in the field which points to the way forward both for policymakers and for the research community in terms of thinking about entrepreneurship policy and the complex issues surrounding its development.

Innovation performance measurement: Striking the right balance

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Publisher : Grist Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0954279972
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (542 download)

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Agrindex

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Total Pages : 856 pages
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The Digital Transformation Playbook

Author : David L. Rogers
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231541651
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Digital Transformation Playbook written by David L. Rogers and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethink your business for the digital age. Every business begun before the Internet now faces the same challenge: How to transform to compete in a digital economy? Globally recognized digital expert David L. Rogers argues that digital transformation is not about updating your technology but about upgrading your strategic thinking. Based on Rogers's decade of research and teaching at Columbia Business School, and his consulting for businesses around the world, The Digital Transformation Playbook shows how pre-digital-era companies can reinvigorate their game plans and capture the new opportunities of the digital world. Rogers shows why traditional businesses need to rethink their underlying assumptions in five domains of strategy—customers, competition, data, innovation, and value. He reveals how to harness customer networks, platforms, big data, rapid experimentation, and disruptive business models—and how to integrate these into your existing business and organization. Rogers illustrates every strategy in this playbook with real-world case studies, from Google to GE, from Airbnb to the New York Times. With practical frameworks and nine step-by-step planning tools, he distills the lessons of today's greatest digital innovators and makes them usable for businesses at any stage. Many books offer advice for digital start-ups, but The Digital Transformation Playbook is the first complete treatment of how legacy businesses can transform to thrive in the digital age. It is an indispensable guide for executives looking to take their firms to the next stage of profitable growth.

The Blackwell Handbook of Strategic Management

Author : Michael A. Hitt
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631218616
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book The Blackwell Handbook of Strategic Management written by Michael A. Hitt and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major reference work, top scholars in the field of strategic management present major ideas and theories in the field drawing on their own research and special expertise. Offers complete coverage of the field of strategic management. Incorporates new ideas on strategy topics from leading scholars in the field. Edited by three of the World's leading management academics.

Cultural Intelligence

Author : P. Christopher Earley
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804743126
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Intelligence written by P. Christopher Earley and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a global market where international teams, initiatives, and joint ventures are increasingly common, it is extremely important for people to integrate themselves in new cultures. Strategies for selecting and training people on global perspectives are critical for managing business. In this book, the authors develop the idea of cultural intelligence and examine its three essential facets: cognition, the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation, the desire and ability to engage others; and behavior, the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation. They explore the fundamental nature of cultural intelligence and its relationship to other frameworks of intelligence.-Back cover.

Microcosm

Author : George Gilder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 067170592X
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Microcosm written by George Gilder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1990-07-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Microcosm is the provocative national bestseller by the author of Wealth and Poverty. George Gilder's Microcosm is the crystal ball of the next technological era. Leading scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs provide vivid accounts of the latest inventions, revealing how the new international balance of power really lies in information technology.

Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

Author : John T. Mentzer
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452236941
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management written by John T. Mentzer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-05-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is an insightful, well-balanced, stimulating SCM Strategy book that clearly tells managers, consultants, as well as educators that the SCM concept is not a fad but a must strategy to gain competitive advantage in today′s dynamic global market place. There are three major strengths. First, it is an unprecedented interdisciplinary SCM strategy book that explains how companies obtain, maintain, and even enhance competitive advantages based upon a well-laid SCM strategy. Second, it provides readers a unique, well-balanced framework for SCM strategy formulation. Third, it is a valuable contribution in the area of SCM in that it does a good job in explaining such a complicated SCM strategy to readers in such a simple manner." —Soonhong (Hong) Min, University of Oklahoma Author of the bestselling text Supply Chain Management, John T. Mentzer′s companion book Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management: Twelve Drivers of Competitive Advantage has been developed as a supplemental text for any course dealing with strategy and supply chains. Written in an entertaining, accessible style, Mentzer identifies twelve drivers of competitive advantage as clear strategic points managers can use in their companies. Research from more than 400 books, articles, and papers, as well as interviews with over fifty executives in major global companies, inform these twelve drivers. The roles of all of the traditional business functions—marketing, sales, logistics, information systems, finance, customer services, and management—in supply chain management are also addressed. Complete with cases and real-world examples from corporations around the world, the book′s exemplars will help students and practicing managers to more effectively understand, implement, and manage supply chains successfully.

Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology

Author : W. Bradford Ashton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology written by W. Bradford Ashton and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology: Technical Intelligence for Business tells readers how to develop, manage, and use their own technical intelligence programs to gain the competitive advantage. Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology shows readers how to anticipate technology focus R & D programs, develop strategies, monitor competitors, address threats, and identify opportunities.

Benchmarking Water Services

Author : Enrique Cabrera Jr
Publisher : IWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1843391988
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Benchmarking Water Services written by Enrique Cabrera Jr and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benchmarking has become a key tool in the water industry to promote and achieve performance targets for utilities. The use of this tool for performance improvement through systematic search and adaptation of leading practices, has expanded globally during the past decade. Many ongoing projects worldwide aim to address different needs and objectives, in varying contexts, with outstanding results and impact. Benchmarking Water Services provides valuable information to everyone interested in benchmarking in the water industry. The text is aimed at utilities considering joining a benchmarking project, experienced practitioners in charge of organizing a benchmarking exercise, consultants, regulators and researchers. The document is presented with a clear practice oriented approach and can be used as a how-to-benchmark guide presented from different perspectives (participants, organizers, supervising bodies). Readers will gain practical insight on real life benchmarking practices and will benefit from the experiences gained in some of the leading benchmarking projects of the water industry (including the IWA-WSAA benchmarking efforts, the European Benchmarking Co-operation and the several benchmarking projects carried out in Austria and Central Europe). The manual also presents the new IWA Benchmarking Framework, which aims to harmonize the terms used to describe benchmarking and performance indicators practices in the water industry, guaranteeing a more fluent and efficient communication. This Manual of Best Practice is edited by the IWA Specialist Group on Benchmarking and Performance Assessment, and co-published by AWWA and IWA Publishing. Praise for Benchmarking Water Services: "The continual trend of conceptual to specifics throughout the book provides for an educational experience each time the book is either casually perused or carefully studied." "The authors (Cabrera, Haskins and Fritiz) diligently pursue the focus of improvement." "Benchmarking Water Services is an in depth and practical ‘must have’ guide for any utility currently engaged in or planning to develop a benchmarking process" - Gregory M. Baird (2012) Benchmarking: An International Journal 19:2. More information about the book can be found on the Water Wiki in an article written by the author: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/TheNewIWABenchmarkingFramework A Spanish language version of this book is available as a free eBook: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/eBookTitlesfromIWAPublishingFreetoDownload-Volume2#HBenchmarkingParaServiciosdeAgua

Gender, Women, and Health in the Americas

Author : Elsa Gómez Gómez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789275115411
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (154 download)

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Glosario Del Banco Mundial

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Glosario Del Banco Mundial written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.