Sarbanes-Oxley a waste of time!
A recent Computer World Article quoted the IDG news service as "IBM users expect compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act rules governing U.S. public companies to prove to be the least effective or the most wasteful use of their IT resources"
No surprise.
Although we are a long way from understanding IT, and especially IT Security, as well as (hmmmm, let's say) building and maintaining bridges or making sandwiches, we have a pretty good clue. By "we" I mean business and IT people. "We, the (at least some of the) people."
Sabanes-Oxley says "we the government know better than you the people and you'll do it this way or else - Listen up, we got the guns and we got the badges!"
Ahhh yes, our friendly government telling us how to conduct business. Maybe they should make sure we're eating enough vegetables too???
We need FEWER government demands, not more. Who knows more about IT, we the people, or they the politicians?
(this qualifies as an official Ted Rant. And yes, I am tired and cranky!)
No surprise.
Although we are a long way from understanding IT, and especially IT Security, as well as (hmmmm, let's say) building and maintaining bridges or making sandwiches, we have a pretty good clue. By "we" I mean business and IT people. "We, the (at least some of the) people."
Sabanes-Oxley says "we the government know better than you the people and you'll do it this way or else - Listen up, we got the guns and we got the badges!"
Ahhh yes, our friendly government telling us how to conduct business. Maybe they should make sure we're eating enough vegetables too???
We need FEWER government demands, not more. Who knows more about IT, we the people, or they the politicians?
(this qualifies as an official Ted Rant. And yes, I am tired and cranky!)
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 9:07 AM
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