Re: Do you have a CIO?

["C. Lazarus" <CLazarus () BUSINESS BUFFALO EDU>]

1- yes we have a CIO - the position was instituted about 7 years ago.
Started off as just a different name for the Director of Central Computing,
but has been evolving since.
2 - the CIO reports to the Presidents Office
3 - we still have issues with authority even with a CIO.  They didn't one
day say - okay we have a CIO and he's in charge of all IT.  We still have
many little fiefdoms here, especially the wealthier research areas, that run
their own IT.  And it has only been recently (change in administration) that
the CIO has been able to make policy.

Centralizing some things has always made sense, such as security, data
communications, help desk, disaster planning, etc.  But it has been a big
culture change here.

Without that centralized CIO with the associated strategic planning, how are
IT dollars best spent?  How are redundancies avoided?  How do you ensure
standard operating practices (such as firewalls, IDS, patch management,
backups, etc).

Good luck

Carolann G. Lazarus, CISA
IS Auditor - Internal Audit
University at Buffalo
645-5000 x1243
clazarus () business buffalo edu


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From: Jim Schug [mailto:schugj () MATC EDU]
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:58 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Do you have a CIO?



Our college does not have a dedicated CIO; instead the functions are spread
through a number of divisions of the college.  I'm curious about:


1) Do you have a CIO?
2) To whom does the CIO report?
3) Any recommendations on how to "sell" the president about the importance
of having a CIO?

Thank you in advance.



Ability is what you're capable of doing.
    Motivation determines what you do.
        Attitude determines how well you do it.
-Lee Holz

Jim Schug
Information Security Instructor
http://oncampus.matc.edu/infosec <http://oncampus.matc.edu/infosec>
Milwaukee Area Technical College
5555 West Highland Road, Mequon, WI 53092  USA
Phone: (262) 238-2267