How To Guard Against Cyber Attacks
Can centralized IT decision-making protect an organization from cybersecurity breaches?
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business examined how an important information technology governance mechanism – the degree of centralized decision-making – affects the likelihood of a cyber break-in. They scrutinized 504 higher education institutions over a four-year period and found that universities with a centralized IT governance model had fewer breaches.