For Security & Risk Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

May 16, 2008

Security And Privacy Essentials For IT Outsourcing Deals

Managing Risk While Ceding Operational Control

by Jennifer Albornoz Mulligan, Khalid Kark

with Jonathan Penn, Christine Ferrusi Ross, Alissa Dill, Allison Herald

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Global spending on IT services and outsourcing was estimated at $488 billion in 2007 and is predicted to rise an additional 9% in 2008. At $120 billion, IT outsourcing constitutes roughly 25% of this spending. Organizations engaged in outsourcing will require sufficient security and privacy controls to protect their investments and reduce risks to their sensitive information. Security and privacy professionals should be an integral part of the outsourcing process, from developing the request for proposal (RFP) to signing the contract. But the job isn't complete just because the contract has been signed; the outsourcing relationship needs to be monitored, the contract components need to be enforced, and business value needs to be realized.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemIncreased Outsourcing Carries Greater Security And Privacy Risk

itemBake Security And Privacy Into Outsourcing Relationships From The Start

itemHow To Ensure Your Outsourcing Deal Includes The Appropriate Security

itemRegularly Monitor And Enforce Security And Privacy Contract Provisions

recommendations

itemHow To Fund And Optimize Security And Privacy Investments In Outsourcing

WHAT IT MEANS

itemAddress Security And Privacy Risks When Seeking Savings From Outsourcing

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed six vendor and user companies, including Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and InfoSys Technologies.

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Analyst: Khalid Kark
Technology: Governance, Risk, & Compliance, IT Services, Outsourcing, Regulations & Legislation, Security & Risk, Security Operations, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Vendor Management
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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