PART III: STRATEGIES

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By the same token, IT controls work better in specific environments. In exploring strategies grouped into seven main themes, we look for hidden receptors amongst contextual principles and elements, to arrive at sometimes unexpected, yet practical, ways of attaining or sustaining compliance. As we shall see, much like the interconnections amongst control elements explored in Part II: Principles, the strategies presented do not exist in a ...

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