KPMG's Information Risk Management (IRM) practice advises on managing risks from the use of information technology. If you are undergoing rapid growth, have large, complex information systems or are implementing new leading edge technologies or e-commerce solutions, KPMG can help you identify and manage the associated IT risks so you can meet your strategic and financial goals.

Trust and Security in the E-business world
More and more businesses are entering the arena of electronic trading, both business-to-customer, and business-to-business, every day. With this huge growth in activity, there is an increasing realisation by these firms that not only do they need to be secure themselves, but also they have to trust the security of their trading partners. KPMG's IRM group is at the forefront of assisting businesses in creating these "communities of trust" that are vital to successful e-trading. From the provision of independent audits of secure e-business infrastructures, to assisting in the design and implementation of PKI solutions, IRM has the skills and experience to help global organisations achieve their objectives in this vital and expanding arena.

Get The Most From Your IT Projects
Continuous advances in technology have shortened the development time and increased the complexity of information system development projects. This complexity and the time pressures brought on by the need for a faster "speed to market," bring additional risk. KPMG offers you practical advice and assistance to enhance your processes and controls to manage these risks and maximise the likelihood that a project will meet its objectives. KPMG can help you realise the value of the often-huge investment being made in major software package implementations such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle or BaaN, or custom-built solutions.

Get Optimal Return from your IT Investment
Increasing competitive pressures means you have to look carefully at your IT investments to ensure that you're getting what you pay for. We can provide you with valuable independent feedback on how your investments compare with those of your competitors and the marketplace. And we can help you manage your use of IT so it is effective in delivering a competitive advantage.

Plan for Business Interruptions
As organisations move their business online, the requirement for continuous availability of services increases dramatically. Having reliable systems with high availability and the means to quickly recover should anything serious go wrong, is becoming a key differentiator in the e-business world. Things other than the traditional "disaster" can impair service capabilities, including inadequate change management plans, hardware failure, virus attack, or telecommunications failure. KPMG can help you plan for these events through risk analysis, network and system design and recovery planning - improving the availability, reliability, and recoverability of the key information systems that you and your customers rely upon.

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