The IT Governance Pocket Guide provides a clear explanation of how information technology underpins businesses and sets out the requirements and benefits of an IT governance strategy. The book draws on the Calder-Moir IT Governance Framework to provide a 'joined up' account of IT governance that integrates controls right across the organisation. Over 52 pages, the guide addresses issues including Why IT Governance Matters, Strategic & Operational Risk Management and Symptoms of Inadequate IT Governance. Written by international security and governance authority Alan Calder, the book is priced at only £9.95/€14.79/US$19.92 and can be purchased from http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/890

IT Regulatory Compliance in the UK is a helpful introduction to IT regulation and examines current compliance issues for organisations based in, operating in or supplying the United Kingdom. In concise and accessible language, it summarises the infosecurity implications of the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000, FSA Rule Book and a host of other legislation and regulations. Written by Alan Calder, the book is priced at £9.95/€14.79/US$19.92 and can be purchased from http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/892

The third addition to the series, IT Regulatory Compliance in North America, provides similar guidance to organisations based in or trading with the United States. It neatly summarises the IT governance demands of laws and regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA and CAN-SPAM Act. Again written by Alan Calder, the book is priced at £9.95/€14.79/US$19.92 and can be purchased from http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/891

Hard copy and electronic versions of all three books are available for worldwide dispatch or immediate download from the IT Governance website.

Alan Calder said: "IT governance is a crucial matter for business leaders to master and these pocket guides provide a succinct overview of the most important topics. In easily digested form, they enable the reader to focus on the key issues relating to their business without needing to wade through reams of superfluous information. In combination with other titles in the series, these latest guides are essential compliance reading for any successful business operating in the UK or USA."

IT Governance Ltd is the one-stop-shop for information security books, tools, training and consultancy. It approaches infosec issues from a non-technology background and talks to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk.

The Calder-Moir IT Governance Framework is a way of organising IT governance issues and tools to support the board, executives and practitioners. Developed in recognition of the fragmented nature of existing IT governance practice, it places governance tools in the context of a complete process and provides a simple reference point for discussing many aspects of IT direction and performance.    It may be accessed without charge at http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/page.framework

Alan Calder is an international authority on information security management. He led the world's first successful implementation of BS 7799, the information security management standard upon which ISO 27001 is based, and wrote the definitive compliance guide for this standard, 'IT Governance: A Manager's Guide to Data Security and BS7799/ISO17799'. The 3rd edition of this book is the basis for the UK Open University's postgraduate course on Information Security. He is a consultant to companies including Cisco. He regularly blogs on IT security issues at http://alancalder.blogspot.com/