The RG SIM formed in the end of the 1990s in response to new challenges in managing information technology and systems looming at the horizon of the upcoming “Digital Age”. Many practical management challenges as perceived by industry managers and IT management consultants drove the group’s initial research. Since these beginnings, the research group has kept its strong relation to companies and consultancies to ensure the relevance of its research. Industry research has, in fact, been the hallmark of our research. The research projects conducted so far have, among others, dealt with the concept, contents, and development of IT/IS strategies, with IT/IS outsourcing, with the challenges of ensuring reliable and smooth IT/IS operations, as well as with the management of IT/IS investments and cost accounting. Building on experiences in these fields and following our passion of undertaking relevant industry research, we are currently turning our attention cybersecurity strategy, governance, and investment management. Despite the fact that cybersecurity is a highly relevant and increasingly pressing top management concern, research has not yet paid much attention to the challenges that cybersecurity imposes on management.

The groups strong ties to industry have also furthered the group’s academic research by directing our interests to those of great practical relevance. Moreover, they have provided us with access to “testbeds” for carefully evaluating research findings, as well as to field data, so that our research findings also make their way into highest-ranking academic journals on an international scale.