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To paraphrase an oft-used financial aphorism, when business sneezes, IT organizations catch a cold.

aph·o·rism
n.  

1. A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage. See Synonyms at saying.
2. A brief statement of a principle.

Brooke Shields did the controversial Calvin Klein jeans ads and the movie Blue Lagoon, which was criticized as prurient by several conservative groups even though a body double was used for all of Shields’ nude scenes.

pru·ri·ent
adj.  

1. Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious.
2. 1. Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex: prurient thoughts.
   2. Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex: prurient literature.