Financial Security Solution Resource

the top five threats to the online banking in the financial services industry and recommend solutions for a defense that not only provides a secure transaction environment.

The financial community is faced with the worst economic conditions in decades. It is vital now more than ever to seek ways to cut costs, retain customers, improve...

the accuracy of their companies’ financial reporting. Read this solution brief to learn about a compliance solution that can address SOX requirements through automation of the database security and compliance lifecycles.

All U.S. public companies are obliged to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) which holds...

Accounting Principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), it is clear that the rest of the world has already started moving in that direction.  The best-run businesses of the future will report under IFRS, so it is crucial for SAP customers to transition soon - and on their own timetable.

Transitioning to IFRS...

discusses how to extend an enterprise-grade security framework to these devices.

Employee-owned iPhone and iPad devices are hitting your corporate network like never before. But if even one of these powerful devices – loaded with sensitive corporate data and access – is stolen, lost or compromised, significant financial...

Database security is the last line of defense, so it deserves greater focus on the protection of private data from both internal and external attacks than IT pros have traditionally given it. Read this paper to learn what steps you can take to improve database security in your organization.

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users access to multiple clinical, financial, and other applications and systems. Read here how CDW Healthcare solutions have empowered Healthcare companies with the security of single sign-on.

Using a single password or biometric fingerprint, SSO allows authorized users access to multiple clinical, financial...

To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of...

or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses. Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown...

be challenged by increasingly sophisticated security threats. Attackers are constantly finding new ways to access valuable data. They use various tools and methods to evade traditional security products. This brief white paper presents a new security solution that can stop new threats quickly and effectively.

Organizations...

The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address...

to follow a comprehensive set of information security requirements. Read this white paper to learn more.

In the first ten months after a new Massachusetts identity theft law took effect in late-2007, the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported that over 625,000 residents of the Commonwealth had been directly...

has been much speculation in the US around the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) “roadmap” for adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Companies wonder what the final timeline for adoption will be and what the transition will require.

There is, however, consensus that the SEC will...

also leave companies vulnerable to a variety of security risks. Read this paper to learn how a comprehensive data loss prevention solution can protect your company's sensitive data.

The creation and sharing of digital information within the typical enterprise continues to accelerate. Being able to effectively and efficiently...

your organization.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements apply to every organization that processes credit or debit card information, including merchants and third-party service providers that store, process, or transmit credit/debit card data. PCI DSS defines the requirements for how access to this...

their partners to implement information security controls; the most recent evolution being the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Complying with the PCI DSS is a requirement for any organisation that processes, transmits or stores credit card data. In fact the scope can even include third parties that...

a balance between tight infrastructure security and data access. Read this paper to find out so much more about IT Risk and Compliance.

Having sound, up-to-date IT security policies is essential to protect enterprise infrastructure, personnel, financial assets and information from external attacks that are increasingly...

these attacks. There is one given in the IT security realm and that is change. The challenges faced by security professionals a decade ago are much different than the challenges we face today. Not long ago, hackers concentrated their efforts on malicious software that was designed for recognition, fame, and glory. Attack...

businesses are seeking to bolster consumer security and confidence. In a 2007 report, Forester notes that thirty-seven percent of online shoppers concerned about identity theft have stopped buying online altogether, leading to an estimated loss of $40 billion in online sales. Gartner, in a 2008 report, reveals that most consumers...

this video white paper to learn how a world-class financial close suite can help your organization streamline the close process, address compliance issues, improve accuracy, and reduce costs.

The extended financial close process spans multiple systems and departments and can consume a lot of time and resources. While an average...

lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management.

Chief risk officers at the world's financial institutions are unlikely to look back fondly on 2008. Within little more than a year, the...

Don’t wait to learn how an application security strategy and policy can mitigate risk and thus safeguard not only your company’s informational assets but also...

Application security is the aspect of understanding how applications are built and how someone could gain an advantage by looking at the...