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Comply With XBRL: Automate Compliance with U.S. and European Financial-Reporting Standards by Information Builders
Reporting Language (XBRL), for submitting financial reports to the SEC in the United States is being mandated for June 2009. Both the creation of, and reporting from XBRL, are functions performed by the same new tool described in this paper. A new standard file format, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), for submitting...
Using Microsoft Active Directory to Address Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard Requirements in Heterogeneous Environments by Centrify Corporation
to address specific PCI DSS requirements.

The Security Standards Council of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) owns and maintains the Data Security Standard (DSS), which is a rigorous set of requirements that all merchants, payment processors, point-of-sale vendors, and financial institutions must follow. The stiff penalties defined by...

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010 by Guardium, an IBM Company
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.

With...

Securing Sensitive Information: An Examination of Information Security Issues, Methods and Securing Data With LTO-4 Tape Drive Encryption by Hewlett-Packard Company
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...
Governance, Risk and Compliance for Life Sciences Companies by SAP America, Inc.
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...
Compliance Virtual Seminar: A free one-day event focused on evolving regulations and their impact on IT security by SearchSecurity.com
data privacy laws, looming regulations for financial firms and changes to current regulations, such as the recent addition of HITECH.

The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving. Within the last 18 months we've seen revisions to decade-old regulations, tweaks and clarifications to industry standards, new regulations and...

Reduce DR Risks: Learn How Clinical Financial Services Uses i365 to Reduce DR Risks and Reassure Clients by i365, A Seagate Company
Pharma-Belt” in suburban Philadelphia, Clinical Financial Services, LLC (CFS) is the pharmaceutical industry’s only company focused exclusively on the financial management of clinical trials. Slater knew a better DR plan would not only bolster his firm’s risk management efforts but also reassure the clients looking to broaden the...
bwin Success Story with Novell Sentinel® by Novell Inc.
bwin used Novell Sentinel solution to improve security, reduce administrative effort and make it easier to demonstrate PCI DSS compliance.

The bwin Group is one of the world's leading providers of online gaming entertainment. All companies that process, store or transmit payment card data must comply with the Payment Card...

The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet by Blue Coat
a year being spent on anti-virus and other security software, the dangers of becoming a victim of cybercrime are increasing. What was once the hobby of amateur hackers has become the business of organized groups around the world.

Cyberthieves want your identity and financial information, and they are not just going through...

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence by SAP America, Inc.
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...
Massachusetts Data Protection Law: 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth by Lumension
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...

Protect Notebooks and Data with Intel® Anti-Theft Technology by Intel Technology Provider
increasingly stringent regulations in data security and privacy adds additional complexity for companies with mobile users. Read this technology brief to learn about Intel® Anti-Theft Technology. Keeping data secure in a mobile environment is not just a daunting challenge, but a critical requirement. Complying with...
Data Loss Prevention Requirements Roadmap by CA
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...

Managing Risk In Perilous Times: Practical Steps to Accelerate Recovery by SAP America, Inc.
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...

Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses by Global Knowledge
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...
The Future of Authentication for Online Services by SafeNet, Inc.
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...
The Total Economic Impact of CA Identity Manager by CA
user administration. It helps answer critical security, policy and compliance questions of who has access to which applications and data. This study illustrates the financial impact of CA IM on an organization with 40,000 employees and 200
applications.

In conducting in-depth interviews with four existing customers, Forrester...

Helping Ensure Data Protection: How You Can Gain Business Advantage by Protecting Against Internal and External Threats by Oracle Corporation
in a bid to keep their reporting, data security, traceability and quality processes transparent and adapt them whenever necessary. As such, data protection is often viewed as an onerous 'tax' on IT budgets – a necessary evil to keep the regulators at bay. However this paper will argue that the performance, collaboration...
Regulatory Compliance Alignment: Antivirus support of compliance with HIPAA, SOX, GLB, PCI DSS and FISMA by ESET
This report provides the information necessary to determine where antivirus solutions may help an organization to comply with the following regulatory requirements: HIPAA, SOX, GLBA, PCI DSS & FISMA.

The antivirus industry currently serves numerous vertical sectors and has done so for many...

Enterprise Performance Management - Financial Excellence and Beyond by SAP America, Inc.
top CFOs are shifting from their traditional financial role dealing with standardized business processes and systems to that of change agent and strategic advisor to the CEO.

Read why top CFOs are shifting from their traditional financial role dealing with standardized business processes and systems to that of change agent...

Financial Security News
Financial Security Tips
The Copper River Group, a consulting firm headquartered in Fargo, N.D. that focuses on technology and payment systems research and consulting for community financial institutions. For nearly 30 years, Dan Fisher has worked in the financial industry using technology to improve the bottom line. He has served as a director of... More...
Feb 22, 2010

Section 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) established the policy that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and protect the security and confidentiality of... More...

Feb 8, 2010
Network Security Articles
Medical identity fraudsters target health care info, experts say by Marcia Savage, Editor, Information Security magazine
criminals know that medical records are a goldmine, and they are using the data to steal drugs or peek into others' medical history, health care security experts said.

"We are seeing fraudsters stealing identities, going to a pharmacy and stealing drugs," Simon Chan, senior IT security architect at pharmacy benefits management... More...

Mar 4, 2010
Trustwave seeks SIEM technology upgrade with Intellitactics deal by Billy Hurley, Site Editor, SearchMidmarketSecurity.com
DLP company Vericept Corp. Also, just last month, Trustwave added data encryption capabilities with its addition of BitArmor Inc. The acquired network security and data protection tools, as well as its other IPS, IDS and UTM features, are offered as both products and managed security services, which can then be used in compliance assessment... More...
Mar 4, 2010
PCI tokenization push promising but premature, experts say by Robert Westervelt, News Editor
Systems Inc. has sold tokenization products since 2003. Payment processors are also heavily pushing tokenization. First Data Corp. and RSA, the security division of EMC Corp., have released an encryption and tokenization service that takes the card payment information, converts it into a token and then stores the sensitive data in a... More...
Mar 4, 2010
Financial Security Podcasts
Time's Up on PCI Compliance by SonicWALL
strategies that will keep you ahead of deadlines and help you avoid costly penalties for non-compliance.

With new looming deadlines for the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard DSS (PCI DSS) right around the corner, the time is now to get ready. These new requirements will affect the way...

Application Security Viewpoint by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company
Application security is the aspect of understanding how applications are built and how someone could gain an advantage by looking at the...
Fraud Prevention Information
Email authentication methods critical in fight against phishing by Marcia Savage, Editor, Information Security magazine
hellip;to protect all our customers, which is critical as the bad guys get more sophisticated," he said at the panel on securing email against phishing, spoofing and fraud.

Many users' systems are getting infected from phishing attacks, making "it critical to cut down on illegitimate email," said Paul Smocer, vice president of security at BITS, a division of the Financial Services Roundtable, a forum... More...

Mar 3, 2010
RSA panel: No easy solution for Zeus Trojan, banking malware by Marcia Savage, Editor, Information Security magazine
fraud triggered by password-stealing malware.

"New malware takes their [bad guys'] level of agility up a notch," said Laura Mather, founder and CEO at Palo Alto, Calif.-based fraud prevention company Silver Tail Systems Inc. Man-in-the-browser functionality gives the malicious software the ability to lay dormant on a victim's computer and spring to life when the victim visits a banking site, she said.

"Malware is the... More...

Mar 3, 2010