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Why do I still keep hearing about breaches of confidentiality even though compliance to FISMA and SOX have been on the books for years? This is a question that many people asked in the wake of disclosure of the theft of a notebook belonging to a Veteran's Affairs employee that contained records... More...
What are the benefits or cost savings of implementing security controls that are compliant with regulatory information security compliance requirements during the SDLC versus after an application is already in production or worse, after public disclosure of a security control (or lack... More...
Isn't it really all about accounting for your assets, placing a value on each, (assessing the impact to your business if a breach occurs), calculating the risk, (threats, vulnerabilities and likelihood of occurrence), and then implementing security controls to minimize the risks starting with the... More...
My organization already does background checks as part of the hiring process. Will it be necessary to run them again as part of a PCI compliance process? If so, to what standard? The PCI has published a document called the Qualified Data Security Company Requirements (QDSC). Section 4 of that... More...
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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...
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...
The Total Economic Impact of CA Identity Manager by CA
request approvals and other decisions, access recertification, and delegated 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...
Building a Best-Run Finance Organization by SAP America, Inc.
can develop best-run finance organizations.

There is a company executive with a growing influence in today's boardroom - the chief financial officer. And the role of the finance organizations that these executives lead is expanding as well.

While the advent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has focused enormous attention on the financial accountability and internal...
22 Marketing Metrics for Business Executives: An actionable guide to marketing analytics and marketing’s impact on the bottom-line by Birst
by every executive, especially those in marketing. These metrics are necessary to keep executives, especially in marketing, on top of financial, market, and customer trends, as well as sales and marketing benchmarks. Read this white paper to learn about a core set of marketing-related metrics that can be understood and tracked by every executive, especially those in...
BlackBerry HIPAA Compliance by BlackBerry
Non-compliance with HIPAA can affect the integrity and security of an organization's entire IT system. Read this paper to learn how combining technologies with security policies can help your organization reduce the risks associated with mobile devices. Compliance with HIPAA requires...
Top Five SIM Pitfalls: Ensuring Successful Security Information Management by SecureWorks
This paper was designed to help Security, IT and Compliance professionals in deploying Security Information Management (SIM) tools. It explores the pitfalls that have led to failed projects for other and provides organizations in need of SIM with guidance for...
New Security Management Model by NitroSecurity
Next-generation security management must be built upon a foundation of massive data collection, processing, and storage; deep and diverse data analytics; and virtualization and cloud intelligence. Read this paper to learn how to accommodate changing...
Stay on Guard: Security Breach Recovery Costs Are Higher Than You Think by CDW Corporation
The cost of recovering from a security breach can be quadruple the cost of preventing one. Read this paper to learn how to proactively address security concerns in your enterprise.

Just when you thought that companies at high risk for data theft had their online...
Challenges and Opportunities of the Payment Card Industry: A White Paper by the IT Compliance Institute by Tripwire, Inc.
Enterprise businesses require the control framework involved in the PCI DSS to help improve internal operational, security and audit performance. This white paper details how alignment of business and PCI goals is important to ensure continuity and meet all internal security standards. The control framework involved in the PCI Data Security...