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RSS federalFederal Guide to the Value of Encryption: Encryption From Check Point Can Reduce Recurring Financial Risks of Security Exposure by 90 Percent
White Paper It assesses financial risks to information loss if a federal government agency or department does not use encryption and how those losses can be reduced by using encryption. Encryption is a cyber security technology used... [13 Nov 2009]
Integrated Governance, Risk, and Compliance: Improve Performance and Enhance Productivity in Federal Agencies
White Paper Additional laws and regulations have been passed since 2002, outlining requirements for establishing and maintaining internal controls for Federal agencies. Off late high-profile accounting and management scandals in the... [13 Nov 2009]
Driving Down Security and Compliance Costs: Learning From the Federal Government
White Paper The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) standard may provide some of the most significant, and well-document savings associated with this approach. This paper will examine the FDCC standard, and how businesses and... [13 Nov 2009]
Addressing the Insider Threat: Improving Database Security to Manage Risk Within the Federal Government
White Paper Cyber attacks are no longer the work of bored teens defacing Web sites. The bad guys, including those on the inside, have valuable data in their sights. In 2006, OIG reports highlighted database security deficiencies at several agencies,... [13 Nov 2009]
Addressing the Top 5 Database Vulnerabilities Plaguing Federal Agencies
White Paper According to the recently released Verizon 2009 Data Breach Report, 285 million records were compromised in 2008. Agencies of the U.S.government such as The Pentagon, NASA, FAA, The Army, The Veterans Administration, and the Los Alamos... [13 Nov 2009]
Varonis and FISMA Compliance
White Paper Title III of the E-Government Act signed into law in December of 2002, is entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and it requires each federal agency to develop, document, and... [13 Nov 2009]
HSPD-12 & FIPS 201 PIV II: How Government Standards Affect Physical Access Control
White Paper In response to HSPD-12, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and... [13 Nov 2009]
Fortinet and the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI)
White Paper After numerous cyber attacks on several federal agency computer systems in the time period following 9/11, The White House determined that the government needed a more comprehensive strategy to defend government networks... [13 Nov 2009]
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Application Security
White Paper The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 has radically redesigned how public companies comply with federal regulations. The extensive corporate governance requires that executives, auditors, securities analysts and legal... [13 Nov 2009]
Securing EMR (Electronic Medical Records)
White Paper Information Technology advancements in healthcare are expected to accelerate, due to cost concerns, more viable and cost-effective Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology, and federal spending initiatives. [13 Nov 2009]
Making Sense of Message Archiving Requirements
White Paper While many businesses feel like they are not required to adhere to these standards, they should be aware that in December of 2006 the government made changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). [13 Nov 2009]
How Varonis Can Help With Efforts Toward Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
White Paper The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, and commonly called "SOX" or "Sarbox", is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002 in... [13 Nov 2009]
Portal Authentication: A Balancing Act Between Security, Usability & Compliance
White Paper For example, there is a large and growing number of state, provincial, federal and international regulations focused on maintaining the integrity of sensitive and confidential information. Virtually every organization... [13 Nov 2009]
A Better Way to Secure Utility IT Infrastructure - NERC Compliance for Bulk Power Systems
White Paper Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Canada's National Energy Board (NEB), cyber security standard compliance has become an increasing priority for the power utility industry. System downtime, data loss, and... [13 Nov 2009]
Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance
White Paper It is essential to understand that the FDCC is a detailed extension of a subset of the general security requirements previously imposed by Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). In fact, FDCC... [12 Nov 2009]
