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SAM Brings Volume Discount, Helps Medial Center Promote Regulation Compliance

whitepaper In mid-2005, a large medical center conducted a routine check to make sure its IT systems were complying with medical regulations. The program promotes best practices that help the center comply both with software licenses and with unrelated...

Tags: asset management

[11 May 2008]

Health Sciences Center Integrates Critical Applications, Saves More Than $1 Million

whitepaper The center was using manual procedures to enter and exchange patient data, but healthcare regulations required an electronic method for sharing insurance claim information. University of Utah Health Sciences Center (U of U HSC) wanted to integrate...

Tags: monitoring systems

[11 May 2008]

Understanding Advanced Backup Reporting

whitepaper At the same time, government regulations and corporate governance are becoming a reality, and IT departments are being pressured to "Prove" backup and recovery service-level compliance. Backup administration and reporting continue to be a major...

Tags: back-up

[11 May 2008]

The Fast Close: Achieving Quick Wins and Big Wins

whitepaper For a brief period in the late 1990s, companies became more efficient at closing their books and reporting their financial information, but compliance regulations such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Sarbanes-Oxley...

Tags: back-office

[11 May 2008]

Reap the Benefits of PCI Compliance: Why Payment Card Security Should Be a Retailer's Top Priority

whitepaper Confusion abounds about the intent of some of the standards, acceptable alternatives, how to stay compliant and even to whom the regulations apply. Despite five years and two deadlines, just 20 percent of level one merchants (6 million+ annual...

Tags: security standards

[11 May 2008]

Intrusion Detection and Security Auditing in Oracle

whitepaper Database intrusion detection and security auditing continues to grow in importance because of the rising volume of successful database attacks, and the resulting security legislation and regulations. Monitoring the database applications is a...

Tags: security tools

[11 May 2008]

Managing Mobile Devices Safely and With Less Effort

whitepaper This has enabled FSC to apply central regulations for a more secure and efficient management of mobile equipment. The administration of mobile devices is a major challenge for organizations. Registration, configuration, and management are often...

Tags: monitoring systems

[11 May 2008]

Financial Services Distributor Connects 2,500 Advisers With Easy-to-Use Portal Solution

whitepaper It saves them considerable time and resources and helps ensure that advisers and Openwork remain fully compliant with the latest Financial Services Authority regulations. Openwork, based in the United Kingdom, is a stand-alone, multi-tied...

Tags: application servers

[11 May 2008]

Securing Configurations in the Enterprise - Save Money and Reduce the Number of Exposures

whitepaper They also have the task of reporting on how the IT controls stack up against corporate policy, regulations, and frameworks. Take a proactive risk-based approach to managing and securing systems and configurations.

Tags: infrastructure management

[11 May 2008]

PCI Policy Compliance Using Information Security Policies Made Easy

whitepaper Written information security policies are fundamental to an effective information security program and required for compliance with many frameworks and regulations, including PCI, HIPAA, COBIT and many others.

Tags: security standards

[09 May 2008]

PCI Data Security Standard: SSO - Strong Authentication - Physical/Logical Security Convergence

whitepaper In response to this increased threat, governments around the world have been considering an array of new laws and regulations to systematically combat the problem. During the last ten years there has been an explosion in the use of Internet-based...

Tags: security standards

[09 May 2008]

You Sure You Want to Charge That?: Is the PCI DSS Protecting You?

whitepaper The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, was established to create a unified security standard whose implications have grown due to new industry regulations. Security requirements were established in six major areas that cover...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

ISO17799 and the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act

whitepaper However, increasing awareness of the dangers present and the need for tight controls has resulted in regulations governing critical verticals and also general corporate governance practices. The ISO17799 is widely regarded as a broad and...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

PCI DSS and HIPAA: The Security Standards Share Common Ground

whitepaper One of the greatest challenges that the electronic transactions industry faces today is the issue of security requirements under various rules and regulations. For most people in the industry, the issue is focused on the specifics of the Payment...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

PCI and Visa CISP Compliance: What These Standards Mean to the Independent Grocer and Regional Chain - And How Storenext Helps You Meet Them

whitepaper To protect cardholders, businesses and the payments card industry itself, regulations have been enacted that mandate changes in the way payment card information is used and handled. In 2001, Visa implemented "CISP" - the Cardholder Information...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

Lower your blood pressure when it comes to securing patient data

whitepaper Compliance regulations make the challenge even bigger. Protecting patient data is a huge task. In this IBM Healthcare Security Executive Kit, you'll learn how to safeguard data more effectively, reduce regulatory compliance risks and lower...

Tags: network security, equipment, hospital, attacks

[03 May 2008]

A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Education

whitepaper These incidents may also have serious legal consequences, potentially violating government regulations. As school districts invest in laptop computers as everyday learning tools, they face greater risk of theft, unauthorized software installation...

Tags: asset management, laptops, tracking, school

[03 May 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News The need for businesses to be compliant with government regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, remains a significant factor driving security-spending decisions, where investments are justified simply because the damage from breaches is...

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Build a viable plan for disaster recovery and crisis management

whitepaper DR is essential, not only to plan for disaster, but to confirm that your organization is in compliance with regulations. Building business resilience into your organization depends on effective disaster recovery.

[23 Apr 2008]

Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain

News Fibre networks are being fitted at three estates in the UK and Ofcom is hoping to encourage further growth by laying out clear regulations for investors. The regulations aim to do this by ensuring equal competition between communication providers...

Tags: telco, broadband, fibre

[16 Apr 2008]

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