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Achieving Compliance in a Virtualized Environment sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to present the unique considerations that virtualization presents to regulatory and standards compliance, and then prescriptively describe how to mitigate risks. Posted: 25 Sep 2008 \| Published: 19 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Compliance Software \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Security Audits \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Manage Risk and Address Return on Investment with IBM Compliance Solutions sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: Governance, risk management and compliance place high expectations on IT to establish, enforce and prove the efficacy of policies, processes and controls. Posted: 15 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Email Archiving \| Governance \| Risk Management \| Security Audits

Database Security Audit and Protect Critical Databases sponsored by Imperva WHITE PAPER: Databases store extraordinarily valuable and confidential data. An increasing number of compliance regulations compel organizations to audit access to this sensitive data and protect it from attack and abuse. Posted: 04 Feb 2011 \| Published: 04 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Access Control \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Database Security \| Fraud Protection \| Security Audits

Enabling Continuous Compliance Across the Enterprise sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Today's innovative enterprises are transforming compliance into a continuous action that is woven into the fabric of both their IT security and business environments. Learn how this transformation can significantly improve compliance results with fewer resources, while providing valuable insights to drive strategic business decisions. Posted: 01 Jul 2011 \| Published: 30 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Compliance Best Practices \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| Security Audits \| Security Management

7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction sponsored by Qualys, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Rapid changes within technology, new server and software deployments, and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems and steal data create the greatest set of challenges faced by security and IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. Interested in reducing security risk? Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

Governance and control: Focus risk management on multiple levers of control sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Written by Jeremy Hope from Beyond Budgeting Round Table, this paper describes how CFOs should set the highest standards of ethical reporting and behavior. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 \| Published: 01 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Corporate Governance \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Information Security \| Internal Controls \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance \| Security Audits

Penetration Tests sponsored by Internet Security Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: A penetration test offers an invaluable and compelling way to establish a baseline assessment of security as seen from outside the boundaries the organization's network. Posted: 06 Apr 2003 \| Published: 01 Jan 2001 TOPICS: Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection \| Managed Security Services \| Network Security Software \| Security Audits \| Vulnerability Assessments

Global Security Report 2011 sponsored by Trustwave WHITE PAPER: In 2010, SpiderLabs performed more than 220 investigations worldwide. In 85% of the investigations, a system breach was confirmed. Of those entities in which a system breach was confirmed, 90% involved the actual theft of sensitive data, representing criminals’ effectiveness in extracting data once system access is obtained. Posted: 27 Jan 2011 \| Published: 26 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Application Security \| Crime \| Cybersecurity \| Email Security \| Malware \| Penetration Testing \| Security Audits \| Security Threats \| Wireless Security

Addressing Compliance Initiatives with Center for Internet Security Benchmarks sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details the background you need to build an effective compliance program by understanding benchmarks, the basic building blocks of compliance initiatives. You'll learn about the benchmarks specified by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), which are often used as a starting point for creating a compliance initiative. Posted: 30 Mar 2009 \| Published: 01 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance \| Security Audits \| Security Policies \| Security Standards

IDC Flash: IBM Releases IAM for Mobile, Cloud and Enterprise sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Gain insights into IBM's threat-aware IAM solutions focused on enabling identity as the new security perimeter. Posted: 09 Oct 2014 \| Published: 29 Nov 2013 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Authentication \| Cloud Security \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Compliance Software \| Identification Systems \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Governance \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| Securities Industry \| Security \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| SSO \| Vulnerability Management