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Podcast: Take the pain out of IT compliance
Complying with government regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA has been a daunting task for IT departments, soaking up huge amounts of time and resources. During this 16-minute podcast, IT consultant Jeff Davis and I examine how IT departments are coping with...
Tags: Information Technology, Compliance, Podcasts, Regulatory Compliance, Hipaa, Strategy, Internet, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Management, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-06-05
Tripwire introduces Tripwire Enterprise 7
Tripwire, the company to watch out for in the fast-growing market segment called configuration auditing and control, will launch the latest release of its Tripwire Enterprise software come July 16. According to eWeek: Tripwire Enterprise 7 is aimed at helping IT get a better handle on...
Tags: Tripwire, Virtualization, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Hardware, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-07-15
Take technology out of your security policies to maintain compliance
Are you tired about wondering whether your organization is compliant with all the regulations that affect it? Mike Mullins has a rather unorthodox suggestion: Take the technology out of your policies. See why Mike says doing this will make it easier to address compliance in your company. As the...
Tags: Regulations, Regulatory compliance, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, compliance, security, Security Solutions Newsletter, Policy, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2007-04-12
Microsoft preaches the gospel of Exchange
Microsoft paid a visit last week; not the entire company,mind you, but a couple of disciples to spread the good faith. They worked in a pre-sales capacity and onehad the ominous title of Messaging Specialist. Messenger, disciple – whatÂ's the difference, right? Anyway, youÂ've probably guessed they...
Tags: Exchange, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Blog posts 2006-07-31
Making the Case for Broadband Phone Services
Internet phone services offering free and unlimited long-distance calling drew consumers even back when call quality could be uneven. Now, quality is more consistent, a wide range of calling features are available, and remarkably, calls remain relatively inexpensive. This sample chapter from Internet Phone Services Simplified weighs the advantages of...
Tags: broadband, broadband phone, Broadband Phone Services, Cisco Systems Inc., Internet, Internet phone, Internet Phone Services Simplified, phone, phone service, PSTN, regulatory compliance, tax, telephone
Download resources 2006-05-08
Understand the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance on your disaster recovery plan
If you've recently added policies and software systems specifically for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, you will also need to revamp your disaster recovery planning. Make sure you know the SOX basics. No discussion of disaster recovery DR and compliance issues would be complete without looking at the Sarbanes-Oxley...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Mike Talon, Regulatory compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, Disaster Recovery Planning, SEC, Bottom Line, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Data Management
Technical articles 2006-02-27
HIPAA compliance and disaster recovery
Find out what your disaster recovery plan must cover in order to comply with current HIPAA regulations. Disaster recovery DR planning often fails to take into consideration how various regulations and compliance issues will impact the firm after a disaster strikes. Though it doesn't impact all businesses,...
Tags: Regulations, Mike Talon, Regulatory compliance, Backups, HIPAA, disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, Security, Compliance, Data, Regulation, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Data Management
Technical articles 2006-02-13
Integrate compliance into your disaster recovery plan
Mike Talon gives you an overview of the issues you should consider regarding compliance law and your disaster recovery plan. As we begin to approach tax season here in the United States, many IT professionals begin to think about government regulation and how it will impact technology...
Tags: Mike Talon, Regulations, Regulatory compliance, compliance, disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Newsletter, Disaster Recovery Planning, Data Management
Technical articles 2006-02-03
Sarbanes-Oxley robs Ballmer of a free Xbox 360
Poor Steve Ballmer. At a meeting today he revealed that he does not yet have an Xbox 360.  "Thanks to the wonders of Sarbanes-Oxley, management does not get a free Xbox 360," he said. As a result, he has to shop around for one like everybody else and hasn't had...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2005-12-07
Scale your compliance solution
Regulatory compliance is the hot topic in the IT industry today, and many companies are still scrambling to get a solution – any solution – in place. Don't forget to consider scalability when you choose compliance software or services. Complying with government regulations is fast becoming a big ...
Tags: Deb Shinder, ItÂ, compliance, thatÂ, compliance solution, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Solution, Regulatory Compliance
Technical articles 2005-10-31
Creating a scalable content management solution
Content management is all the rage these days, full scale CMS solutions are pricy and complex. What does your organization really need in terms of managing documents, images and other content? We discuss how to evaluate your needs and various vendors' offerings. Most companies create a large amount of...
Tags: Deb Shinder, Web technology, Enterprise software, Regulatory compliance, MicrosoftÂ, content management system, content management, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Solution, OSCOM, Software
Technical articles 2005-10-17
Develop a scalable security strategy for your messaging services
Even when your company is small and you don't have any million-dollar trade secrets, protecting the integrity of e-mail sent to and from your internal network is important. E-mail and other messaging technologies have, in many cases, replaced both the telephone and postal mail for business communications --...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Deb Shinder, Regulatory compliance, messaging, security, security strategy, e-mail, e-mail security, e-mail security plan, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Network, Enforcement, Option, Online Communications
Technical articles 2005-10-10
Compliance Regulatory Overview: What's next?
Lesson 7 of 7 It is nearly impossible to predict what new complianceregulations are down the pike. However, in many cases, the controlsorganizations have in place to meet existing compliance standards act as thegroundwork for future legislation.For example, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act called for corporationsto take measures for insuring the security...
Tags: Compliance, compliance, regulatory compliance
Technical articles 2005-10-06
Implement a data destruction policy to keep corporate secrets safe
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other legislation have made data retention a hot topic. But about the flip side of the coin—what happens when your data has finally served its purpose? Mike Mullins explains the importance of a data destruction policy and discusses steps you can take to prevent unauthorized access...
Tags: Storage, FACTA, Advertising & Promotion, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, media, Security Solutions Newsletter, Unauthorized Access, Mike Mullins, Marketing, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2005-08-11
Don't gamble with HIPAA security compliance
Ramon Padilla thinks the HIPAA security compliance guidelines left too many loopholes for foot-dragging IT departments. Read his recommendations for becoming compliant and documenting your efforts. April 21, 2005 has come and gone pretty much without a peep. That date was the deadline for the Health Insurance ...
Tags: Regulations, Ramon Padilla Jr., Regulatory compliance, HIPAA, security, specification, Government IT Newsletter, Compliance, Ramon Padilla, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
Technical articles 2005-06-27
RSA enVision Platform Helps Giant Eagle to Comply With the PCI Standard
Giant Eagle had been manually tracking log files to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley SOX and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, but this was a very time-consuming process that was a major drain on IT resources. When faced with compliance with Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standard DSS...
Tags: RSA Security Inc., PCI, Regulatory Compliance, Hipaa, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Healthcare, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance
Case studies 2007-04-01
HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance With Sawmill
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 SOX contains many provisions in response to recent corporate malfeasance. The CEOs and CFOs now must certify financial reports and provide independent annual audits to prove that internal controls are maintained for financial reporting. In particular, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board PCAOB has made...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Flowerfire, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Policies And Procedures, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2006-05-01
Defensive Management: Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Discourage Corporate Risk-Taking?
Critics of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") charge that it fosters corporate bureaucratization and discourages risk-taking. This paper uses a natural experiment to test whether SOX may have induced managers to take fewer risks. Because SOX applies to all US public companies, a US-based test cannot rule out other possible causes...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2007-08-01
An Examination of the Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Attractiveness of US Capital Markets for Foreign Firms
Passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX has led to an increase in voluntarily delistings of foreign firms from US stock exchanges. This paper examine whether the delisting decisions of these firms were motivated by the firms' costs of complying with SOX or by the Managers' or Controlling Shareholders' MCOs private...
Tags: Capital Market, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Firm, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2007-03-01
One of the Prime Beneficiaries of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The London Stock Exchange!
In the late 1990's, financial markets in the United States U S were rocked by accounting scandals in companies such as Enron and WorldCom. Public confidence in American business was at low ebb. As a knee-jerk reaction to the scandals, the U S Congress hastily passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of...
Tags: U.S., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, London Stock Exchange Plc., University Of Louisiana, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources
White papers 2008-10-01


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