Compliance Best Practices White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides IT security and compliance professionals a roadmap and practical advice for implementing an approach to compliance that helps overcome IT security issues.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 07 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Compliance is indeed a conscientious effort toward securing corpo­rate assets. IT organizations have committed much time and money to the cause. Despite security breaches still happening many still fly under the radar. This paper outlines what precautions need to be taken to avoid future security breaches.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 08 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: The external forces of advanced threats and compliance obligations, combined with the internal forces of new business initiatives, lead to a complex set of data protec­tion requirements. This paper provides an overview of the many data protection challenges CISOs face and suggests a sequence of five actions to take to address these challenges.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 08 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to help enterprises make decisions about where and when to use cloud solutions by outlining issues that enterprises should raise with hosting providers before selecting a vendor, and by highlighting ways in which SSL from a trusted certificate authority can help enterprises conduct business in the cloud with confidence.

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 | Published: 02 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how small and medium-sized organizations can manage their IT risks and maintain regulatory compliance with minimal staff and budget, using cloud-based security.

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 | Published: 11 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: While there is no single method to guarantee software compliance, IBM Maximo® Asset Management can provide e-signature and e-record (audit trail) capabilities that support efforts to comply with regulations and guidelines related to e-records and e-signatures.

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 | Published: 08 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Packed with practical tips and actionable guidance, this 16-page report covers all of the key technology systems that family offices need to evaluate—along with the pros and cons of each and tradeoffs to consider. It’s a must-read for any family office looking to build competitive advantage in today’s environment.

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 | Published: 08 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: White Paper: for RSA SecurID users - read on to learn more about how to increase security and efficiency, by extending your RSA dual factor authentication solution to access critical information on the IBM System i. It helps organizations meet compliance standards and improve their existing security environment.

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 | Published: 27 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Exchange Server is a powerful enterprise messaging tool that has proven to be very successful over the years. This white paper, sponsored by Sherpa Software, outlines the various archiving and eDiscovery features in Exchange 2010, examines how they work, and discusses various limitations in their deployment.

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 | Published: 28 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: Think an ERP is the solution for your workforce management needs? Stop and consider how hard you would have to work, to make your ERP work for you. This paper presents seven signs that will tell you that it’s time to go with Kronos.

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 10 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper will present an overview of the changing landscape as companies develop practices and processes to measure their performance as sustainable enterprises. It will examine the complex new drivers of sustainability reporting, as well as the rapidly changing legislative environment that will make reporting mandatory, not voluntary.

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid.

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 | Published: 23 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how organizations need an intelligent approach to gaining the upper hand when it comes to assessing IT risk and managing compliance.

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 | Published: 26 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to find out how Novell's Sentinel™ Log Management solution simplifies compliance by collecting, storing, analyzing and managing data logs from all across your enterprise.

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Published: 08 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: IBM offers comprehensive solutions designed to take businesses through the entire PCI compliance process and continue to meet new requirements, supporting the next level of security. Read the white paper ‘Escaping PCI Purgatory’ to learn more.

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses how to define, track and enforce IT policies; automate IT compliance processes; and reduce the effort and cost of managing business applications.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: As acceptance of IFRS in the United States becomes imminent, more banks and capital markets institutions are asking key questions: How does IFRS affect my institution? What events would influence my institution's pace of IFRS adoption? What obstacles might we need to consider? Read this paper to learn the answers to these questions and more.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides practical industry insights on IFRS for life science executives and includes useful sections on: IFRS challenges and opportunities in life sciences; Implications of IFRS for financial reporting, tax, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, IT, and treasury and much more.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will detail a strategy that enables companies to easily gain PCI compliance and ensure effective security. By mapping technical controls to PCI standards and by continuously monitoring, assessing, and reporting the status of your environment, you can make your PCI audit the most efficient and actionable of your life.

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at the concept of a solution-centric business model, where companies provide a combination of products and services designed to meet specific customer needs. Explore best practices that include properly balancing products and services, and aligning activities across sales, service, and marketing.

Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Published: 07 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the current state of regulatory compliance and the impact of non-compliance. It also addresses the current political environment and the shift in the compliance landscape and compliance enforcement for which organizations need to be prepared. Finally, it discusses some best practices that can be applied to streamline..

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for managing SharePoint deployments, in planning and implementing a comprehensive, reliable, and efficient compliance strategy appropriate to their organizational needs.

Posted: 11 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document discusses the reasons e-mail archiving is necessary, the benefits of archiving messages, the different options available for archiving, and how administrators can determine which option is best for a given company.

Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 01 May 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes HP Sarbanes-Oxley IT Assessment Accelerator, a template of pre-defined information based on ITGI's COBIT, which is loaded into HP Quality Center to help your organization define and execute Sarbanes-Oxley testing, evaluate the results, and develop remediation plans.

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

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