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Information Security

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COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) is an international open standard that defines requirements for the control and security of sensitive data and provides a reference framework. COBIT was first produced in the 1990s by the IT Governance Institute.

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Strengthening Data Privacy in PeopleSoft
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Understanding the vulnerabilities of ERPs such as Peoplesoft can help your company mitigate the risk of data breaches. This white paper discusses how automated CPM solutions can help to fight the threat of data loss.

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Effectively Securing your Networks with Unified Access Control
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2006
SUMMARY: The concept of Unified Access Control (UAC) or Network Admission Control (NAC) is being talked about a great deal within the information security & network architecture industries. In this paper, we will define the depth & breadth of the pi...

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IDC Opinion: The Economic Impact of File Virtualization - Reducing Storage Costs and Improving Management Efficiency
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 May 2007
SUMMARY: Enterprises are adopting new strategies for building and managing file-based storage solutions. In a series of interviews, IDC found that companies are increasing their file-based storage by 50-120% a year and place a high prio.

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PCI DSS Solutions: Automated, Continuous Compliance
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Find out step-by-step what it takes to become compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), and how Tripwire can help your company achieve and maintain PCI compliance.

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Securing the SIP Trunk: Enabling Cost-effective Enterprise Communications without Compromising the Network
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Protecting enterprise-grade session initiation protocol (SIP) trunks is a unique challenge for your security strategy. This white paper examines strategies for securing your enterprise's SIP trunk solution.

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The Role of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in Risk Management and Compliance
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Security and event management (SIEM) solutions provide centralized management of security policies. This report from the Aberdeen Group examines the benefits of integrating an effective SIEM solution to manage your company's policies.

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SAFE Logging with Event Management, Meeting the Real Needs of Real Customers
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Security and event management (SIEM) tools are essential to an effective security plan in all companies, regardless of size or budget. This white paper examines how a modular approach to SIEM solutions can provide risk management benefits for your ...

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Data Security Best Practices
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Apr 2008 | Published: 16 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper discusses best practices for creating data security procedures in development and test environments, these procedures include creating a comprehensive set of policies to classify data types that need to be protected.

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Practical Steps to Mitigate Virtualization Security Risks
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Read this whitepaper to learn seven practical steps that IT organizations can take to mitigate the unique security challenges of virtualization. While some are directed specifically at virtualized environments, many of these steps are solid best pr...

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The ROI of Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 03 Apr 2008 | Published: 05 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: DLP provides a sound cost-avoidance strategy and can positively impact revenue-saving hundreds of millions of dollars with little upfront investment.

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INFORMATION SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): … 

COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) is an international open standard that defines requirements for the control and security of sensitive data and provides a reference framework. COBIT was first produced in the 1990s by the IT Governance Institute.

COBIT consists of an executive summary, management guidelines, framework, control objectives, implementation toolset and audit guidelines. Extensive support is provided, including a list of critical success factors for measuring security program effectiveness and benchmarks for auditing purposes

COBIT has been revised several times since inception and upgrades are published at regular intervals.
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