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ALSO CALLED: Infosecurity DEFINITION: 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, which provides a reference framework, was introduced in the 1990s by the IT Governance Institute. Learn more about managing compliance at SearchCompliance.com. COBIT consists of an executive … Definition continues below.
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Top 10 Threats to SME Data Security sponsored by WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: For a no-nonsense perspective on the most common types of network and data compromises in small to medium-sized businesses, read this white paper. It lists the ten most common vectors of data compromise, with practical techniques and defenses to counter them. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Event Management \| Security Threats

When Pressing the Send Button Results In Compliance Violations sponsored by WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Protecting confidential data is serious business. Failure may result in fat fines and even jail time -- not to mention damage to your brand. WatchGuard's easy-to-use, all-inclusive email and web secure content and threat prevention appliances offer a complete data protection solution. Posted: 26 Oct 2009 \| Published: 26 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Email Security \| Information Security \| Security \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Web Application Security

Seven Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper provides seven practical steps any information security organization can take to improve information system security and achieve compliance with relevant regulations, standards and internal security and operational policy. Posted: 05 Oct 2009 \| Published: 05 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Configuration Management \| Cybersecurity \| Cyberterrorism \| Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 \| Information Security \| Security Policies

Internet Gambling Sites: Expose Fraud Rings and Stop Repeat Offenders with Device Reputation sponsored by iovation, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper will help you understand what new and innovative techniques can be used to combat online fraud and abuse, and how online casinos can realize a true return on investment by reducing losses from fraud exposure and increasing operational efficiency within the fraud detection process. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Fraud Protection \| Gambling Industry \| Identity Management \| Information Security \| Personal Information Management Software

Business Solutions: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: This brief document provides a listing of the six primary objectives for companies to meet in order to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Vulnerability Management

Security Awareness: Is User Education of Any Use at All? sponsored by ESET WHITE PAPER: This paper examines arguments for and against security awareness training and education, approaches to integrating social approaches to security, and user-friendly approaches to teaching computer hygiene to mixed audiences. Posted: 03 Sep 2009 \| Published: 03 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Information Security \| Malware \| Security Policies \| Training \| Training and Educational Services \| User Groups

Protecting Essential Information: Securing the Foundation of the Internet Business Platform sponsored by Websense, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The requirements for Web security, email security, and data loss prevention have changed. Read on to learn where and why traditional approaches fail; how accuracy and context drive effective information-focused security; and what to do to protect essential information and say yes to business processes that take advantage of Web 2.0. Posted: 18 Aug 2009 \| Published: 18 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Internet Security \| Security \| Web 2.0 \| Web Application Security \| Web Services Security

The Best PCI Audit of Your Life sponsored by Lumension 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 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Security Audits

Practical Steps to Achieve and Maintain NERC Compliance sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes seven practical steps information security professionals can take to integrate controls into IT production operations, to simultaneously achieve NERC compliance goals, and also IT operational and security goals. Posted: 31 Jul 2009 \| Published: 31 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Change Management \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Operational Support Systems \| Risk Management

Five Key Considerations for Selecting a Data Loss Prevention Solution sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC WHITE PAPER: RSA® The Security Division of EMC has identified 5 key considerations to help organizations simplify the evaluation process for selecting a DLP solution that is right for their business. Posted: 16 Jul 2009 \| Published: 16 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Email Security \| Information Security \| Internet Security \| Messaging Security \| Network Security

Data-Centric Security for Enterprise WANs sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: Every business needs to protect valuable data, whether to comply with industry regulations or to guard intellectual capital. It's all too easy for users to leak this data to outside parties, either accidentally or with malicious intent. Read this whitepaper to learn how secure Web gateways and DLP systems can be integrated to keep your data safe. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 15 May 2009 TOPICS: CISOs \| Cybersecurity \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Risk Assessment \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Services Security

Assessing Endpoint Security Solutions: Why Detection Rates Aren't Enough sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights the pitfalls of simply looking at virus detection rates and investigates the effect of the rapidly developing IT environment and fast-moving threat landscape on assessment criteria. Posted: 09 Apr 2009 \| Published: 09 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Network Security \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection

Achieving North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Cyber Security Standards sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Learn about NERC compliance challenges and how to ensure audit-readiness by delivering end-to-end vulnerability management, endpoint protection and data protection solutions. Posted: 06 Apr 2009 \| Published: 06 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Data Encryption Standard \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security \| Security Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Assessments

The HIPAA Solution: Meeting the Security Standards Set Forth in Section 164 sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Meeting the requirements of HIPAA requires most businesses to set up strong process, methods and controls to assure auditors that security and integrity of Protected Health Information is assured. This whitepaper outlines solutions that support secure processes as dictated by HIPAA. Posted: 31 Mar 2009 \| Published: 31 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Electronic Catalog Management \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA Compliance \| Information Management \| Information Security \| Regulatory Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance \| Secure Content Management \| Security Audits

Sustaining Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Best Practices to Mitigate Risk, Automate Compliance, and Reduce Costs sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: To successfully sustain compliance, organizations must implement best practices to ensure IT systems not only achieve a known and trusted state but they also maintain that state. Check out this white paper to learn how Tripwire solutions enable organizations to achieve and sustain SOX compliance. Posted: 08 Jan 2009 \| Published: 08 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Business Processes \| CobiT \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Corporate Governance \| Information Security \| Risk Management \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

The Critical Role of Data Loss Prevention in Governance, Risk and Compliance sponsored by Mimecast WHITE PAPER: Email has become a critical business tool, but it is also the easiest way for information to escape from the confines of a business. Learn why email Data Leak Prevention is critical to safeguard the information that is inside your network. Posted: 10 Oct 2008 \| Published: 10 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Email Archiving \| Email Archiving Software \| Email Management \| Email Security \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Information Security \| Intrusion Prevention \| Microsoft Exchange \| Software as a Service

Practical Steps to Mitigate Virtualization Security Risks sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: 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 best practices. Posted: 10 Oct 2008 \| Published: 10 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Access Control \| Asset Management Services \| Change Management \| Information Security \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine Monitor \| VMware

Effective Security with a Continuous Approach to ISO 27001 Compliance sponsored by Tripwire, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how with Tripwire Enterprise, organizations can quickly achieve IT configuration integrity by proactively assessing how their current configurations measure up to specifications as given in ISO 27001. Posted: 29 Jul 2008 \| Published: 29 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Access Control \| Authentication \| Change Management \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Information Security \| ISO \| IT Infrastructure

Fact or Fiction: Debunking the Top 5 Misconceptions about Data Protection sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn about the top 5 misconceptions about data protection and how your company can effectively address them to increase the security of its information assets. Posted: 10 Jun 2008 \| Published: 10 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Data Security \| Email Security \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Internal Threats \| Patch Management \| Secure Content Management \| Security Policies \| Vulnerability Management

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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, which provides a reference framework, was introduced in the 1990s by the IT Governance Institute. Learn more about managing compliance at SearchCompliance.com. 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 benchmark s for auditing purposes. COBIT has been revised several times since inception and upgrades are published at regular intervals.
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