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ALSO CALLED: Network Security Audits, Auditing (Computer Security), IT Security Audits, Computer Audits, Audits, Auditing DEFINITION: A security audit is a systematic evaluation of the security of acompany's information system by measuring how well it conforms to aset of established criteria. A thorough audit typically assesses the security of the system's physical configuration and environment, software, information handling processes, and user practices. Security audits are often used to determine regulatory compliance, in the … Definition continues below.
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Enabling Continuous PCI DSS Compliance sponsored by RedSeal Networks WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights a proactive security intelligence solution that ensures continuous implementation of the PCI DSS network security requirements and more effective communication of risk to auditors. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats

Overcoming Cloud Security Barriers sponsored by SearchCompliance.com VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: On-demand sessions presented by SearchCompliance and SearchSecurity, covering the latest cloud security and compliance business imperatives and barriers to success. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Network Security \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| SaaS business intelligence \| Security Audits \| Security Threats

Improving regulatory compliance management through log analysis, SIM sponsored by HP Enterprise Security EGUIDE: This E-Guide highlights the importance of log analysis and security information and event management (SIEM) in improving regulatory compliance management. Posted: 30 Mar 2012 \| Published: 30 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Log Management \| Logic Analyzers \| Security \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Event Management \| Security Management

Centralize Local Privileged Account Access Enforcement and Audits for Windows Servers sponsored by FoxT WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the challenges with local privilege accounts in Windows Server 2003 R3 or 2008 R2 and uncovers an approach to address them, enabling you to centrally provision and administer Windows Server local accounts and easily centralize and implement security policies for the support staff controlling access to privilege accounts. Posted: 16 Feb 2012 \| Published: 16 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Access Control \| Active Directory \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Windows Server 2003 \| Windows Server 2008 R2

Understanding the Reasons Behind Data Loss Disasters sponsored by Websense, Inc. WHITE PAPER: While the importance of establishing the right IT systems and security policies have been expressed time and time again, a quick glance at the news headlines on data disasters reveal that not all organizations have a grasp on data leak protection. View this paper to explore some data loss incidents and the key leassons learned. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Systems

Reduce Your Costs: Eliminate Critical Security Vulnerabilities with Development Testing sponsored by Coverity WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how Coverity is providing software developers with actionable information that enables them to manage security and quality defects early in the lifecycle, in their existing workflow, without requiring them to become security experts. Posted: 28 Nov 2011 \| Published: 28 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Security \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Systems \| Software \| Software Best Practices \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Infrastructure \| Software Maintenance \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy (Forrester Consulting Report) sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Database security is the last line of defense, so it deserves greater focus on the protection of private data from both internal and external attacks than IT pros have traditionally given it. Read this paper to learn what steps you can take to improve database security in your organization. Posted: 23 May 2011 \| Published: 23 May 2011 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Database Security \| Information Security \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies

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SECURITY AUDITS DEFINITION (continued): … wake of legislation (such as HIPAA, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the California Security Breach Information Act) that specifies how organizations must deal with information. Learn more about audits at SearchCompliance.com. According to Ira Winkler, president of the Internet Security Advisors Group, security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing are the three main types of security diagnostics. Each of the three takes a different approach and may be best suited for a particular purpose. Security audits measure an information system's performance against a list of criteria. …
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