Five Fatal Myths of Data Backup
[ Source: AbilityCRM ]
February 2008-
Data loss can cause catastrophic problems to businesses. When not fatal, it can certainly be costly, time-consuming, and stressful. The best protection against data loss is to backup the data. Yet the process of data backup can be confusing and is often misunderstood. This paper addresses the most common fatal myths that our support desk encounters on a daily basis.
Utilizing Apani EpiForce as a Mitigating Control for PCI/CISP Compliance
[ Source: Apani ]
June 2008-
A recent survey of 231 large merchants by Visa USA indicates that 83% have still not achieved compliance, even though the date to become PCI compliant has now passed. The major reason so few large organizations have been able to achieve PCI compliance is because the scope of the regulation is so encompassing.
This whitepaper identifies ways of using new technologies as a mitigating control for PCI-DSS compliance and to solve the issue of ....
Online Database Backup
[ Source: BizDomainStore.com ]
July 2009-
If you rely on a database to conduct your daily business, you need an offsite backup solution that's secure, automatic, and reliable. This whitepaper discussing why an offsite backup solution is needed for your online database.
Understanding and Preparing for eDiscovery
[ Source: B&L Associates, Inc. ]
October 2008-
Business history will note 2006 as a watershed year for how banks and other companies tackled management of their generated electronic data. Marked changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) created the buzzword “eDiscovery,” causing companies to scramble to determine whether they were effectively managing their electronically stored data.
Electronic Discovery: Requirements from the Corporate Stakeholder Perspective
[ Source: BlueArc ]
October 2008-
Corporate governance-centric value propositions inherent in data management technology expenditures apply more to storage related expenditures than perhaps any other area of IT expenditure. This is so because of the heightened desire of organizations across the globe, to insulate themselves from the negative impact of out of control data management costs and the associated risks that can accrue. The mandate and responsibility for implementing risk management initiatives is shifting more into the CFO's realm whose ....
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Using BMC CONTROL-M Solutions for Operations Management
[ Source: BMC Software ]
January 2008-
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted by U.S. legislature to protect investors and the public from fraudulent corporate accounting practices and erroneously reported corporate financial information. This paper published by BMC Software describing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Using BMC CONTROL-M Solutions for Operations Management. It provides an overview of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for IT organizations, and reviews how BMC Software’s BMC CONTROL-M solutions provide the means to easily address compliance for operations management.
Encryption Methods for Protecting Data
[ Source: Bosanova Q3 Storage Security Encryption ]
January 2008-
Encryption is a tool that may be used in a centralized data pool in a tape environment. It is not a panacea; improper implementation and use of data encryption may only provide an illusion of security. Inadequate understanding of encryption applications and data encryption could deter the utilization of other required protection techniques. However, with proper management controls, adequate implementations specifications and applicable usage guidelines, data encryption will not only aid in protection data communications ....
Meeting Compliance Requirements With Document Management Software
[ Source: Cabinet NG ]
October 2009-
Compliance is of primary concern to financial service, healthcare, and government organizations. Meeting compliance regulations have historically been perceived as an onerous burden. Today, leading companies are taking a broader approach to meeting compliance and are even embracing the benefits compliance offers. Meeting compliance must be a systemic process that touches all aspects of an organization. Most governmental regulations deal with the handling of business and personal information. Regulations are designed to protect against a ....
ERM: Business Imperatives and Implementation Readiness
[ Source: EMC ]
August 2008-
Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) compliments existing information security technologies. This report by The Gilbane Group includes a brief recap of the history of ERM, an outline of the ERM market study, and highlights of the survey results. This ERM market study was designed to examine the progress ERM has made in the market over the past few years and to assist ERM vendors in positioning the technology to their customers. The structured primary ....
A Guide to Messaging Archiving
[ Source: Google ]
January 2008-
Should you archive your organization's email content? Consider the following:
•According to the American Management Association, 24% of companies have experienced their employees' email being subpoenaed and 15% have gone to court because of lawsuits brought on by their employees' email.
•In September 2007, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced Morgan Stanley would pay $9.5 million to two sets of customers that made claims ....