Tag: compliance

  • Uncle Sam Gets a C-Minus for Information Security

    Uncle Sam Gets a C-Minus for Information Security
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    A House committee gave the federal government a grade of C-minus for 2006 as part of the committee’s annual assessment of how well information is protected on government computers. The annual report by the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee is meant to judge compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act. The committee has… Read more

  • Using Managed Services for License Compliance

    Using Managed Services for License Compliance
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    Law firm Scott & Scott, of Dallas, is encouraging managed services providers to add software license compliance and asset management to their remote monitoring and management offerings. And the firm has just the thing for it. Scott & Scott the week of March 26 released its Managed Compliance Services, a software asset management package that… Read more

  • Tripwire Aims to Find Needle in IT Haystack

    Tripwire Aims to Find Needle in IT Haystack
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    Configuration audit and control provider Tripwire on Feb. 5 gave IT a better handle on controlling configuration changes that can cause outages or compliance issues when it launched the latest release of its Tripwire Enterprise software. The configuration monitoring and control software is designed to help IT track changes made outside of existing policies to… Read more

  • Guardium Database Compliance Tool Tracks All Changes

    Guardium Database Compliance Tool Tracks All Changes
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    Database security specialist Guardium released its latest set of compliance automation tools Jan. 23, aiming to help businesses record and monitor every alteration workers make to their enterprise information vaults. While most companies have developed database change control guidelines since the dawn of the compliance era and the arrival of mandates such as the U.S.… Read more

  • OpenPages Debuts New Compliance Products

    OpenPages Debuts New Compliance Products
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    Compliance automation software maker OpenPages launched three new products on Jan. 22, touting its ability to help companies manage operational risks and IT governance to meet both external regulations and internal security mandates. The three products launched by OpenPages, based in Waltham, Mass., include a general compliance management package, a set of IT governance tools… Read more

  • Symantec Launches New SIM Device

    Symantec Launches New SIM Device
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    Symantec released its latest security information management product on Jan. 16, an appliance that promises to help businesses more effectively correlate and store data related to almost every element of their IT defenses. Dubbed the Symantec Security Information Manager 4.5, the new appliance boasts the ability to allow organizations to better collect and prioritize information… Read more