Leveraging Asset-Based Configuration and Vulnerability Analysis with Real-Time Event Management
It is crucial to monitor for compliance in a manner as close to real time as possible to ensure the organization does not drift out of compliance over time. The greater the gap between monitoring cycles, the more likely...
Most organizations spend 30-50% more on compliance than they should 1. No matter the industry, with regulations such as GLBA, PCI, FISMA, SOX, and other regulations and mandates, it seems nobody is immune to scrutiny - but why spend so much more than what is necessary? In order to reduce the burden of an IT audit,...
62% of fraud is committed by insiders. Downtime is measured in millions of dollars per minute. Constant security threats and intense scrutiny by regulators and auditors require complete visibility and accountability, both in real-time and historically.
During this session we will cover how you can leverage the logs...
A new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies the role that the financial institutions, their regulators and certain restrictions have contributed to the current financial crisis.
Audit and enterprise risk - they're inextricably linked. As cyber threats grow - from the inside and out - require organizations and their regulators to pay closer attention to technology and information security.
Audit and enterprise risk - they're inextricably linked. As cyber threats grow - from the inside and out - require organizations and their regulators to pay closer attention to technology and information security.
What are some of the key audit and risk trends to track? David Melnick of Deloitte answers that...
Hard times have taken a toll everywhere - even when it comes to internal audit practices at financial institutions.
Yet, in the wake of security breaches and questionable business practices at some financial institutions, federal regulators are cracking down on auditors. In an exclusive interview, Holly Kidder, a...
Hard times have taken a toll everywhere - even when it comes to internal audit practices at financial institutions.
Yet, in the wake of security breaches and questionable business practices at some financial institutions, federal regulators are cracking down on auditors. In an exclusive interview, Holly Kidder, a...
Information security policies and procedures are the cornerstone of any information security program - and they are among the items that typically receive the greatest scrutiny from examiners and regulators. Cursory, disconnected or poorly communicated security policies will fail and likely drag down the overall...
Federal financial regulators are lacking in their ability to assess large, complex institutions' risk management systems. This is the key finding of a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
GAO's analysis points to inadequate risk management institutions as one of the causes of global financial...
Critics of the Heartland Payment Systems data breach have called out for tougher encryption standards for financial institutions and their third-party service providers. Applications for encryption are all around us from encrypting email traffic to board communications, remote access and mobile & Internet banking....
The Heartland Payment Systems data breach is on everyone's mind, and the case is in the hands now of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if it chooses to investigate. While the FTC will neither confirm nor deny a Heartland investigation, staff attorney Alain Sheer does offer his insight on:
How the FTC investigates...
A consortium of federal agencies and private organizations has just released the first version of the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG), which defines the most critical cyber security controls to protect government agencies and critical infrastructure industries, including financial services.
Three more U.S. banks failed in the first month of 2009. The MagnetBank of Salt Lake City, UT; Suburban Federal Savings Bank, Crofton, MD; and Ocala National Bank, Ocala, FL were closed on Friday, Jan. 30, by banking regulators.
All three banks were turned over to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and placed into...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday issued a new report that sums up what many in the financial services industry have known for years - the regulatory system is in dire need of a makeover.
The GAO report, "A Framework for Crafting and Assessing Proposals to Modernize the Outdated U.S. Financial...
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