September 3, 2010

Driving Compliance: What We Have versus What We Need

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By Jim McFee A common statement an auditor hears is, “our IT department is mature; we have everything we need for an IT Audit.” A common thought an auditor thinks is, “yeah, right.” So which of these statements is more accurate? More importantly, which one increases or decreases risk? Without creating a laundry list, let’s [...]

Getting Behind the Wheel: Driving Audit and Compliance

“Pass on all hills and curves.”  ~Author Unknown The concept of the audit, to some, may feel relatively new and immature. However, financial statements have been audited since the 1800s and regulated IT Audits got a footing in the 1970s. The challenge in making sense of audits is in the approach: are you driven by [...]

The First Brick: Understanding Identity Management

What is Identity Management? Identity Management (IDM), or Identity and Access Management (IAM), is a suite of products that work together (more or less cohesively) to manage users and their access/passwords across the enterprise. Most identity management product suites consist of three or sometimes four parts: -        Role manager -        Identity manager -        Access manager [...]

Amplifying the Good: The Security Catalyst Online Experience 2010

As the snow starts to cover the ground in Upstate New York, my thoughts are already turning to the year ahead. I’m not at all disenchanted with the Holidays; I’m just excited about the journey ahead with the Catalyst onTour RV adventure. Equally exciting to me is the programming that will be presented by the [...]

Into the Breach – Audio Series – Chapter 3 (Breaking the Security Diet)

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Welcome to the continuation of the Into the Breach: Protect Your Business by Managing People, Information and Risk audio series. (Click this link) to learn more about this how this book solves today’s challenges and pick up a complete copy. This series, underwritten by Configuresoft, now part of EMC, is the full and unabridged audio [...]