Risk management is a structured approach to manage the security and productivity risks of day-to-day business activities and communications, including risk assessments and mitigation strategies. A comprehensive risk-management strategy is an important component of an effective IT security program. These strategies include preventive security measures and the best-fit analysis of network components before purchase to meet security and business objectives.
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What's Your Compliance IQ?
Apparently, Bernie Madoff doesn’t have Internet access in the Butner Federal Correctional Complex. Which might explain why he hasn’t taken our Compliance IQ quiz . Not that I would expect Madoff’s score to be all that tweet-worthy. Anybody serving 150 years in prison for... More >
Cloud Computing: Understanding the Risks and Questions to Ask Your Service Provider
Cloud computing - the process of storing, accessing and sharing company data and processes remotely on the Internet - has changed the audit and risk profile of data systems in most organizations. Whilst the economics of going down the cloud route for data storage are highly attractive, there are... More >
Social Engineering Testing Is Key to Information Security
Lora Bentley spoke with Carl Herberger at Evolve IP about the importance of testing employee responses to social engineering schemes. Capturing the tests on video or audio is a good practice. "It's one thing to instruct your employees on good behavior," he said. "It's another... More >
Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience
This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.
Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability
This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.
Coverity 5 Helps Make Code Changes Safer
Coverity has released version 5 of its namesake code-scanning tool that allows developers to map all the downstream effects a change in code will have on the entire application, reports Mike Vizard at our CTO Edge site. He includes a screen shot of the interface. Dr. Dobb's, which details the updates in this... More >
Identify, Manage Risk in Outsourcing Plans
The age, uniqueness and stability of the systems your company uses all play into calculations of the risk involved in outsourcing operations, according to Outsourcing Leadership . Part 1 of a series offered by outsourcing consultancy Alsbridge advises that reducing the risk associated with your systems will... More >
Vendor Assessment vs. Vendor Management
In a piece on IT Knowledge Exchange, David Schneier makes the point that there's a difference between vendor assessment and vendor management. He's writing in the context of the BITS Shared Assessments Program for financial institutions. He writes: Assessing how a vendor conducts business within their own... More >
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