Posts Tagged ‘IT Audit’
The Role of the IT Audit in Reducing Security Risk
Generally speaking, IT audits have historically focused on identifying shortfalls in regulatory compliance, but without [...]
5 Common Practices that Lead to Failed IT Audits
To put it simply, privileged accounts are like the keys to the kingdom of IT, and a major influence on whether or not [...]
Regulatory Compliance and the Privileged Account Principle
Two common drivers compel organizations to invest in new IT security and management technologies – data breaches and [...]
Cloud Security – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
As we near the close of 2010, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the more frequent cloud security [...]
Despite Recent Updates, PCI DSS Security Flaws Remain
Last month’s announcement of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 2.0 (PCI-DSS v. 2.0) created a flurry of [...]
Securing Data in the Cloud
Safeguarding a cloud infrastructure from unmonitored access, malware and intruder attacks grows more challenging for [...]
Regulatory Compliance Is Not Security
In recent years many organizations have become subject to one or more regulatory compliance regulations. But despite [...]
Financial Data Breaches Come As No Surprise
The poor state of security at many financial institutions continues to make headlines, with cases like the HSBC breach [...]
The Trust Time Bomb
Rodney Gedda of CSO Magazine recently posted an excellent description of a security phenomenon known as the the trust [...]
