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whitepaper How to Navigate Through the Multi-GAAP Reporting Maze During an IFRS Conversion2009-04-01 PricewaterhouseCoopers
  Oftentimes, before a company can embed IFRS as its primary financial reporting standard, it must go through a dual-reporting period during which IFRS and US GAAP financial statements are reconciled. The ability to meet challenging multi-GAAP reporting requirements largely depends upon the magnitude of the IFRS and US GAAP differences, other GAAP and/or regulatory reporting requirements, the capabilities of the company's information systems and the agility of its processes. There are complex issues to address and critical decisions to be made, so the time to begin getting the jump on a smooth conversion to IFRS is now.

Tags: Business Functions		   
whitepaper TEVA Sante Secures Online Pharmaceutical Ordering Application With BIG-IP ASM2009-04-01 F5 Networks
  PharmaML is a new protocol aimed at standardizing stock management processes in France's pharmaceutical industry. TEVA Sante, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world, recognized that the new standard presented data security issues. The company began a major IT project focused on addressing these issues while still ensuring reliability and service levels for the various sales channels. By implementing F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager, TEVA Sante has been able to secure its online ordering system, maintain high availability, and achieve regulatory compliance in the face of changing competitive needs and industry standards.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 Capabilities For Meeting PCI Compliance Needs (Level 200)2009-03-30 Microsoft
  Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is a preventative standard intended to reduce the risk of payment card fraud and information theft. The presenter of this webcast discuss how to confirm that PCI requirements are applied when implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 technology and why it is important to implement SQL Server based on PCI DSS standards.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper Risk, Readiness and Redundancy: PCI Compliance Automation With Symantec Control Compliance Suite2009-03-27 Symantec
  For most of this decade, the major credit card companies have been aggressively developing standards to establish a common approach to protect the privacy and security of sensitive credit card data. In June 2001, Visa mandated the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) for merchants and financial institutions handling its card transactions. In June 2004, MasterCard International introduced its Site Data Protection (SDP) program. Also in 2004, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diner's Club and JCB launched the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) for all merchants and service providers that handle, transmit, store or process a "Primary Account Number" (PAN) of one of their cards.

Tags: Security Administration, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Getting PCI Compliance Right: Cost, Risk and Readiness2009-03-26 Symantec
  With the current credit crisis in the banking industry and an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, financial institutions, whether regional or multinational, face a significant challenge: how to lower the cost of compliance and at the same time both reduce risk and establish audit readiness. The times demand a systemic approach to ensure accountability, manage risks and build customer and shareholder confidence. The attendee of this webcast will learn key strategies and best practices that have enabled financial services to create sustainable, effective compliance programs. The presenter discusses t6he state of the Financial Services industry today, the impact of anticipated regulations and pragmatic strategies to improve performance both in the short-term and in the year to come.   
whitepaper Getting PCI Compliance Right2009-03-26 Symantec
  With the current credit crisis in the banking industry and an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, financial institutions, whether regional or multinational, face a significant challenge: how to lower the cost of compliance and at the same time both reduce risk and establish audit readiness. The times demand a systemic approach to ensure accountability, manage risks and build customer and shareholder confidence. The attendee of this webcast will learn key strategies and best practices that have enabled financial services to create sustainable, effective compliance programs.

Tags: Business Functions		   
whitepaper Automated Compliance and Exception Management2009-03-26 NetIQ
  How to best address the growing demands of regulatory compliance? With IT budgets under scrutiny, it is more important than ever to streamline the compliance processes. IT process automation offers the best way to reduce these costs and improve the compliance. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to manage necessary exceptions with a closed-loop and automated process. The presenter for this webcast will teach how to confidently manage the organization's configuration and compliance management strategy.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper Addressing Compliance Initiatives With Tripwire and the Center for Internet Security (CIS)2009-03-26 Tripwire
  In this paper, discover what you need to build an effective compliance program by understanding benchmarks, the basic building blocks of compliance initiatives. This whitepaper looks at:
  • What the CIS is and how it develops its benchmarks
  • How to use the benchmarks to address compliance and security
  • Some considerations to make when implementing
  • How Tripwire CIS-certified solution lets you take advantage
Download and learn about CIS security benchmarks and how Tripwire's CIS solution helps you meet your compliance and security needs.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Security Administration, IT Budgeting, Regulatory Compliance		   
whitepaper PCI SSC Prioritized Approach2009-03-23 Webcast Group
  The PCI Security Standards Council has launched a new resource for companies starting out on their PCI DSS compliance journey will be available on the Council's website. The Prioritized Approach provides guidance that will help merchants identify how to reduce risk to card holder data as early on as possible in their compliance journey. The tool groups together the requirements of PCI DSS 1.2 into six key milestones for merchants to consider in their card data security strategy. The presenter will provide insight and information on how to utilize the PCI SSC Prioritized Approach.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper 4 Reasons to Automate Compliance Training2009-03-20 Cobent
  For regulated organisations, it's not as 'Easy' as contending with the market forces in this case; they also need to maintain regulatory compliance to reduce risk. For many organisations cutting training costs is generally the first course of action in difficult financial times. For the regulated market it is not so easy. Regulated organisations must constantly prove that staff members are proficient in their responsibilities, understand their roles and execute those roles in a manner consistent with corporate and regulative instruction. This paper explores the ways in which automating compliance training can help regulated organisations achieve both, a cost-effective method to aid adherence to compliance standards, a process to encourage organisational flexibility to adapt to market changes, particularly in economic hard-times.

Tags: Security Administration