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IBM Smarter Products Webcast:Â The Payoff of Driving Requirements Management Across Product Development
Join our panel of experts from EADS, CareFusion, and Chrysler as they discuss their experiences in implementing a structured approach to requirements management based on IBM Rational software.
104 days ago by IBMMaintaining Crime Scene Integrity
Security breaches leading to the compromise of sensitive information have become a very real concern for organizations in a number of industries worldwide. When it comes to investigating these compromises, successfully determining the source and full extent of the breach in a manner sufficient for prosecution is often predicated on whether or not basic evidentiary guidelines are adhered to. In fact, one of the greatest obstacles faced by qualified forensic examiners today involves logical and physical changes to digital evidence, specifically those changes occurring before the start of the investigation.
751 days ago byCIO Strategies for the Retention and Deletion of Email
With new regulations and the recent changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, legal departments are turning to IT leadership to manage retention, deletion, search and recovery of email and other Electronically Stored Information (ESI).
CIOs must track billions of email messages, database records and desktop files, know where they are, ensure they are secure, delete them on schedule, and be able to produce them as required.
How does an organization ensure a successful retention strategy? This whitepaper provides CIOs with useful information about litigation issues surrounding email and ESI as well as information on how to define and implement a retention and deletion strategy.
Also included is an overview of MessageOne's on-demand EMS Email Archive - service, the first SaaS archiving solution capable of painlessly solving email retention, deletion, search and e-Discovery challenges.
SOX and IT
IT has been designated as a key role player in SOX compliance. Although it may take considerable effort to coordinate management philosophies and implement an organized and acceptable set of standards, SOX compliance can ultimately enhance business functions-not just please the SEC.
1426 days ago by Network InstrumentsElectronic Signatures & FDA: Electronic Signatures and FDA's 21 CFR Part 11
Biometric signatures, is not only similar to a handwritten signature but is also less intrusive than most other biometric authentication techniques, such as retinal eye scan, or fingerprint. The biometrics of a handwritten signature is based not only on the shape of the signature but also the dynamics of the signature. The dynamics of the signature include the velocity and acceleration of the signing event, and stroke dynamics. Signatures have at least three attributes, form, movement, and variation, and since moving a pen on paper produces the signatures, movement perhaps is the most important part of a signature. CIC provides companies with a biometric handwritten electronic signature.
1801 days ago by Communication IntelligencePractical Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley IT Internal Controls
Sarbanes-Oxley is the most comprehensive financial regulatory law in US history. It places responsibility for accurate and reliable corporate financial reporting in the hands of the CEO and CFO. It holds senior management specifically responsible for any and all shortcomings. Senior managers are now responsible for the design, implementation, and internal assessment of internal controls for financial reporting. In today's world a significant part of those controls are embedded in the IT department. This paper gives a brief overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley law. The focus of this paper is on IT internal controls.
1825 days ago by Ecora SoftwareThe IT Manager's Working Guide to SOX Compliance
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates all public corporations conducting business in the U.S. to move to a higher standard of corporate governance. Beginning in November of 2004, companies must state publicly that they are in full compliance with specific financial and IT controls. There are no quick fixes. IT departments should first assess their existing internal process controls for financial applications against COBIT standards. Once the weak links are identified, they must be mitigated to meet SOX mandates. SoftLanding offers software solutions that automate on-going support for over 40% of the SOX-related COBIT objectives.
1830 days ago by SoftLanding SystemsMeeting the Challenges of Sarbanes-Oxley
Compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that appropriate controls and related processes of a company be adequately documented, reviewed and put in place. Although the primary activities of an initial Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 effort should focus on identifying risks and necessary controls and then implementing and testing them to assure compliance, the quality and relevancy of the company controls and the value provided to the business can be enhanced by using the more robust approach.
1923 days ago by Charter Consulting
