What Is the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)?

Mitigate Risk with Compliance Management Solutions from Novell

In today's environment of rapid change and porous networks, firms take risk just by staying in business. Recording changes is no longer enough because compliance is not just about filling out forms. It is also about managing risk, and turning it into a strategic asset, a transformation enabled by Compliance Management solutions from Novell.

Hands-Free Compliance - The Key to Doing More With Less

With more compliance loopholes coupled with a shrinking number of resources, organizations need a technological foundation that automates compliance processes.

TechNet Webcast: The Case for Data Governance to Maintain Privacy, Confidentiality and Compliance (Part 1 of 4) (Level 100)

As organizations handle growing volumes of personal data and use it in more diverse ways, they must contend with greater risks and complex compliance requirements to meet government, consumer, investor, and employee expectations for security and privacy. In addition to this, organizations also have to worry about maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of their intellectual property and other trade secrets. This webcast is for IT professionals and technical or business decision makers who are looking to understand the key data security, privacy, and compliance-related concerns, what data governance is and what it encompasses, and how data governance compliments IT governance and compliance.

Harmonizing Controls to Reduce Your Cost of Compliance

Mounting regulations across the globe have increased the cost and burden on organizations. The high cost is especially felt by organizations which must adhere to multiple requirements - 75 percent of organizations must comply with two or more regulations and corresponding audits and more than 40 percent must comply with three or more regulations.

Audit preparation typically occurs in functional silos, with different project teams focused on addressing an individual compliance initiative, resulting in significant operational inefficiencies and higher costs to demonstrate compliance.

This webinar examines the Unified Compliance Framework and how it can be leveraged to harmonize controls across multiple regulations such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, NERC and many others. Learn how to eliminate overlapping control requirements and ensure a more efficient and less costly approach to compliance.

Keys to Aligning Security and Compliance - How to Connect the Dots

The pressure is on as organizations today face mounting demands to maintain an enterprise-wide security posture while adhering to the growing number of compliance regulations. Without the right processes and tools to effectively navigate through the security and compliance maze, IT professionals often resort to manually poring through spreadsheets and pulling together all of the necessary data and proof points to pass their audit and check the compliance box. But it doesn't have to be this painful with today's innovations in compliance and IT risk management. By aligning and connecting the dots across security and compliance, organizations can create business value as policies and procedures can be formalized and security of data and other assets preserved. In this webcast, Nigel Stanley, analyst with Bloor Research and Alan Bentley, VP of Lumension, examine:

• The types of risks introduced by poor compliance and security failures
• The impact to an organization's brand and reputation as well as the costs to the bottom line
• Practical steps organizations should take to align security and compliance initiatives

Compliance & Best Practices for Email Marketers

Whether one is new at sending email campaigns to contact lists or are a seasoned veteran of email marketing, one faces many challenges in the struggle to keep the email practices compliant. The list must be up to date, while every member in it must be opted in, using clear terms. This white paper aims to dispel the myths of delivery, addresses the concerns of legitimate marketers, and explains the expectations of both the recipients and their email hosting providers.