| Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance with LT Auditor+ |
| This paper discusses subversive activities that can cause accounting information to be compromised, thereby jeopardizing the ability of principal executive officers to achieve Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. The paper further presents system monitoring as a means of recognizing certain kinds of subversive activities; thus, reducing the risk that compromised accounting information will go undetected thereby reducing the threat that financial disclosures will be erroneous. More...
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| HIPAA Compliance with LT Auditor+ |
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If your company is in the health care industry or is a business partner processing data for a company in the health care industry, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires the protection of certain health related information, protection that can only be reasonably achieved through implemented security controls (in accordance with security standards defined by the Health and Human Services Agency). All covered entities (i.e.; companies subject to the regulation) must comply with applicable security standards no later than April 2006, with the majority of entities obligated to achieve compliance by April 2005. More...
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SB 1386 Compliance with LT Auditor+
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On July 1, 2003, Senate Bill (SB) 1386 became effective in the State of California, requiring government agencies and businesses operating in California to publicly disclose computer
security breaches, whenever it is reasonable to believe that a security breach may have
compromised personal data belonging to a resident of California and that the compromise
could lead to an incident of identity theft. Blue Lance Chief Security Officer Bill Rudolfsky discusses the regulatory requirements and how LT Auditor+ can assist with compliance of the law.
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| Real-Time Monitoring Strategies for Federal Information Assurance Initiatives |
| Real-Time Monitoring, Auditing and Forensics in the Federal Government is important in ensuring the integrity of electronic events and transactions. This White Paper discusses the role of Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) strategies in the federal government’s comprehensive information assurance (IA) initiative. Despite the fact that information security will be one of the fastest growing information technology (IT) budget line items over the foreseeable future, this report contends that a major set of questions in the IA mix may not being effectively addressed by many federal government agencies.
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| Making Security Monitoring a Part of Your Best Security Practices |
This paper covers the role of security monitoring within a company’s best security practice. Organizations that desire to develop a security monitoring practice will need to follow a practice development method and will benefit by having an organizational structure that encourages broad participation from all potential stakeholders. A practice development method and proposed organizational structure are offered in the paper. Finally, the paper summarizes many of the key features in LT Auditor+ that are leveraged by Blue Lance customers that strive to implement an effective security monitoring practice.
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