IT Security Audits White Papers

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Database Security Audit and Protect Critical Databases
sponsored by Imperva
WHITE PAPER: Databases store extraordinarily valuable and confidential data. An increasing number of compliance regulations compel organizations to audit access to this sensitive data and protect it from attack and abuse.
Posted: 04 Feb 2011 | Published: 04 Feb 2011

Imperva

Proactive data security, audit and compliance solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper for key information about a data management solution that supports enterprises in their entirety, and ensures automated, integrated compliance and security across all platforms.
Posted: 16 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

IBM

Managing Instant Messaging For Business Advantage: Phase One - Assessing IM Usage
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Instant Messaging (IM) is a valuable business communications tool for your company but its widespread adoption brings the risk of potential worms and viruses. This paper examines seven steps for managing, securing, and auditing your company's use of IM.
Posted: 17 May 2006 | Published: 01 Mar 2006

Symantec Corporation

Addressing Compliance Initiatives with Center for Internet Security Benchmarks
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details the background you need to build an effective compliance program by understanding benchmarks, the basic building blocks of compliance initiatives. You'll learn about the benchmarks specified by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), which are often used as a starting point for creating a compliance initiative.
Posted: 30 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009

Tripwire, Inc.

Global Security Report 2011
sponsored by Trustwave
WHITE PAPER: In 2010, SpiderLabs performed more than 220 investigations worldwide. In 85% of the investigations, a system breach was confirmed. Of those entities in which a system breach was confirmed, 90% involved the actual theft of sensitive data, representing criminals’ effectiveness in extracting data once system access is obtained.
Posted: 27 Jan 2011 | Published: 26 Jan 2011

Trustwave

HIPAA Violations Incur Multi-Million Dollar Penalties
sponsored by Absolute
WHITE PAPER: In this resource, read about some recent HIPAA breaches that cost the violating parties significant penalties and learn about the measures that can be put in place to help maintain compliance.
Posted: 21 Jan 2014 | Published: 15 Jan 2013

Absolute

7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
sponsored by Qualys, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Rapid changes within technology, new server and software deployments, and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems and steal data create the greatest set of challenges faced by security and IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. Interested in reducing security risk?
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

Qualys, Inc.

Achieving Compliance in a Virtualized Environment
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to present the unique considerations that virtualization presents to regulatory and standards compliance, and then prescriptively describe how to mitigate risks.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008

Tripwire, Inc.

Getting Ahead of Malware
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: To minimize the threat of Malware, Intel IT has established a process that actively seeks to identify and take action against the malware before it reaches Intel’s user base. Continue reading to learn more.
Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

Intel

Okta Active Directory Integration - An Architecture Overview
sponsored by Okta
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details a cloud-based identity and access management service that assists in the integration process from current on-premise applications.
Posted: 13 Sep 2013 | Published: 13 Sep 2013

Okta