Tag Archives: Regulatory Compliance
Who Changed What, When and Where
November 18, 2010Have you ever wondered who made what changes within your IT infrastructure—who changed permissions on folders, or who added new members to your AD users group, for example? Are you aware of critical changes that can and do impact security and compliance within your organization? Can you answer these questions quickly, without jumping through hoops to find resolution? If not, you risk losing control of your IT environment. Continue reading
Posted in Events, News | Tagged Active Directory, Active Directory change, audit, Change Reporter Suite, Compliance, NetWrix, Regulatory Compliance, security | Leave a commentGuide to Regulatory Compliance audits
October 14, 2010Gone are the days when IT departments existed only to repair routine computer problems or answer simple tech questions. As the dependence on technology has continued to grow throughout the past few decades, so too have the expectations dealing with the regulatory compliance issues that surround it. The creation of new technologies has resulted in new responsibilities, and as more and more organizations are faced with the task of adhering to a multitude of regulatory compliance standards, the issue of “how can we improve our efforts?” becomes more and more pertinent.
The fact is that the majority of IT departments are now responsible for adhering to more than one set of compliance requirements, while many face more than four. Finding ways to manage each set of compliance standards efficiently, sufficiently and effectively has become an increasingly difficult endeavor, but fortunately, there are several methods of ideology here.
Posted in Articles | Tagged FISMA, GLBA, HIPAA, How to automate regulatory compliance, NetWrix, Regulatory Compliance, SOX | Leave a commentChallenges of SOX Compliance
July 26, 2010SOX compliance has become an increasingly important issue for organizations of all kinds. Intended to assign a quantifiable level of accountability to organizations and the IT controls that impact financial reporting operations, the act includes two sections that affect IT departments—section 302 (Corporate Responsibility for Financial Reports) and section 404 (Management Assessment of Internal Controls). Of course, failure to meet these, or any other requirements levied by SOX standards, can result in serious penalties and loss of credibility. Continue reading
Posted in Articles | Tagged Compliance, Compliance Audit, IT management, Regulatory Compliance, SOX, SOX audit, SOX Comppliance | 1 Comment
