13 essential steps to integrating control frameworks – CSO Online
# The organization must understand which frameworks or framework elements are needed to address, at a minimum, the critical security concerns. When addressing control requirements, more is not...
View ArticleGoogle Apps gets FISMA-certified for government work
Google has landed an important federal certification for encryption and security. An official Google blog post said that the company has received Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)...
View ArticleVisa Provides Guidance on Secure Implementation and Management of Payment...
Visa today announced global industry best practices for payment application vendors, integrators and resellers that implement, install or manage payment-related systems on behalf of merchants. The best...
View ArticleEnterprise risk management: Get started in six steps
I propose that ERM is worth doing and doesn’t have to be so complex if you simply “begin with the end in mind,” as Stephen Covey says in The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Security Leaders. Or would...
View ArticleGovernment Ready For Cybersecurity Deadline
CyberScope represents a major shift in the way federal agencies report their compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act, the law governing government cybersecurity. The goal,...
View ArticleE-crime Now More Common Than Real Crime
If there was any doubt about the popularity of electronic dupery, it should be put to rest with a report on global fraud released the week by the risk management consulting firm Kroll. For the first...
View Article#PCI Compliance Changes Promote Log Management – Security from eWeek
The key revisions cover areas such as log management and scoping the environment to understand where cardholders reside. There were also revisions meant to enable organizations to develop a risk-based...
View ArticleGoogle wins email, apps contract with U.S. GSA | ZDNet
Over the summer, the company launched Google Apps for Government and announced that it had received FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) certification, which allowed it to store...
View ArticleIn 2011 The GRC Market Will Grow 20%, Driven More By Breadth Than Maturity |...
On the heels of Forrester’s GRC Market Overview last month, this week we published my Governance, Risk, And Compliance Predictions: 2011 And Beyond report. Based on our research with GRC vendors,...
View ArticleFISMA capstone document released by NIST — Government Computer News
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of its guidelines for implementing enterprisewide information risk management. The document defines the underlying principles for...
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