Staying On Top of It Security Compliance
Kentucky Banker Magazine › Nbr. 955, August 2006
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There is an increasing number of regulatory requirements relating to protecting sensitive information. The trend of regulatory oversight for information security is on the fast track. Companies that are subject to compliance requirements are increasingly required to make sure that partners, subcontractors, or suppliers, who might have access to their information or systems, are also in compliance with their own security requirements - and therefore, the regulations or guiding requirements. The basic steps toward ensuring compliance are discussed, including: 1. Make sure that someone is responsible for complying with the requirements. 2. Make sure that the requirements are evaluated from a business perspective. 3. Have a viable, tested backup and recovery system for critical information. 4. Periodically test your security controls to ensure they are effective and working as planned. 5. Make sure your controls effectively protect the information everywhere it travels.
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Staying On Top of It Security Compliance
If you've attended any of our security seminars recently, you've heard me discuss a couple of trends taking place in the realm of information security. One of those trends, the ever-increasing velocity of threats that our information and technology systems face, has resulted in a significant increase in the level of attention being paid to information security. Banks, busines...
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