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need an outsourced managed security vendor

Looking at a managed security service provider that can help with GLBA regulatory requirements

View Answer   |  Nov 28 2005  2:49 PM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by joseph34

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Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Prioritization

Greetings! I am a new IT Auditor and currently audits the BCP of a client. My client has no prioritization of which critical systems to be recovered in case of contingency/disaster. However, it has presented a list of priority systems that is currently addressed by its Problem Management policy....

View Answer   |  Nov 16 2005  3:59 AM GMT
Compliance, Laws, Regulations
asked by dyafrica

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Company policies on protecting personal data

I'd like to know what policies other companies have in place to protect personal data of employees, customers, etc.(data such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and the like) For example, is encryption required for transfer outside the company? How about inside the company? It is...

asked by copleydt

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Maximum Message Size (Exchange SMTP)

Encouraged by the helpful responses to the recent question about mailbox quotas I?d like to pose a related question: What size limits to you impose on inbound/outbound SMTP messages? BACKGROUND: We have 40,000+ email users in an Exchange network spanning 160+ locations around the world. Currently...

View Answer   |  Nov 6 2005  9:46 AM GMT
Networking, Performance management, E-business
asked by Zaphod

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Average Mailbox size for mid-size company

I am tasked to find the average mailbox size of a general Exchange end-user in a mid-size company that is equivalent to one that I work for: 700 to 800 employees with approx. 550 to 600 email accounts. We are trying to come up with a policy to ?encourage? people start cleaning out and deleting...

View Answer   |  Nov 2 2005  8:52 AM GMT
Compliance, Laws, Regulations
asked by KeithD1967

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Windows 2000 / 2003 Server Log Management

Hi All, I am an IT Security Administrator of my company. i need to audit more than 100 Windows servers for systems logs, event logs , anti virus server logs almost every month. I am looking out for automated tools that can help me make my work easier. A product with a good reporting tool will be...

View Answer   |  Oct 19 2005  10:53 AM GMT
Disaster Recovery, Network security, Firewalls
asked by Tarang

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Documentation Standards

I am attempting to install some documentation standards for the production control function here at work. Does anyone know of any template that could be utilized?

View Answer   |  Sep 9 2005  12:21 AM GMT
Compliance, Laws, Regulations
asked by tmartin

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Are FIPS and other NIST InfoSec standards and criteria accepted commercially?

I know that information security decision makers and policy makers within the Federal government rely heavily on standards such as FIPS certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). How much weight is there placed on a product or service that has met certification...

View Answer   |  Jul 22 2005  1:35 PM GMT
Security management, Security, Security products
asked by NAT1971

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IT Strategies Info Center: Compliance

Hey everyone, I'm an assistant editor for SearchDataCenter, and was curious what our users think of the Info Center we have on compliance. Has anybody checked it out? Is it useful? Any suggestions? Are there any topics you'd like to see more coverage on? If you haven't seen it, here's a...

View Answer   |  Jun 20 2005  2:54 PM GMT
HIPAA, Compliance, Laws
asked by HannahDrake

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Congress to ban sale of SSNs for commercial purposes?

According to articles in today's Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, Congress is considering legislation to ban the sale of Social Security Numbers for commercial purposes, unless individuals give their permission. The Post article went on to opine that there appears to be a growing...

asked by InfoSafety

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ID Theft and National Security

If it turns out, as I believe, that enemies of the United States are behind a lot of the major ID thefts in the US, that would mean that a lot of money is going to our enemies. Can we therefore surmise that those who mishandle our identity information, by means of their poor stewardship of our...

View Answer   |  Mar 12 2005  10:35 PM GMT
Security management, Disaster Recovery, Incident response
asked by InfoSafety

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Data Protection Act [UK]

Hi, Can anyone point me in the direction of an up-to-date summary [in layman's terms] of this act? Thanks in advance

View Answer   |  Jun 4 2004  11:02 AM GMT
Compliance, Laws, Regulations
asked by mattaux

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