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Software audits rise as recession bites vendors
News Technological changes such as virtualisation have also driven the increase in audits, said Jones, as the complexity of those technologies makes it harder for companies to be sure they are using them properly.
[January 7, 2010, 16:08]
UK cold on mandatory security audits
News Companies, politicians and analysts are united in their belief that the introduction of compulsory IT security audits in the UK would not be a welcome development. Despite this knock-on effect, the CBI says it doesn't support the introduction of...
[December 8, 2003, 17:05]
US-listed firms face IT security audits
News For Putnam, making computer security audits mandatory is a matter of national security. Publicly traded US corporations would have to certify that they have conducted an annual computer security audit, according to a draft of long-awaited...
[November 7, 2003, 15:30]
NHS trusts face independent data-handling audits
News NHS trusts are being urged to introduce independent auditors to make sure they are keeping to guidelines for their handling of patient data. Such a development would mark a shift away from current arrangements that see trusts responsible for...
[July 8, 2008, 9:03]
Microsoft: Audit, or there'll be trouble
News In its continuing jihad against software piracy, Microsoft's legal department has sent letters to corporate customers demanding they conduct internal audits of their software licenses and submit their findings within 30 days to the software giant.
[June 25, 2001, 9:35]
Suppliers ease up on licensing crackdowns
News Software suppliers are to ease up on licensing crackdowns and move away from the draconian audits of the past, says the industry's UK lobby group. The head of the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) says vendors want to move away from the...
[June 10, 2008, 9:04]
Chance is most effective weapon against software piracy
News Software pirates are more likely to be caught by accident than by security measures or software audits, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). The PWC Product Piracy Survey 2003, published on Wednesday, discovered that more than one...
[September 26, 2003, 17:25]
Internet is Y2K ready... almost
News All assessments of Internet readiness addressing the year 2000 problem are merely taken for granted; there are no independent audits to confirm the Internet's readiness, the official admitted. In addition, Koskinen said, some in the private sector...
[August 18, 1999, 15:05]
Microsoft offers 'self-service' software management
News Companies and organisations can use Microsoft tools to carry out their own software audits and get help from Microsoft partners. Our most recent audits showed that 30 to 40 percent of software that customers believed was legal was actually...
[November 17, 2006, 15:25]
How to make informed security choices
News But most companies don't make it a habit of performing regular security audits, if they perform them at all. Most computer network and system security audits begin the same way. Security audits produce a huge amount of data, and you need to be...
[March 2, 2005, 12:10]
Pay-tracking tools a sign of the times
News Along the way, the software generates reports for managers that can also be used in audits to catch errors and cheats. And audits don't always catch this stuff because a lot of times few people have the background to understand the pay plan.
[August 15, 2002, 16:38]
Microsoft unveils new security initiatives
News As part of that initiative, the company delayed the shipment of several high-profile products, including its Windows Server 2003 operating system and Visual Studio.Net development tools, in order to perform audits and code reviews, according to...
[June 4, 2003, 8:28]
PentaSafe aims to plug OS security holes
News Instead, the PentaSafe software performs security audits on each individual Linux server one at a time, Irwin said. Although PentaSafe software can't do real-time security audits, it does what the company calls "active auditing".
[March 10, 2000, 10:09]
Gov't agencies fall short on data accuracy
News Only three of the 30 departments approached had written correction policies and procedures in place, and only the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Department for Transport have had independent audits to check they were complying...
[January 22, 2009, 16:09]
Licensing anger driving users towards Linux
News We see a lot of people frustrated by current regime of taxation," said Fleury, who blames companies who conduct software audits of existing customers as a way of finding new money-making opportunities.
[November 8, 2004, 15:28]
Final countdown to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
News A direct reporting line to the executive board was established and an issue evaluation committee was set up, dealing with findings from SOX 404 testing and audits, thus giving the SOX topic top management exposure and attention.
[July 26, 2006, 16:35]
Group offers amnesty to US software pirates
News Kruger said software audits are more common than most business executives believe, thanks in no small part to a growing trend of disgruntled ex-workers calling in tips to copyright enforcers. But she doubted the programme would lead to any...
[January 6, 2002, 6:31]
Secure apps to stop network attacks
News Frequent software audits will help you keep track of the applications on your network. Another reason to perform frequent software audits is to spot unauthorised software, which could potentially expose your company to piracy-related litigation.
[February 27, 2003, 10:47]
Settlement means sweeping changes to Passport
News Smith said that Microsoft would abide by third-party audits essentially indefinitely. For five years, Microsoft must also provide the FTC with all advertising or other documentation pertaining to the collection of personal information; plans...
[August 9, 2002, 7:50]
Australian tax staff fired for security breach
News A dozen employees have either been sacked or resigned after internal audits of logs by the Australian Tax Office showed employees had been abusing their access privileges. According to the ATO, employees were sent on a training program aimed at...
[August 28, 2007, 12:49]
