Security Solutions to Support Compliance With the NERC Standards
White Papers The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP-002 through CJP-009), provide a cyber security framework for identification and protection of Critical Cyber Assets to support...
[July 13, 2009, 0:00]
SOA Security in a Federated Web Services Environment - Security Standards for Information Assurance
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the web services security-related specifications and standards with a focus on federated business architectures where data must be shared securely with other trading partners and...
[March 9, 2007, 0:00]
Data Security Standards Baffle Local Authorities
Blog Incidents involving a loss of sensitive personal data shows that UK local authorities are still struggling to build essential data security standards based on effective security frameworks, tools which remove the ‘human error’, and the continual...
[April 15, 2008, 14:59]
Employing IBM Database Encryption Expert to Meet Encryption and Access Control Requirements for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)
White Papers This alignment in standards provided an industry-wide framework that complemented each brands' individual security policies - MasterCard's Site Data Protection program (SDP), Visa USA's Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP), American...
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Achieving HIPAA Security Standards Compliance by Implementing an ISO/IEC 27000 Series Information Security Management System
White Papers This paper has been prepared to provide those organizations having an interest in compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA - 1996, revised 2003) Security Standards, especially those in the business of...
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
Understanding Payment Application Data Security Standards: A White Paper for Executives Making Decisions on Compliance
White Papers PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) is the PCI Security Standards Council-managed program formerly under the supervision of the Visa Inc.program known as the Payment Application Best Practices (PABP).
[July 14, 2009, 1:19]
Sun signs up to rivals' security standards
News Microsoft, IBM and VeriSign have submitted a security specification for Web services to an industry standards body, a move that has won the backing of an unlikely supporter: Sun Microsystems. Sun's support of WS-Security alleviates concerns about a...
[June 27, 2002, 15:52]
Enabling Compliance With the PCI Data Security Standards
White Papers The PCI standards place substantial new data protection burdens on companies, but one can embrace this opportunity to examine the security of one's data and install CoreGuard to fill the gaps in the data protection efforts.
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
A Perfect Fit: Understanding the PCI Security Standards
White Papers Ever wonder how the PCI Security Standards - PCI DSS, PA-DSS and PED - work together to protect cardholder account data? The presenter of this webcast addresses these and other key PCI standards issues.
[July 1, 2009, 1:19]
Data Security Standards: Integrity and Availability
White Papers This paper outlines standards for the security of materials acquired for the Data-PASS project. Based on current security procedures already in place at each organization, these standards protect against the destruction and loss of the data...
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]
Payment Card Industry Security Standards
White Papers PCI security standards are technical and operational requirements set by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to protect cardholder data. The standards globally govern all merchants and organizations that store, process or transmit...
[July 13, 2009, 1:21]
Call Recording and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
White Papers There is a new requirement arising from the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) issued by the PCI Security Standards Council. Merchants are in effect forced by their banks to meet these standards and will either undertake self...
[July 13, 2009, 0:00]
A Comparison of Academic and Government Information Security Curriculum Standards
White Papers Comparing these two standards provides a unique vantage point to better examine the merits of government and academic/industry expectations in the information security area. This paper compares the ISECON model curriculum approach and topic areas...
[August 30, 2005, 3:00]
Achieving NERC Cyber Security Standards Compliance with Lumension® Solutions
White Papers REs are required to retain 12 months of auditable data, documents and records on their information security controls and specific logs for 90 days in order to be compliant with the new CIP standards. This whitepaper reviews each of the NERC Cyber...
[October 29, 2009, 15:53]
Findings From 'Security and Risk' Meeting: Energy Companies Must Prepare to Comply With NERC Cyber Security Standards
White Papers Entities that are mandated to meet compliance with North American Electric Reliability Council Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) Cyber Security Standards must review the updated revised standards and begin defining and implementing...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Toyota embraces open standards for security
News Toyota gave its backing to open standards on Thursday, saying they were a key part of its security strategy. Open standards are the right approach," Richard Cross, information security officer for Toyota Europe, told ZDNet UK.
[February 24, 2006, 12:35]
Understanding PCI DSS: An Updated Look at the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
White Papers This whitepaper outlines the details of PCI DSS, explains steps one can take to become compliant, details the changes with the standards, lists the deadlines and fines for non-compliance, and summarizes the real cost of a data security breach.
[March 14, 2009, 0:18]
Wireless LANs - Standards and security
News As changes are in the works to establish new 802.11 standards and improve security, wireless LANs are moving into corporate America at an increasing rate. By now, most of us have heard of the 802.11 WLAN standards established by the Institute of...
[May 8, 2002, 9:42]
Driving Standards Agency overhauls security
News Data security at the Driving Standards Agency has been overhauled following the loss of three million learner driver-details last year. Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick unveiled the data-security changes at the DSA in a written answer to...
[March 31, 2008, 9:42]
PCI Data Security and Classification Standards
White Papers This paper gives details about PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards. Data security should be a key component of all system policies and practices related to payment acceptance and transaction processing.
[April 11, 2008, 1:02]



