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US-listed firms face IT security audits
News Publicly traded US corporations would have to certify that they have conducted an annual computer security audit, according to a draft of long-awaited legislation the US House of Representatives is preparing.
[November 7, 2003, 15:30]
Watchdog highlights 'horrifying' security lapses
News The ICO also called for stronger audit and inspection powers. Currently the ICO can only audit organisations' information-handling practices with their consent. The information commissioner wants the right to inspect and audit organisations where...
[July 11, 2007, 12:00]
EDS took year to notice loss of prison-staff data
News Jack Straw, the justice minister, told parliament on Thursday that the HP subsidiary is to undergo an annual audit of its security, and pay for costs arising from the loss, including retraining. It will undergo an annual independent audit of its...
[November 24, 2008, 10:08]
Audit Readiness for PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security Standard Compliance
White Papers Additional penalties can range from increased audit requirements to retraction of credit card processing privileges. Generally, retailers that process over 20,000 credit card transactions per year must fill out an annual self-assessment and conduct...
[November 14, 2009, 0:21]
SQL Server 2005 Enhances Performance of Data Warehouse for Microsoft IT Tax Group
White Papers The Microsoft IT Tax and Audit Product Group created a 1.8 terabyte Tax Data Warehouse to keep track of financial information. Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software development company, has annual revenues exceeding U.S.billion and...
[February 23, 2007, 0:00]
Lift Manufacturer Reduces Annual IT Salary Costs With Estate Management Solution
White Papers Infrastructure management is far more effective as IT personnel no longer have to audit the infrastructure or deploy software manually. The resulting efficiency gains mean Stannah has avoided expanding its IT help desk by almost 50 per cent, an...
[August 30, 2007, 1:00]
How to calculate the cost of a new security control
News Estimate the cost of annual or quarterly audit activities to measure the effectiveness of the control. In addition, this is where you should include annual licensing fees if applicable. The steps of this method are fairly straightforward and...
[July 17, 2006, 16:20]
Committee urges gov't database prudence
News On the National Identity Register, the committee say the department should explicitly declare it will not routinely use the scheme's administrative data, sometimes known as the data trail or the audit trail, to monitor people.
[June 9, 2008, 8:31]
Tax office IT chief is in the money
News Whitehall spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) recently praised the handover of the Aspire contract but also warned that the total cost of the 10-year deal could double to £6bn. The annual pay packet of HM Revenue & Customs' IT chief...
[August 15, 2006, 16:35]
Ofcom hints at 4G auction strategy
News Cave was the author of a major study into spectrum review in 2002, and led an audit into public spectrum holdings for Ofcom at the end of last year. His audit recommended that providers of competing technologies should be encouraged to share...
[August 11, 2006, 11:50]
Female IT workers face pay gap of one-fifth
News Organisations looking to attract tech-savvy women should consider conducting an equal-pay audit: a large majority (69 percent) of survey respondents said this would encourage them to work for a particular company.
[October 31, 2008, 11:25]
Doubt cast on £26bn IT savings claim
News The Treasury Committee's report calls for the government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, to examine how the savings were calculated to make sure they are an accurate reflection of the amount of money saved.
[July 30, 2009, 9:53]
Road-tax evaders targeted with new tech
News The annual £200m road tax evasion bill for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency could be cut by the greater use of number plate reading technology, according to parliamentary watchdog the National Audit Office.
[September 12, 2003, 16:55]
Dell unearths possible accounting 'misconduct'
News The Audit Committee's investigation has identified a number of accounting errors, evidence of misconduct, and deficiencies in the financial control environment," Dell said in a press release. Dell's internal investigation into accounting problems...
[March 30, 2007, 8:36]
Firewall management puts UK firms at risk
News High-risk vulnerabilities have dived to 6 percent from 19 percent in 2001, according to the Fifth Annual Security Audit from NTA Monitor, which analysed more than 600 of its perimeter tests carried out for government and financial clients last year.
[June 2, 2003, 10:38]
FSA warns banks: Shape up on security
News Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors, the FSA called on financial services firms to adopt a more transparent stance towards customers, rather than fearing adverse media coverage when data...
[April 28, 2008, 8:56]
QuickBooks Premier 2003 review
Reviews and Outlook; preset business reports and graphs; and an audit trail. Payroll facilities are integrated into each version with a separate fee on an annual basis and subject to separate terms and conditions.
[March 25, 2003, 10:05]
Group offers amnesty to US software pirates
News Under the programme, businesses can conduct a software audit and begin paying proper licence fees for all software in use without the threat of penalties for past use, which can run as high as $150,000 for each incident of copyright infringement.
[January 6, 2002, 6:31]
the Weakest link is ?
Talkback If they had an BS7799 or ISO 27000 security audit should prevent excessive permissions to junior staff. If the staff are the week link then integrate the basic IT security into your annual Health and Safety tests done by ALL your staff.
[April 7, 2008, 12:59]
Java application offers a cheap BlackBerry alternative
News The product supports 'non repudiation', providing an audit trail proving what a user did and didn't do. The product costs roughly £360 per user plus an annual maintenance charge. Spurred by the popularity of Research In Motion's BlackBerry...
[February 8, 2002, 13:14]
