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The Business of Sustainability: Information Technology as a Catalyst for Short and Long-Term Profitability sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read how SAP software can help your company manage risks and exploit operational and business opportunities regarding social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Posted: 22 Jul 2009 \| Published: 03 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Structures \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 02 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Business Performance Management \| Compliance (Finance) \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Statements \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Legal Compliance Software \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Hard Hat Area: Myths and Pitfalls of Data Mining sponsored by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters WHITE PAPER: The intrepid data miner runs many risks, including being buried under mountains of data or disappearing along with the "mysterious disappearing terabyte." Myths and misconceptions create their own risks and need to be debunked. This article outlines some risks, debunks some myths, and provides some protective "hard hats" for data miners. Posted: 20 Feb 2009 \| Published: 20 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Customer Interaction Services \| Data Mining \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

IBM System x Servers - The Right Choice. Open. Easy. Green sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: IBMSystemx is a portfolio of robust servers built on IBMX-Architecture's our blueprint for bringing innovation tox86systems. Innovation that helps set you apart from the competition. Learn more in this paper. Posted: 11 Sep 2008 \| Published: 11 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Management \| Power Supplies \| RAID \| Risk Assessment \| Scalability Testing \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software

Distributed Capture Platforms: Reducing Costs, Removing Bottlenecks and Mitigating Risks sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Remote workforces are a growing trend that has documentation implications on your business processes. This paper explores that, placing special emphasis on a distributed capture strategy for resolving remote workforce-related issues. Posted: 21 Aug 2008 \| Published: 15 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Financial Services Industry \| Health Care Industry \| Multifunction Peripheral Hardware \| Remote Access Software \| Remote Network Management \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Virtual Offices

Protecting Credit Card Data: How to Achieve PCI Compliance sponsored by Motorola Solutions WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the best way to achieve compliance by building a complete end-to-end PCI-capable solution. Posted: 20 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2007 TOPICS: Acceptable Use Policies \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Credit Cards \| Internal Threats \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Vulnerability Management

SAP Upgrade Assessment: Mitigating Risk of Upgrade Projects sponsored by HCL Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the challenges and risks associated with SAP Upgrades and analyze how a SAP Upgrade Assessment could be used as a risk mitigation tool. Posted: 20 Jun 2008 \| Published: 13 Mar 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Downtime \| Risk Assessment \| SAP (Product) \| Testing

Thinking through Uncertainty: CFOs Scrutinize Non-Financial Risk sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: Risks can impact the top and bottom line and eventually every risk is expressed in the company's share price. Posted: 12 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: CFOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Financial Management \| Leadership \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

3 Key Components of a Risk-Based Security Plan sponsored by Foundstone, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a look at the different components of an effective security plan, and provides a perspective on how enterprises that are serious about their information security budgets should rethink their security plan. Posted: 02 Jun 2008 \| Published: 02 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Information Security \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| ROI \| Security Spending \| Training \| Vulnerability Assessments

A Comprehensive Best Practice Approach to Business Resilience and Risk Mitigation sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper serves as a comprehensive, best-practices approach to business resilience and risk mitigation. Common types of risk and the steps organizations must take to develop an effective risk mitigation strategy are discussed. Posted: 29 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Processes \| Disaster Recovery \| Enterprise \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

Averting Catastrophe: How Real-Time Location Intelligence Can Mitigate Exposure and Better Manage Risk sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software WHITE PAPER: What is location intelligence? From an actuary perspective, it's the accessment of risk based on the physical location of real estate. This paper examines how location intelligence links data to precise physical coordinates. Posted: 25 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Customers \| Insurance Applications Software \| Insurance Industry \| Productivity \| Real Estate Industry \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Software Development Tools

Best Practices in Data Management sponsored by SAS WHITE PAPER: The key enterprise risk management (ERM) issue for many financial institutions is to get enriched data in a single place in order to report on it. Learn best practices for data management that are critical for ERM. Posted: 06 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Modeling \| Data Security \| Financial Services Industry \| Real-time Analytics \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Asset: Healthcare 2015 and U.S. Health Plans New Roles, New Competencies sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: The U.S. healthcare system is on an unsustainable path that will force its transformation. Posted: 22 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Customer Service \| Financial Services \| Globalization \| Governments \| Risk Assessment

Increase Productivity and Reduce Security Risks for Teleworkers sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of how teleworking helps meet today's productivity demands. It discusses additional network security risks that anywhere access can create, and how SonicWALL addresses these concerns while offering additional benefits. Posted: 23 Jan 2008 \| Published: 22 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Broadband Wireless Networks \| Disaster Recovery \| Endpoint Security \| Hackers \| Malware \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Risk Assessment \| SSL VPN \| Wireless Security

Acquire a global view of your organization's security state: the importance of security assessments sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: Security assessments from IBM can help find "point-in-time" or ongoing security gaps in data confidentiality, integrity and accessibility as well as prior breaches and budgetary justification for making necessary security investments. Posted: 09 Jan 2008 \| Published: 09 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Database Security \| Information Security \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Network Security \| Penetration Testing \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

The importance of security assessments sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps you understand the variety of security assessment options that are available and provides the criteria for selecting a vendor that can help you meet your company?s security requirements. Posted: 06 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: Database Security \| Information Security \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Network Security \| Penetration Testing \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

Drive business value with innovation for security defense sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper details an integrated approach to security that can help your company address security threats while supporting compliance and protecting data, Internet-based systems, physical environments and applications. Posted: 06 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Application Security \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

Stratecast: An SSL VPN Selection Framework: One Size Does Not Fit All sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: SSL VPN is an important layer of protection for your company. This paper details an SSL VPN selection framework to help you evaluate the best option for your organization and how to save time and money when selecting your next SSL VPN. Posted: 14 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SSL VPN \| Vendor Selection \| Virus Protection \| VPN Appliances

Extend Business Reach with a Robust Security Infrastructure sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the advantages of a security management solution designed to deliver integrated, comprehensive solutions across a heterogeneous environment. Posted: 03 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Identity Management \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

The High Stakes of Security: Protecting Your Brand sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews a security approach that's integrated with your business strategy. Without this, you're risking a lot more than downtime or the simple loss of information assets or capital-you may be betting your organization... Posted: 26 Jul 2007 \| Published: 01 Dec 2006 TOPICS: Brand Loyalty \| Data Security \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

SOA: A Perspective on Implementation Risks sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: If potential risks to a SOA implementation are not identified during the planning process, they can be difficult to mitigate during the implementation. Read this paper to learn how an awareness of these risks can help ensure a successful adoption. Posted: 08 Feb 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2006 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SOA \| Strategic Planning

Automated Penetration Testing; Can IT Afford Not To? sponsored by Core Security Technologies WHITE PAPER: This paper contains an overview of penetration testing, a summary of vulnerabilities that can be revealed through penetration testing, and the business and technical benefits of performing penetration testing across your infrastructure. Posted: 18 Jan 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Penetration Testing \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Assessment \| Vulnerability Management

Cisco Business Continuance Solutions sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: A robust business continuance plan includes technology solutions to address recovery and data protection needs of business-critical applications. Posted: 03 Oct 2006 \| Published: 01 Aug 2006 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Risk Assessment \| SAN \| Tape Backups

HDS Business Continuity Services sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: Learn how a business continuance plan can ensure survival by ensuring the continuous flow and availability of data. Posted: 26 Sep 2006 \| Published: 21 Aug 2006 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Continuous Data Protection \| Disaster Planning \| Loss Prevention \| Risk Assessment \| RPO \| RTO

Addressing the Insider Threat with NetIQ Operational Change Control Solutions sponsored by SUSE WHITE PAPER: Download "Addressing the Insider Threat with NetIQ Operational Change Control Solutions" to get the expert advice you need to build a comprehensive management system that reduces and eliminates the risk of an insider threat. Posted: 09 Aug 2006 \| Published: 29 Mar 2006 TOPICS: Information Security \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Vulnerability Assessments