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The realities of security and compliance have changed considerably since patch management faced its first big paradigm shift some years ago. At that time many organizations wrestled with the transition from manual patching and remediation to an automated process. Of course, nothing in security is ever static, so it is no surprise that patch management has continued to evolve since then. Though still automated, today’s best patch management tools and techniques are significantly different from their predecessors.

Regulations and Standards: Where Encryption Applies

There are a significant number of worldwide regulations that relate to protection of private and sensitive data. Some are focused on protection of specific industry information, where others are more concerned with disclosure of data loss incidents and privacy attributes. Most of today's standards and compliance regulations are concerned with the protection of private data at rest, during transactions, and while it traverses network connections.

24x7 Activity Tracking for Automated Compliance Controls and Reports

The increasing complexity and growing scope of government and industry regulations are placing the spotlight on how IT organizations conduct their day-to-day activities to protect proprietary customer and financial information. IT must establish the appropriate control framework over systems and processes involving this data and demonstrate to external auditors and government agencies that the organization continually and consistently practices these controls across every transaction. Automating the tasks connected with compliance would extend IT staff capacity and cut costs that accompany manual processes concerning policy monitoring, incident response and adherence documentation. Such automation inherently reduces business risk and frees IT resources to conduct other functions.

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Enterprise Mobile Adoption

This White Paper outlines how mobile solutions help organizations work efficiently in a global business environment. It also discusses how organizations can best create processes around device usage, data/service access and security.

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