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As organizations turn to network access control (NAC) technologies to protect their networks and data, the flaws of earlier versions of NAC are becoming apparent. New pressures from a constantly changing threat environment and an increasingly mobile workforce require a new NAC model that will offer more finely controlled network access, an increased agility of response, and a better focus on network, desktop, and security operations.

SOX and Data Access/Audit Controls

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not pose direct requirements for corporate data security, although it does include a number of clauses concerning internal control, the completeness of sensitive financial documentation, and audit situations. Updating a corporate data security system can make compliance with the law’s key provisions considerably easier. This whitepaper will address SOX requirements that affect a company's data infrastructure, including the means of securing data collected and maintained by the company, with particular emphasis on protecting endpoint avenues of data leakage.

HIPAA Security Rule Compliance

The problem of data leakage is not unique to medical environments, though due to HIPAA regulation, the consequences of not checking the threat is greater here. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Public Law 104-191 (HIPAA), adopted in 1996, hold all American organizations which use the personal medical data of citizens responsible for assuring the confidentiality of that information.

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Software Quality Management for SOA

SOA is invariably viewed from different perspectives by different parts of the organization. Enterprise architects and the SOA Center of Excellence may see every effort as a step in developing an enterprise-wide SOA. 1Project teams may see SOA as simply a new development methodology. To plan an effective quality program for SOA, IT quality managers must look past generalities to determine what they are dealing with and how that affects the test program.

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Networking

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