Technology White Papers from WebBuyersGuide

Technology White Papers from WebBuyersGuide: "You need accurate, trustworthy data to meet today's GRC requirements. What will it cost your organization if your auditors receive incorrect information? What if your regulatory reports are inaccurate? Download this white paper today to explore the critical role data quality plays in GRC, and how Informatica can help ensure complete and trusted information for GRC. With advice and knowledge from real-world customer success stories, this White Paper will help you to understand how to satisfy regulatory data audit and documentation requirements, minimize IT project risk, and reduce the cost of producing timely and trusted data for GRC."

IBM Systems Journal | Vol. 47, No. 3, 2008 - SOA: From Modeling to Implementation

IBM Systems Journal Vol. 47, No. 3, 2008 - SOA: From Modeling to Implementation: "As many businesses, applications, and platforms make the transition to a service-oriented architecture (SOA), significant changes are required in business process design as well as in modeling and solution development. To this end, innovative techniques, tools, and methodologies from a variety of SOA deployments are being developed for use in future solutions. This issue contains eight papers which describe challenges and insights related to modeling, testing, and governance, which have emerged from SOA engagements in a variety of industries."

Vendors rush to fix bug that could crash Internet systems

A recently discovered bug in TCP-IP is causing a number of vendors to adopt remedial measures. TCP-IP, the core of Internet communications is vulnerable to denial of service attacks because of the bug or bugs. Microsoft says it is investigating, but hasn't taken any action yet. Vendors rush to fix bug that could crash Internet systems

PCI Compliance: Does It Equal Security?

The standards of the Payment Card Industry have been driving some new spending on security and the question has come up as to whether that actually imporves security. Generally, anything that encourages attention to security is a good thing. Of that there can be little doubt. PCI Compliance: Does It Equal Security?

Apple's iPhone A Tight Fit For The Enterprise -- iPhone -- InformationWeek

With all the recent hype about the iPhone, inevitably there has been some analysis as to how it would fit into business systems. This article explains the limitations involved in making it a controlled part of the system. Apple's iPhone A Tight Fit For The Enterprise -- iPhone -- InformationWeek

CGEIT Certification

CGEIT Certification: "ISACA recognized this shift in emphasis in 1998, and formed the IT Governance Institute (ITGI) to focus on original research, publications, resources and symposia on IT governance and related topics. To support and promote this significant body of work, ISACA and the ITGI are proud to offer a certification program for professionals charged with satisfying the IT governance needs of an enterprise."

Thought Center - A Balanced Approach to Risk and Performance

A series of podcasts on the E&Y site provides some thoughtful analysis on risk and controls. Thought Center - A Balanced Approach to Risk and Performance