BindView Highlights COBIT Implementation Practices for IT Security Compliance.HOUSTON -- Building best practices to meet IT security compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , BindView Corp. (Nasdaq:BVEW BVEW Binary View ) today announced plans for an informational webinar that will focus on implementations using the COBIT (Control OBjectives for Information and related Technology) A business-oriented set of standards for guiding management in the sound use of information technology from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) (www.isaca.org). framework for strengthening controls and providing evidence of due care for regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. . Moderated by BindView Director of Product Marketing Chip Lawson, the seminar features panelists David Smith, BindView senior product consultant; Ross Wescott, Portland General Electric's supervising chief IT auditor; and Brandon Dunlap, president and managing partner of Brightfly Consulting. What: The COBIT framework is used by organizations around the world for developing enterprise IT control objectives that can be implemented and monitored to help ensure the integrity of financial information. The framework incorporates generally applicable and accepted international standards for the practice of IT management, governance and control, and can be applied to any platform and business environment. BindView and its panel of experts will conduct an online discussion titled "Sarbanes-Oxley Closing the Gaps: Expert Panel on Implementing COBIT." The panel will cover key insights on how organizations can help strengthen IT controls for meeting regulatory requirements and improving audit scores at a minimum cost. "Satisfying Sarbanes-Oxley requirements continues to be one of the most difficult business and IT challenges for all publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. ," said Lawson. "This panel focuses on COBIT implementation best practices as seen by experts in the field and covers the real-world results for organizations required to meet regulatory mandates." When: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at 12:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. , 10:00 a.m. PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there ) Who Should Participate: IT executives, managers, security officers and auditors with responsibilities for determining and demonstrating regulatory compliance should join. Participants will hear first-hand about best practices for implementing the COBIT framework. As part of the session, attendees will learn how the implementation of COBIT can: --Improve collaboration between IS/IT auditors and IT management on security, audit and control issues --Define audit performance measurement requirements --Provide evidence of due care for regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley --Raise audit scores and strengthen IT controls How to Register: To register, visit the BindView website at: www.bindview.com/Events/GetEvents.cfm?NUM NUM (in Britain & S Africa) National Union of Mineworkers NUM n abbr (BRIT) (= National Union of Mineworkers) → sindicato de mineros NUM n abbr (Brit) (= =1333&AD=WB-SoxWS0215WBNR- Q105. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) This webinar is the second in a three-part series focusing on the compliance issues and solutions available for organizations. For more information on the series, please visit www.bindview.com/Events/GetEvents.cfm?NUM=1333&AD=WB-SoxWS0215WBNR- Q105. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About BindView Corporation BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and automate policy compliance, vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. and directory administration across the entire organization. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's website at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 1-713-561-4000. |
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