Tizor Joins Data Governance Council Formed by IBM; Helps Clarify, Resolve Data Governance Challenges Related to Information Security, Privacy and Corporate Compliance.MAYNARD, Mass. -- Tizor, a leading provider of data auditing and protection solutions for the data center, today announced it has joined the Data Governance Data governance encompasses the people, processes and procedures required to create a consistent, enterprise view of an organisation's data in order to:
Data Governance is the process by which companies govern appropriate access to their critical data by measuring operational risk and controlling security exposures. The Data Governance Council is working to redefine the management of data governance policy, the impact of policy on business processes and practices, and the enforcement of policy in IT infrastructure, information management and organizational behavior. Members of the Council are collaborating on ways to address these issues using IBM and business partner solutions and concepts. "The Data Governance Council aims to address one of the biggest challenges for businesses today -- managing and controlling the mountains of data that reside within the company," said Steven Adler Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American rock drummer. He is most famous for his tenure as a member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he performed and recorded from 1985 to 1990. , chair of the Data Governance Council and program director of IBM Data Governance Solutions. "Tizor's participation in the Council is a welcomed addition as their compliance and auditing expertise will be a valuable asset in helping customers evaluate and maintain the integrity of their data." Tizor's addition to the Council is the result of its innovative vision in responding to the growing need for enterprises to manage and evaluate their corporate compliance and data security posture for all of their critical data--structured or unstructured--whether it resides on databases, file servers or mainframe applications. Mantra offers the most comprehensive data activity auditing and protection solution in the industry today, ensuring that any enterprise can benefit from real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. auditing without degrading the performance of deployed applications. Employing Tizor's patent-pending Behavioral Fingerprinting(R) technology, Mantra solutions enable the highest level of compliance assurance for regulations, including SOX (1) (Schema for Object-oriented XML) An XML schema developed by Veo Systems and Muzino Communications, which was submitted to the W3C. SOX is based on DTD, but adds data typing and reuse mechanisms. , HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , SB 1386 and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , as well as enabling corporate best practices for data security and privacy. "We are very excited about our participation in the Data Governance Council. The efforts of the Data Governance Council to establish a foundation for trust for electronic information provide a critical component in building a flexible yet secure basis for sensitive data management and exchange," comments president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tizor Systems, Joel Rosen. "Our focus is to support this process with products that help to both measure the effectiveness of governance policies and also to identify potential policy violations before they create problems for businesses or consumers. We look forward to working closely with the Council to bring measurable benefits to all data stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. ." For more information on the Data Governance Council, go to www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility/world/security/data-governance.shtml. About Tizor Tizor is the leading provider of data auditing and protection solutions for the data center. Tizor's Mantra data security appliances Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. are the industry's first enterprise solutions capable of monitoring critical data activity across databases, file servers, and mainframe applications. Mantra solutions enable the highest level of compliance assurance, data protection and privacy by providing a complete life-cycle of intelligent data auditing capabilities including audit reporting, theft detection, alerting, and data protection. Founded by former Bell Labs researchers and headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2001 census, the town population was 10,037. History Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was first settled in 1638 and was officially incorporated in 1871. , Tizor is venture financed and led by industry veterans in networking, security, and software and systems management. More information on Tizor can be found at www.tizor.com. |
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