June 30 was the final cut-off point for IBM Global's millennium-compliance programme, as reported by Silicon.com earlier this week. Not all IBM's internal computers made the company's Y2K deadline yesterday, after a nineteen month build-up and at...
Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers. Nigel Beighton, Symantec's director of enterprise strategy said: "It's common that a Trojan will try to change as much security...
Antivirus giant Symantec has bought an application management company in a bid to boost its sales of compliance offerings. In a statement, Kris Hagerman, a senior vice president for Symantec, said: "The application and server environment in most...
Dedicated work teams were set up in some country offices to work on achieving compliance. Jeffrey Hoo, services and management systems field director at Symantec's regional product marketing division, noted that companies which are affected by the...
Benefits of achieving compliance As well as internal process benefits, companies that can demonstrate they have the tools and processes in place for achieving regulatory compliance will benefit from being seen as ethical, improving shareholder...
So higher level ownership is vital, as is the need to seed the capabilities gained from addressing stringent compliance mandates into everyday working life. How do we know we are achieving what we set out to achieve?