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Improving IT Compliance: Guidance for Midsize Organizations

Overview The results are in on the compliance efforts of companies boasting annual revenues of $50 to $999 million, and there's definitely room for improvement, especially at the middle and top of that bracket. So says this insightful research report from Symantec, which presents the top ten deficiencies in controls and procedures being cited in today's midsize organizations. The paper also details three critical IT compliance success factors that can help you overcome those common deficiencies and improve your audit results.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Symantec	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2006	Downloads	122
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Tools, Back-up, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., HIPAA, Data Recovery - Security, Security Management, Disaster Recovery, E-commerce Security, Sarbanes-Oxley, Legal, Resources Mgmt., Knowledge and Data Management, Security Standards, SEC Rule 17A-4, Network Security, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, HR, Security Applications, Best Practices

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