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Addressing Compliance Initiatives With Tripwire and the Center for Internet Security (CIS)

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Overview In this paper, discover what you need to build an effective compliance program by understanding benchmarks, the basic building blocks of compliance initiatives. This whitepaper looks at:

What the CIS is and how it develops its benchmarks
How to use the benchmarks to address compliance and security
Some considerations to make when implementing
How Tripwire CIS-certified solution lets you take advantage

Download and learn about CIS security benchmarks and how Tripwire's CIS solution helps you meet your compliance and security needs.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Tripwire	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Security Standards, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Sarbanes-Oxley

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