St. Paul police have identified a15-year-old who was shot to death on Thanksgiving as Darion Joseph Smith. Two suspects are in custody.

A state trooper narrowly escaped injuryas he was enforcing a statewide crackdown on drunken drivers thatled to more that 30 arrests.

New York) - The Canadian government should carry out a full and public inquiry into the alleged torture of detainees whom Canadian forces transferred to Afghan government custody in 2006-07, Human Rights Watch said today.

Rebooting the global financial system may take years. The international move to new regulatory organizations will require financial institutions to change the way they do business. No one knows exactly how the system will change yet, but one thing is

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Defensive medicine consists of providing medical services that are not expected to benefit the patient, but minimize the risk of subsequent lawsuits. In that context, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rightly makes a virtue of

IT staff has to deal with regulations compliance. SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, and FISMA compliance measures are not dictated by internal needs but still have to be considered so the enterprise can function smoothly. This white paper describes approaches to change

Segregation of Duties (SoD) is a hot topic of conversation among a range of professionals, from compliance managers to executive-level officers. The outpouring of interest in SoD is due, in part, to the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) in the US

There are many regulations that cover Message Archiving and the overall category of Electronic Media. Some of these are industry specific such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), SEC regulation 17, NASD 3010, 21CFR part 11 and HIPAA. While many businesses feel like

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Achieving PCI DSS compliance does not guarantee that companies will never have a security breachcompliance is an ongoing initiative. IBM offers comprehensive solutions designed to take businesses through the entire PCI compliance process and continue to meet new requirements, supporting

Compliance with PCI DSS has become a global requirement for any business or entity that processes credit card transactions as payment for goods and services. This paper explores the ROI implications and opportunities of PCI.

IBM delivers identity and access management governance with accountability, providing a holistic, policy-based approach to role management, entitlement management, privileged identity management, separation of duties and access certification.

This paper, designed for security and compliance professionals, illustrates how to achieve compliance on three of the most costly and complex sections: requirements 3, 6, and 10 of PCI DSS. This paper also highlights how Web application and database appliances

You know your organization's data is it's lifeblood, yet the protection of IP and sensitive data is all too often inadequate in today's networked world. With increasingly strict regulations, organizations must secure confidential information against accidental or intentional loss. Beyond

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), passed by Congress in 1996, is designed to safeguard all forms of personal health information (PHI) to include patient identities, medical records, and health insurance information. By defending the patients' rights to

Retailers that fail Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) audits can be fined up to $500,000. Additional penalties can range from increased audit requirements to retraction of credit card processing privileges. Generally, retailers that process over 20,000 credit

PCI DSS version 1.1 (the current standard until October 2008 when PCI DSS version 1.2 is slated to be released) outlines best practices for credit card data that is stored, processed or transmitted. It consolidates and supersedes the requirements of