CHAPTER EIGHT IT Compliance and Controls

For duty, duty must be done; The rule applies to everyone.

GILBERT & SULLIVAN, RUDDIGORE

CHAPTER TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The Importance of Compliance to IT 202
2. The Rules 203
3. How to Comply with the Rules 211
4. Hidden Benefits of Complying with the Rules 214
5. Methodologies and Frameworks 216
6. It’s Not Just Regulatory Compliance 220
7. Additional Resources 224

Certainly one of the biggest changes to affect the IT industry over the past few years has been the concern for compliance of a variety of regulations and legislation. Spurred by events like the financial scandals of Enron, Worldcom, HealthSouth, Adelphia, Tyco, Qwest Communications, and Global Crossing (to name a few), attention has been ...

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