Check out my latest book published by Realtimepublishers.com:
In Implementation Strategies for Fulfilling and Maintaining IT Compliance I share strategic and tactical methods for getting your arms around the compliance beast. You can download all the chapters (below) for free by signing up on Realtime’s site. They’ve got a ton over other good content too.
Here’s the low down:
Businesses are struggling more and more with the compliance requirements being pushed on them from every angle. The reality is that such regulations aren’t going away. However, there’s a silver lining – IT compliance doesn’t have to be that difficult and once you’ve mastered compliance it can serve as a business enabler and competitive differentiator.
In Implementation Strategies for Fulfilling and Maintaining IT Compliance, a practical guide on real-world issues related to IT compliance, the reader will find reasonable solutions for the professionals responsible for making things happen.
It’s great for anyone faced with implementing the standards mandated by regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH Act, GLBA, SOX, and PCI DSS. CIOs, compliance officers, IT directors and network administrators can all benefit from the anecdotal stories, down-to-earth strategies and sage advice for creating gaining and maintaining control of IT compliance so that it can enable rather than hinder the business moving forward.
Chapter 1: Understanding the Real-World Issues Associated with IT Compliance
Chapter 2: The Costs of Compliance and Why It Doesn’t Have to be So Expensive
Chapter 3: Simplifying and Automating to Reduce Information Systems Complexity
Chapter 4: Establishing a System of Network Visibility and Ongoing Maintenance
Enjoy!