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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Risk Management
- The optimal allocation of resources to arrive at a cost-effective investment in defensive measures within an organization. Risk management minimizes both risk and costs. See risk assessment.
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- Are you wary of the insider on the outside?
- Are you wary of the insider on the outside?Policy is step oneHaving good policies for employee termination are step one. Step two is for IT and non-IT personnel to partner up to get this accomplished ASAP.Having a checklist has helped clients of mine to know what to do and when....
- Tags: Financial Planning, risk & compliance, Financial services, Strategy, risk management
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- Security risk management vs. software development
- George Ou highlights problems with Vista's speech recognition software and wonders why the issue hasn't been fixed for more than a year. The reason: Risk management. Here's George's description of what he calls a flaw in Vista's speech recognition--some folks debate whether it's a flaw or not....
- Tags: Software, Security, Software Development, Voice Recognition, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Risk Management, George Ou, Speech Recognition, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- SocGen: it's worse, they knew.
- The French finance ministry has slammed Société Génerale, saying they knew there were deficiencies in their approach to controlling risk prior to rogue trader Jérome Kerviel's disastrous run. Finextra reports that: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told reporters that SocGen failed to apply appropriate controls over Jérome Kerviel, who...
- Tags: Bank, Risk Management, Finance Ministry, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Risk Management
- View Available Dates and Locations Why be reactive, when you can be proactive? If you are tired of having to pull your team off critical path activities to deal with the crisis of the day, effective risk management is the solution. Risk management, as an integrated ...
- Tags: Risk Management, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Management
- Training 2008-02-01
- The state of IT risk management
- Symantec issued its second annual report on IT risk management. Key findings from "IT Risk Management Report" that surveyed 405 IT professionals include: IT professionals are adopting a more balanced, less security-centric view of IT risk—more of them now see availability risk as critical or...
- Tags: Information Technology, IT Professional, Risk Management, IT Risk Management, Strategy, Security, Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- Collaborate Effectively With Your Team
- Project managers rely on the team to help create all kinds of important project documents. The team produces project plans, risk management plans, presentations, reports, and a host of other documents. Project managers present this material to customers. They are sent for approval to upper management. Often, these are maintained...
- Tags: Team, Project Manager, Risk Management, Team Management, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Management, Finance
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Mipsis Occupational Safety and Health (exe)
- Using Occupational Safety and Health Software OSHA you can standardize your risk management methodology across multiple sites and departments, allowing real time visualization of the risk landscape within your business. Mipsis Occupational Safety and Health Software OSHA software is a workplace safety management system covering; Employee Register, Examination Records, Prescription...
- Tags: OSHA, Client-server, Health Care, Risk Management, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Services, Crisis Management, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2007-11-13
- Employee Monitoring: An Essential Component of Your Risk Management Strategy
- With so much of today's commerce being conducted electronically, providing staff with internet access has become a business necessity. The internet, e-mail and instant messaging have become essential tools that staff uses to communicate, collaborate and carry out research. Lost productivity is not the only computer-related risk that organizations face....
- Tags: Deep Software, Monitoring, Risk Management, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Online Communications, Internet
- White papers 2007-11-06
- Trust and Competitive Advantage: An Integrated Approach to Governance, Risk Management and Compliance
- Burned by Enronesque accounting scandals, investors and governments are imposing rigorous reporting requirements to keep companies on the straight and narrow. These reactions are a symptom of a fundamental force in the economy: a crisis of trust among stakeholders of corporations. Stakeholders are not only a company's...
- Tags: Accounting, Compliance, Competitive Advantage, SAP AG, Risk Management, Trust, Financial Services, Government, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
- White papers 2007-09-18
- IBSupervisor (msi)
- IBSupervisor is a powerful monitoring tool providing advanced integration with Interactive Brokers to let you control your positions and orders in real time. Advanced risk management features provide an easy way to minimize your losses and maximize your profits. IBSupervisor manages your Futures, Stocks and Options positions on a single...
- Tags: Monitoring, Risk Management, IBSupervisor, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Security, Finance, Management
- Software downloads 2007-08-10
- XRoads Networks Delivers Over 99.999% Uptime for a Top Risk Management Organization1
- The Bohan Group provides consultation services to assist organizations reduce risk in their daily operations. The Bohan Group wanted to guarantee over 99.999% uptime and ensure that in the event of an outage end-users have no significant perception that an outage has occurred. As a solution the group deployed XRoads...
- Tags: Uptime, Risk Management, XRoads Networks, Bohan Group, BGP, Roi/Tco, Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies 2007-07-30
- Electronic Signature Assurance and the Digital Chain of Evidence
- This white paper defines the life cycle of an electronically signed record and describes the equivalence requirements throughout its retention period. A risk management framework is presented that defines a generic Digital Chain of Evidence that guides the architectural choices available in deploying an electronic signature solution.
- Tags: Risk Management, ProofSpace, Risk Management Framework, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Security, Finance, Management
- White papers 2007-07-07
- First Commercial Bank Achieves In-Depth Analysis and Improves Risk Management
- First Commercial Bank restructured its business in the last few years in response to increasing competition and the internationalization of the Taiwanese financial market. The bank needed to enhance asset and liability management, and create more flexible reporting tools to enable in-depth analysis. Oracle Financial Services Applications OFSA helped the...
- Tags: Bank, Risk Management, Analysis, Financial Services
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- Chongqing Commercial Bank Improves Risk Management With Financial Analysis System
- Institutions such as Chongqing Commercial Bank are facing increasing competitive pressures as the financial market in China continues to open up to international trade. The entry of numerous local and overseas financial institutions means Chongqing Commercial Bank has to work harder to differentiate its products and services and maintain profit...
- Tags: Bank, Financial Analysis, Oracle Corp., Financial, Risk Management, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- ValleySpeak Project Server (zip)
- Affordable, easy to use, Project Management Office server with 100% two way integration with Microsoft Project. Allows browser-based access to Microsoft Project schedules in real time with applications for integrated Project Portfolio Management, Issue Tracking, Risk Management, Timesheet Management, Document Management, Calendar Management, Discussion Forums, Reports and roles based Dashboard....
- Tags: Server, Risk Management, ValleySpeak, Microsoft Project, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Financial Planning, Project Management, Groupware, Strategy, Financial Services, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Software downloads 2007-05-29
- TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Security Knowledge for Better Application Risk Management (Level 300)
- Building on the Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling version 2.0 application, Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise enables better use of knowledge through an aggregate analysis of threat models. Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise provides central management and consistent distribution of information used to manage compliance with a wide variety...
- Tags: Security, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Risk Management, Analysis, Modeling, Microsoft TechNet, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2007-05-15
- EMA Analyst Report: IBM Makes Its Case for Leadership in Governance and Risk Management
- What is "governance and risk management" and how can your business take advantage of it? In 2007, IBM announced new initiatives for helping businesses to solve their governance and risk management challenges. While the market continues to mature, IBM represents one of the most complete set of products...
- Tags: Leadership, Analyst Report, Risk Management, IBM Corp., Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Security, Finance, Management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Symantec buys risk management start-up
- Symantec has snapped up a tiny software start-up in Virginia to help with its big plans in the compliance and security risk management space.On the surface, Big Yellow's purchase of 4FrontSecurity looks like one of those "acq-hire" transactions but don't tell that to Chris Parker, a co-founder and one of...
- Tags: Piracy, Data theft, Pen testing, Privacy, Symantec
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- Strategic Alignment of IT & Security: Yield Compliance by Default
- This paper provides forward looking though leadership and recommendations on strategic, operational, and tactical activities to help to properly align the people, processes and technology infrastructure to work in harmony and create a cost effective and continuous risk management culture throughout the enterprise. By adopting a culture of continuous risk...
- Tags: Information Technology, Compliance, Risk Management, ReymannGroup, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Finance, Management
- White papers 2007-01-01
- IT worker indicted in hacking scheme at health firm
- IT worker indicted in hacking scheme at health firmI must say that I'm happysomeone was on the ball and found the program before it could do any harm. I would hope he gets many years in prison as some of these databases sound as though they are used to help...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, risk management, hospital, hacking scheme, health company, career field, government, hacking, certification, health care
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
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