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The overall objectives of any IT department are the same – secure, comply, save. However, each industry does have its differences and obstacles in terms of security and specific compliance regulations.
Banking & Finance
Banking and financial institutions are trusted with consumers’ most valuable personal data including social security numbers and credit card numbers. Many organizations also have geographically dispersed locations which can make it challenging to correlate seemingly-unrelated events that could indicate a breach in progress. These institutions are also required to comply with various regulations such as FFEIC and GLBA.
Government Agencies & Contractors
Often in government agencies there are a number of discrete, segregated networks. Security and separation of duty requirements often mean the data from all these networks cannot be collected in a single place. Government agencies and contractors require a complete security information and event management (SIEM) solution that includes a highly flexible and scalable architecture with real time collection, analysis and alerting of all log sources, secure storage of all the logs for as long as you require, and built-in compliance workflows and reporting for FISMA and NISPOM.
Healthcare
Over the last few years healthcare providers, from private practices to large medical facilities, have been increasing their use of IT from communicating with staff and patients to storing and sharing patient records. Plus, many providers and facilities are now operating from several geographically dispersed locations. Add the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) regulation to the mix and maintaining overall IT operations and security has become a complex and daunting task.
Retail & Consumer Goods
Retail and other consumer goods outlets have the dual challenge of maintaining data security across geographically dispersed locations and demonstrating compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. The cost of a security breach includes not only monetary losses but also intangible losses such as customer trust.