Corporate governance depends on effective management of internal controls and on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information system within an organization. Organizations are faced with increased pressure to comply with an array of industry regulations and legislation.
The chapter provided an overview of the various integrated pieces of the security model and highlighted their relationship with each of the others.
The chapter highlighted the two most important and widely used best practices framework to manage IT governance and security audit compliance requirements—namely, ISO/IEC 17799 and COBIT.
The chapter provided comprehensive details on common regulatory compliance legislations and acts that are currently being enforced around the world, including the GLBA, HIPAA, and SOX acts.
The chapter provided a summary chart of Cisco solutions and products that help meet the regulator compliance and concluded the value of Cisco's Self-Defending Network solution for managing IT risk and corporate governance.