Whitepapers

NETconsent whitepapers, including the independently published Essential Series address issues relating to improved communications, compliance and policy management issues. Our whitepapers draw on technical and business insights from all industry sectors and business roles.

The Essentials Series: Business Imperatives of Compliance in the UK examines the compliance requirements that affect practically every type of organisation in the UK and have changed the way they manage information risks. This new series, intended for all board members responsible for information security and compliance issues, explores the underlying premise of regulatory compliance and how it can be managed through the effective use of policies and procedures in day-to-day business activities. Anyone playing a part in compliance in UK-based organisations will benefit from the practical solutions and suggestions outlined in the material. ©2008 Realtime Publishers, Author Kevin Beaver, independent information security consultant, author, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic.

Article 1: Managing Compliance in the Healthcare Industry	With all the complexities associated with information systems and business processes in healthcare, management in the healthcare industry must be extra vigilant to ensure compliance with all the regulations. This first article explores the compliance realities affecting the healthcare industry in the UK. It focuses on the National Health Service (NHS) and other regulations that apply to healthcare organisations and outlines how healthcare managers can address information risks and compliance in the healthcare environment as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Article 2: Managing Financial Compliance	The transition to Internet-based solutions and the increasing demand for customer privacy have resulted in strict policies and requirements from both government agencies and industry bodies for the financial industry. The second article in this series explores the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) regulations and outlines how business managers can address information risks and compliance in a financial environment.
Article 3: Managing Compliance in Business Today	In today’s world, there is hardly anything that is not regulated in business. The governance and oversight of sensitive information stored, processed, or otherwise handled in a business setting is no exception. It used to be that best practices and best effort were thought to be enough. We now have compliance to deal with. The last article in this series outlines how UK-based business managers can quickly and efficiently get their heads around compliance as it relates to information risks involved in today’s businesses.
All Articles: Download Whole Series	This document combines all three Essential Series articles into one document.

©2007	Supporting Corporate Governance This whitepaper offers practical guidance on how automation of the policy management lifecycle eases the administrative burden associated with implementing strong corporate governance controls.  Download ----------------------------------------------------------

©2005

Communicating Corporate Policies This whitepaper reviews the traditional methods available to create, publish and distribute corporate policies and an alternative automated approach designed to ease the administrative burden of policy deployment and enforcement.  Download ----------------------------------------------------------

©2004

Employee Internet Access Effective Management of the Organisational Risk Written by NETconsent Limited, together with Websense Inc. the document aims to outline the legal situation that organisations find themselves in, when allowing their employees to access the Internet in the workplace. It also gives guidance on how organisations can best protect themselves against the risks that this creates, in a practical and cost effective manner. The information contained in this white paper was correct at the time of publication.  Download

Essentials Series Author Biography

Kevin Beaver, is an independent information security consultant, author, keynote speaker, and expert witness with US-based Principle Logic. He has two decades of experience in various IT and IT security roles in several sectors, including finance and healthcare.

Kevin is author/co-author of seven books on information security including the highly-successful ethical hacking book Hacking For Dummies, Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, Securing the Mobile Enterprise For Dummies, and Laptop Encryption For Dummies (all by Wiley) as well as The Definitive Guide to Email Management and Security (Realtime Publishers) and The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach Publications).

About Realtime Publishers

Realtime Publishers has set the IT-Industry standard for corporate-sponsored ePublishing, creating interactive communities that employ RSS, blogs, and podcasting; electronic and printed books; white papers; video tutorials and webinars. With a who's who list of industry expert authors, a veteran editorial staff, and a leading content delivery system through its information portal, Realtime Nexus (http://nexus.realtimepublishers.com)