Tools for regulatory and industry compliance and IT audit are widely available, but how many of them are operationally efficient and can save you time? Compliance tools need to work for you and free up more of your time - so that you can focus on other endeavors such as managing threats and business risks. Ideally these tools could be realistically leveraged for both compliance and security. That’s why PacketMotion developed PacketSentry.
Most organizations struggle with these issues:
- How do we minimize the time spent on compliance and audit reporting?
- How can we keep our investment in compliance tools in check as compliance requirements change and grow?
- How can we better monitor the environment to proactively determine what data is in-scope for compliance and internal audit controls?
- How can we use compliance tools to manage risk across the organization, especially given limited dedicated security budgets these days?
What is Unique about Compliance with PacketSentry?
PacketSentry enables you to implement – well in advance of negotiation with auditors – the controls you need to support efficient reporting and avoid audit findings. With PacketSentry you get a single tool that audits a wide variety of applications, eliminating the need for multiple, dedicated tools. For less expense than most point solutions, PacketSentry gives organizations:
- A single tool that addresses data classification, user and IT administration staff activity tracking, change management, access control, logging , reporting, and beyond.
- A data model that quickly highlights exception data auditors need to see.
- A simple interface, enabling auditors to access data directly if needed, both for reports and ad-hoc queries.
- A tool that can be easily integrated into the environment – requiring no in-line appliances, agent software, or heavy logging load.
PacketSentry in Action – Supported Compliance Standards
PacketSentry supports the compliance standards that are important to you:
- For PCI, use PacketSentry to satisfy a wide array of requirements outlined here, including network segmentation without deploying in-line firewalls.
- For SOX, use PacketSentry to track data inventory, activity audits, superusers, change management, access control, platform integrity, and third-party controls.
- For HIPAA/HITECH, use PacketSentry to meet the most stringent requirements, including “reasonable security measures,” data identification, access control, audit trails of access to PHI, and IT administrator safeguards.
- For GLBA, use PacketSentry to meet GLBA 501 (b) requirements such as data identification, access control, logging of data access, change control, intrusion monitoring, IT administration monitoring, breach notification, controls testing, and dual controls.
PacketSentry gives organizations the tools needed to reduce compliance from a challenge to a routine, and to significantly improve their risk management posture.
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For more detailed information on specific compliance standards PacketSentry can support while gaining operational efficiency never before possible request a demo, or contact sales@spartantec.com or call 1-843-418-4792