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| RSA, The Security Division of EMC, Receives "Strong Positive" in Leading Analyst Firm's GRCM Marketscope Report | |
| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 02:42:00 PM | |
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RSA Archer eGRC Suite Receives "Strong Positive" Rating for IT-GRCM; Also Receives "Positive" Rating for Business Continuity MarketScope The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced that the RSA Archer eGRC Suite received the highest possible rating, "Strong Positive," in Gartner's 2010 MarketScope for IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (IT-GRCM)1. Gartner also rated the RSA Archer Business Continuity Management solution "Positive" in its 2010 MarketScope for Business Continuity Management Planning Software2. "The RSA Archer eGRC Suite provides the broad capabilities organizations require to help manage governance, risk and compliance programs holistically, along with the depth of control they need over individual GRC functions, including business continuity management," said Jon Darbyshire, Archer general manager for RSA, The Security Division of EMC. "RSA is proud to be recognized in the IT-GRCM industry MarketScope and receive a positive rating in the Business Continuity Management arena." IT-GRCM MarketScope With the acquisition of Archer Technologies in January 2010, EMC's security division has emerged as a leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) solutions built on a common, flexible platform. The RSA Archer eGRC Suite spans IT, finance, operations and legal business domains, enabling organizations to implement a strategic, collaborative and sustainable eGRC program. According to Gartner's 2010 IT-GRCM MarketScope, authored by Gartner Vice Presidents and Distinguished Analysts Paul Proctor and Mark Nicolett, "EGRC Platforms serve organizations that take an enterprise approach to compliance and risk management, and that want to have all business units, including the IT organization, on the same GRCM solution." The RSA Archer eGRC Suite delivers: * A comprehensive library of technical and process controls mapped to policies, regulatory requirements and industry guidelines * A central management system for control definition, policy communication, risk analysis, assessments, investigations, ongoing remediation and real-time reporting * Vendor-neutral integration with threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, security configuration and event management technologies * A flexible platform approach that enables clients to tailor solutions to their evolving business requirements with no custom code * A supporting GRC community with more than 3,800 members who actively share ideas, best practices and applications to drive innovation in GRC program management Business Continuity Management Planning Software MarketScope According to Gartner's 2010 MarketScope for Business Continuity Management Planning Software, authored by Gartner Vice Presidents Roberta Witty and Tom Scholtz, "Having current and effective recovery plans is the key to success during a disaster, and these tools are 'ground zero' for effective crisis and business recovery." The RSA Archer Business Continuity Management solution provides a centralized, automated approach to business continuity and disaster recovery planning, allowing organizations to respond effectively in crisis situations to protect their ongoing operations. As a core component of the RSA Archer eGRC Suite, the solution supports integration of business continuity into a larger governance, risk and compliance program, enabling consistent measurement and reporting of risk across the enterprise. |