When a server is sluggish in Singapore, or a virus invades in the United Kingdom, Californian Michael Chapman knows it almost instantly. No, he's not the Server Psychic from the Science Channel; he just knows how to make good use of his log and event management tools.
Chapman is director of Digital Security and Technical Operations for the West Coast division of Ascent Media Group, a media conglomerate comprised of some 60 companies around the world. Chapman's extra-long title means he serves multiple roles for his employer. His digital security role holds him responsible for network security and the protection of Ascent Media's digital assets -- which happen to be the company's crown jewels. His technical operations role requires oversight of the corporate IT infrastructure, and by default, that makes him the guy responsible for IT compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
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