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Industry specific requirements for compliance
- January 27, 2012
27 Jan'12
Critics: SOPA antipiracy legislation should target the real bad guys
Detractors of SOPA and other antipiracy legislation say new regulations are needed -- but they must be better targeted. To do so, they say regulators simply need to follow the money.
- January 16, 2012
16 Jan'12
SEC stresses importance of social media guidelines and compliance
The SEC has released new "risk alerts" that outline how financial firms can use social media guidelines to protect their business from fraud and comply with federal regulations.
- December 12, 2011
12 Dec'11
Q&A: How the SEC's XBRL tagging mandates can help your bottom line
As mandatory eXtensible Business Reporting Language use becomes the norm in business communications, one expert says XBRL tagging can assist risk management and analysis.
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- December 01, 2011
01 Dec'11
Zuckerberg recommits to Facebook privacy policy after FTC lashing
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg promises to update and re-examine the social media site’s privacy policy after the FTC flags its information-sharing practices.
- October 24, 2011
24 Oct'11
MMA releases mobile application privacy policy for public comment
The Mobile Marketing Association is taking a proactive approach to protecting consumers, releasing its own mobile application privacy policy that is open for public comment.
- August 26, 2011
26 Aug'11
FINRA regulatory notice provides guidance for using social media
A new FINRA regulatory notice provides guidance for using social media and personal devices in business communications, including record-keeping responsibilities.
- July 05, 2011
05 Jul'11
Ways to mitigate risk with a corporate social media policy
Companies need an effective way to mitigate the risks of increasingly ubiquitous social media. But establishing a solid corporate social media policy is no easy task.
- May 13, 2011
13 May'11
Feds take notice as online consumer privacy remains in the spotlight
Recent data breaches have made online consumer privacy a priority. The federal government is now attempting to take action that includes introducing "do not track" legislation.
- May 06, 2011
06 May'11
Sony announces service restoration, enhanced customer data protection
After a cyberattack put Sony's protection of personal information under a microscope, the company has announced increased security measures and enhanced customer data protection.
- April 14, 2011
14 Apr'11
Kerry, McCain's proposed online privacy legislation divides industry
Two big-name senators have proposed online privacy legislation called the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights. Some IT organizations fear it will hurt business if enacted.
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- April 08, 2011
08 Apr'11
Epsilon breach shows lack of email regulations, consumer protection
The Epsilon data breach may have exposed thousands of customer email addresses to cybercriminals, highlighting the lack of corporate email security to protect consumers.
- January 12, 2011
12 Jan'11
PCI DSS 2.0, GRC products top compliance officers' concerns in 2011
In 2011, compliance officers are focusing on virtualization compliance with PCI DSS 2.0 standards, and governance, risk and compliance products.
- November 15, 2010
15 Nov'10
Compliance Product Spotlight: GRC management
Our latest roundup of IT compliance products features solutions to assist with GRC management, including implementing governance, risk and compliance controls.
- October 21, 2010
21 Oct'10
Product Spotlight: Data access management, environmental compliance
Our latest roundup of IT compliance products features solutions to assist enterprises with data access management, environmental compliance and data security.
- October 11, 2010
11 Oct'10
Expert: Failed risk management practices key to financial crisis
The financial crisis is an example of what can happen when those responsible for establishing and maintaining risk management practices are asleep at the switch, an expert says.