Laws put in place to keep sensitive technology secrets away from unfriendly nations or to restrict companies from doing business with enemy regimes and individuals can be a compliance minefield for companies that operate around the globe. And regulators have stepped up their efforts to crack down on scofflaws.

A trio of regulators from the Commerce, Justice, and Treasury departments appeared at the Compliance Week 2011 conference to offer their advice on preventing such export-control violations, and on reporting them when a violation does occur.