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Struggles on IT Strategy for Compliance
Image: Compliance officers struggle with IT; that’s not news. This week, however, we have new data that might illuminate why so many compliance departments can’t implement an IT strategy to meet their needs. Inside, Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly looks at which IT typically goes to what compliance tasks, and ...
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EU Data Supervisor Pushing Strengthened Privacy Laws
Image: Title: ButtarelliThe European Union’s Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli told officials in Washington that the EU’s ambitious overhaul of its data regulations will “place the individual more firmly at the heart” of technology, by boosting transparency and individual control. Buttarelli said the reforms will be backed by real teeth, ...
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e-Discovery Missteps From the Judge’s Point of View
Image: If you fear that your e-Discovery processes are not strong, take heart: Lots of federal judges agree with you. A recent survey of judges and a follow-up webcast spotlight the mistakes in e-Discovery as seen from the bench, and methods to avoid them. “The whole point is to come ...
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Google Realigns Amid Regulatory Heat
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt met with the EU’s new antitrust chief on Monday. The search engine giant is being scrutinized by regulators for engaging in anticompetitive practices, potential antitrust violations, and oversight of privacy issues. In response to the mounting regulatory pressure, the company has realigned its European operations. ...
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FTC, FDA Take Closer Look at Disclosures
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies with questionable advertising disclosures. The Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, may allow shorter lists of side effects in drug and medical device ads, even as it prepares tougher standards for how these companies use online advertising and social media. The focus ...
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SEC.gov's Top 10 News Stories, Search Terms in 2014
The SEC marked the end of 2014 by tweeting "Top 10" lists of both the most-viewed news stories of 2014 on SEC.gov, as well as the most-searched terms on SEC.gov.Here are 2014's Top 10 most-viewed news stories on SEC.gov: See the list: 2014’s most-viewed news on http://t.co/kacEcWakdu pic.twitter.com/zrASY0Ia9j— SEC_News (@SEC_News) ...
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Report: Companies Struggle to Secure Sensitive Data
Many companies still struggle with how to secure their most sensitive data, elevating the risk of a data breach, according to a new cyber-security report of nearly 500 IT and security professionals conducted by information-security firm Trustwave. The report reveals significant security deficiencies and common security weaknesses still remain in ...
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Justice Department Launches New Digital Services
The Department of Justice today announced the launch of two new digital services: the News API and the Law Jobs API. These new Web application programming interfaces add search, sort, and filter capabilities to thousands of Supreme Court briefs, legal opinions, Freedom of Information Act court decisions, Congressional testimony, and ...
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Rising Tides Around IT Audit
Image: At long last, IT audit is finding its place in the sun—so says the latest IT Audit Benchmarking Study, published last week by ISACA. By almost any measure, IT audit is getting a higher profile at large organizations. What does that mean for compliance officers, and how can they ...
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As Tech Firms Enter the Payments Space, Regulators Are Watching
Last month Apple plunged into the world of payment processing with its Apple Pay service that allows its mobile devices to make payments at retailers. Rivals Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have already dabbled in the market that includes Pay Pal and several others. These disruptive technologies may prompt regulators to ...
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Centralized Payroll Management: From Myth to Reality
Payroll processing is one of the most essential functions of a company, and yet if you ask any multinational how closely it is aligned with its payroll providers—across each and every jurisdiction where the company operates—you’ll probably be met with the sound of crickets.Traditionally, many companies have relied on an ...
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