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Mandatory auditor rotation still dividing idea
The Wall Street Journal weighs in with a piece on the contentious issue of mandatory auditor rotation, which has been percolating ever since the PCAOB put the idea on the table all over again. This
When compliance efforts backfire
Achieving compliance is always a good thing, but there are times when it can backfire. PC World makes the interesting point that compliance in some circumstances can come at the expense of actual
After breach, no long-term damage for RSA
The hack of RSA, maker of the widely used SecurID multifactor authentication system, was a shock to many, including many of the company’s own executives. So how did the company respond?
Many security breaches go unreported
The more you talk to people in the security field, the more you get the distinct feeling that lots of corporate security breaches go unreported. You can understand why a company wouldn’t want
Critics: COSO risk management outdated
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has grown accustomed to controversy. Before it announced it would upgrade its widely embraced internal financial controls
More aggression needed on internal probes
Companies these days have an incentive to be more aggressive when it comes to internal investigations. The fact remains that regulators, including the SEC, are likely to look favorably on internal
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> CFPB holds first hearing. Article
> Q&A on anti-piracy bills. Article
> More on the Zappos hack. Article
> A look back at Trusted Computing. Article
> Firewalls vs. SQL injection. Article
> Case study: Facebook vs. malware. Article
And finally…iPad as a telephone? Article




