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Just as with the Y2K crisis of seven years ago, IT workers are being called upon to don superhero suits and save the enterprise from impending technology trouble. But this time, IT will be sifting through the complexities of the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Public Companies over 75 million already need to comply by 12/15/2007...

Will your SMB be Ready?


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February 21st, 2007

Compliance Headlines

**Top News**
Sandia backhacker wins wrongful discharge lawsuit

Fired federal security worker wins vindication by pitting agency against agency- http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35627

US cyber defenders engaged in "Cold War" with China

Chinese hackers attack anything and everything like digital mad dogs - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35628

Majority of Web sites remain dangerously exposed

Average site has 66 security vulnerabilities - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35629

SEC fines Dow for noncompliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Financial controls failed to stop bribes to officials in India - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35630

**Regulation Watch**

UK clamps down on black market in personal data

Pretexters now face up to two years in prison - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35632

EU directive limits copyright exemptions for schools, hospitals

On-demand, streaming media no longer excused, directive says - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35633

Copyright protection extended to business e-mail

Forwarding an e-mail without consent could infringe copyright - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35634

Implementation of Canadian version of SOX suffers further delays

Required testing of financial controls is delayed six months - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35635

**New Research**

Restatement rate continued to climb in 2006

While larger firms enjoyed a decrease, smaller ones saw a rise in financial restatements - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35636

FBI continues to lose laptops, but at a slower rate

Most appear to have been encrypted - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35637

Data centers power consumption doubles in five years

Proliferation of inexpensive servers led to spike in power consumption - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35638

Outsourcing market set to explode, study finds

89 percent of respondents plan on increasing outsourcing - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35639

**ProsecutionWATCH**

Morgan Stanley security consultant admits to stealing trade secrets

He hoped to exploit client list for his own purposes - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35640

UK financial regulators fine company nearly 1MM pounds for losing laptop

Fine reduced 30 percent when the violators cooperated - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35641

China arrests six in massive virus infection

More than a million PCs were infected by password-stealing malware - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35642

Insider admits to stealing $400 million of research in DuPont data breach

Researcher loaded up before moving to another job, and now faces prison - http://www.itcinstitute.com/info.aspx?id=35643

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