Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
TOP NEWS
Online video exposes JP Morgan data breach - Labor union posts videos of trash bags full of private records on YouTube.
E-discovery involves massive, overlooked logistics - Complying with e-discovery requests can guzzle IT resources.
SOX whistleblower suit hits Barclays investment practices - British bank accused of trading on insider information from bankrupt firms.
Germany puts a halt to two years of illicit computer spying - Interior Minister admits government online spying violated privacy law Article 13.
Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas White House e-mails - Lost e-mails concerning the firing of federal prosecutors remain the center of controversy.
Real ID Act draws more opposition - Five states and 50 organizations have come out against it.
New international organization standardizes terminology for electronic healthcare records - Coordination of clinical language will promote global electronic healthcare records.
Denial of service attacks are down, new statistics show - Apparently extortion does not pay as well as stock fraud.
ProsecutionWATCH
Unspam Technologies files billion-dollar lawsuit against spammers - Project Honey Pot leads to massive Can-Spam Act and the Virginia Computer Crimes Act suit.
Violating NY data breach law costs Chicago firm $60,000 - State case is the first of its kind settled in New York.
SEC moves against two former Apple execs in stock scandal - Charges include improper options and conspiracy to cover them up.
Sheriff’s deputy convicted of sending e-mail with keylogger virus - Unsanctioned investigation of a neighbor may result in four years in prison.
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
Small companies to get some Sarbanes-Oxley relief - Federal regulators say they’ll make it easier for small public companies to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s costly audit requirements, but they don’t expect to extend the compliance deadline again.
Regulators Not in Favor of Small Business SOX Relief - Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox isn’t ruling out further delays in applying stricter accounting requirements on small public companies but said such relief isn’t the option preferred by regulators.
Sarbanes-Oxley Advice for Smaller Public Companies - The SEC, up to now, has given smaller companies and their auditors more time to prepare - but time is almost up. Companies with fiscal years ending on or after Dec. 15 will have to start complying.
Helping small firms comply with Sarbanes Oxley is just good - By Sen. John F. Kerry
The Enron attitude is still alive and kicking - Niemeier, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, fears too many companies see Enron as an aberration rather than a symptom of a larger problem.
Sarbanes-Oxley ‘not behind exodus of US companies to London’ - Instead, the study suggests that there are simply fewer companies of the type that would typically pursue an NYSE listing.
SEC’s Cox sees common accounting standards by 2009 - The U.S. and Europe should be able to achieve a single accounting standard by 2009.
Firms face non-exec demand in combined code push - Applying the combined code on corporate governance to accounting firms can improve audit quality and prevent the collapse of a major firm according to regulators.
SEC Returns Money to Broker’s Customers - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it has distributed $79 million to current and former Edward D. Jones & Co. customers, described as "victims" of the brokerage firm’s previous questionable revenue-sharing and sales practices.
Barclays head trader in SEC eye - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating allegations that a head trader in New York for Britain’s Barclays PLC used confidential information on companies in bankruptcy to gain an advantage in trading bonds of the companies, according to a lawsuit.
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Friday, May 4th, 2007
| May 17, 2007 |
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:30 pm |
Security Solutions
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Come to an informative interactive session to review selected security software solution providers that are also ITA member organizations. This event is intended to highlight non-competing security solutions that you may be interested in.
Each provider will have a 10 minute demo to answer the following question: How does your security solution / approach truly protect my company?
You will have a chance to discuss security challenges with the panel along with the rest of the attendees. Other security providers are encouraged to attend to participate in the roundtable discussion.
Demo presentations provided by:
Our May and June Roundtable discussions will be held Thursday, May 17th and Thursday, June 14th from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. at Illinois Technology Association Conference Centre, 200 S. Wacker – 15th floor, Chicago, IL 60101. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m.
PRE-REGISTER TODAY!
Our Roundtable Sessions are Open to all!
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