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Europe's E-Invoicing Compliance Guidelines and You February 05, 2010 
Value-Added Tax generates approximately one-third of all public revenue in many of the world's wealthiest countries; in some EU Member States, the VAT contribution to the fiscal mix is close to 40 percent. Electronic invoicing remains one of the most challenging areas of conducting e-business in and with the European Union.
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End-to-End Encryption: Beyond PCI Compliance January 22, 2010 
PCI DSS has undoubtedly made a significant improvement to the security of cardholder account numbers and other sensitive information within the payment card infrastructure. The standard lays out a strong set of requirements that merchants, acquirers and processors must follow. However, complying with PCI DSS should not be considered a silver bullet.
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Wireless Industry Sounds Off About FCC's Net Neutrality Plans January 14, 2010 
The organization representing the wireless industry -- CTIA - The Wireless Association -- is fighting to head off a possible expansion of the Federal Communication Commission's Net neutrality proposals. CTIA on Thursday filed comments in response to recent proposals made by the FCC.
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Outsourcing the Carbon Accounting Chore January 04, 2010 
Carbon accounting outsourcing could be the next big thing in the $80 billion business process outsourcing industry. Early out of the gate is FirstCarbon, a carbon data management subsidiary of global outsourcing services provider ADEC Solutions. Launched in June 2009, FirstCarbon is touted as the first outsourcing firm to allow companies to hand over their carbon reporting activities to a third party.
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Data Security in an Outsourced World: Who Needs a SAS 70? December 18, 2009 
In an effort to beef up internal controls and data security, service organizations have sought out SAS 70 reports to demonstrate their level of compliance. When businesses choose to outsource critical processes, the SAS 70 helps them assess and select potential providers. This assessment tool can help users identify risks related to financial fraud and data security.
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Save Yourself a Boatload of Hassle: Document December 15, 2009 
Remember the "Scantron" sheets that you had to fill out in school for taking standardized tests -- you know, the ones where you had to fill in the circle with a No. 2 pencil to mark your answer? Now imagine you're watching someone take a standardized math test -- you watch as they spend 15 minutes calculating the answer to a complicated problem.
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Droid Lurches to Life November 06, 2009 
Today is the day of the Droid. The Motorola smartphone touches down today in what's shaping up to be one of the biggest handset launches in recent memory. Of course Verizon is going all-in as far as advertising is concerned, but there's more to the Droid's story than a marketing campaign.
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GRC Software: Not Just for Staying Out of Jail Anymore October 13, 2009 
Most business executives only spend money when they foresee a reasonable return on the investment, unless there is some other compelling reason for the expense -- like keeping them out of jail. To a large extent, the development of governance, risk management and compliance technologies was spurred not by the promise of financial return, but by the threat of fines or prison.
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How to Fix VC Once and For All October 13, 2009 
The venture business needs an overhaul, and below is my low-burden / high-impact plan for change. Venture capital is a systemic risk to our innovative culture, to $200 billion in direct asset allocations and to $2.9 trillion in spawned revenues. Yet VC has produced less than 10 percent IRR for the last 10 years, promoting a fear/flight response by limited partners.
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Smartphones Get More AdSense October 05, 2009 
Google has developed a new JavaScript snippet for AdSense aimed at high-end mobile phones, giving advertisers yet another option for using its mobile platform. The new feature allows publishers to run larger-scale text and image ads on smartphones. As more people use these devices, more advertisers want to be able to target them, noted a Google engineer in a blog post on the rollout.
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ICANN Leaves the Nest October 01, 2009 
The Web has now passed two important demarcation points in its lifespan: September marked the 40th anniversary of the invention of the interlinked computer-based communications networks we now call "the Internet," and on Wednesday the U.S. government watched as its remaining official authority over the non-profit group that governs Web addresses expired.
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When the Lawyers Come Knocking: Info Management and E-Discovery August 31, 2009 
Today, the discussion is on gaining control over information sprawl at enterprises. We'll take a look at the short-term and potentially massive savings from thwarting legal discovery fulfillment problems in advance by controlling information. And we'll examine how management life cycle approaches can bring long-term payoffs through better analytics and regulatory compliance.
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The Difference Between Compliance and Security August 26, 2009 
With a seemingly endless supply of expert consultants and solutions on the market, many IT departments in critical infrastructure industries have made significant inroads in the past few years into becoming compliant, striking a balance between rigorous attention to regulatory chapter and verse, while still making time to support the critical projects and initiatives that keep the organization operating.
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It's a Big Bowl of Hot Alphabet Soup for Apple August 05, 2009 
On Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from Apple's board of directors, just three months after vowing to stay on. However, that announcement was apparently not enough to satisfy federal regulators -- the Federal Trade Commission later reiterated that it would continue looking into the two companies' top-level ties.
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FTC to Apple, Google Boards: We're Watching August 04, 2009 
If Apple and Google executives thought that Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Monday resignation from Apple's board of directors would end any governmental interest in their business practices, they may have to reboot their plans. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it had already been looking into the board membership situation among the Silicon Valley tech giants.
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The Comedy - and Tragedy - of the Commons July 30, 2009 
Sensitive data in unstructured formats poses a distinct problem to security- and compliance-minded organizations, a problem exacerbated by the ubiquity of Web-based portals and collaborative tools such as Microsoft SharePoint. This research brief describes how current Microsoft SharePoint users respond to the security challenges raised by their expanding reliance on collaboration.
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