best practices

Countrywide on the hot seat

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

Countrywide has no choice but to promise to do better. As the people increasingly question the wisdom of Bank of America's plans to purchase it, it faces criticism in other areas that get to internal Read more...

Companies map many routes to compliance

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

When it comes to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, no master template has emerged in the corporate world. A Compliance Week survey has found that companies still take a number of approaches, which strikes Read more...

Is it time to encrypt every laptop?

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:59:59 -0400

You are, by now, well aware of the many security breaches that have cost companies so dearly in PR capital. But what is the best way to guard against private information, especially about customers, Read more...

Silicon Valley boards reshaped by Sarbox

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:59:59 -0500

Five years after Sarbanes Oxley, companies in Silicon Valley have reshaped their boards, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Nearly all have a director with financial expertise in their audit Read more...

A benchmark for your security efforts

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:59:58 -0400

The Information Security Forum (ISF) has released an updated Standard of Good Practice, a free guide best-practices sort of guide that organizations can use to assess the security of their systems. Read more...

COSO issues guidance document for comment

admin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:59:59 -0400

The one thing that vexed people in the AS2 era was a lack of implementation guidance. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Grant Thornton in expansion mode; Best practices: Tips toward keeping information trustworthy

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:59:58 -0400

> Grant Thornton in expansion mode. Read more...

Compliance basics for the uninitiated

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:59:59 -0400

The universe of companies required to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley is set to soar, now that a firm deadline has been imposed on smaller companies. You need to start now, of course. Which isn't going to Read more...

ALSO NOTED: SEC to cough up data on small business costs?; mergers pose compliance challenges;

admin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> I've been sticking to my line that you would be foolish to bank on another delay to Sarbox requirements for non-accelerated filers. But there are those who are not yet giving up the fight. Read more...

More on the end of quarterly guidance

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:01:39 -0400

There are those that think the drop in the number of companies offering quarterly earnings guidance recently is related to Sarbanes-Oxley. I think the link is suspect, but the law may play a role, Read more...