legislation
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The European Commission has said the UK government doesn't have adequate communications privacy legislation and must step up its efforts. The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy groups over the... [30 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment With e-books, the challenge faced by lawmakers throughout the world to ensure copyright and intellectual property legislation keeps pace with the rate of technological change will only grow. This does not look like the... [27 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Relevant legislation includes the Data Protection Act (DPA), Ripa 2000 and even the Human Rights Act. Every office generates so much email, IM and internet traffic it's all but impossible for management to keep track of... [22 Oct 2009]
Barack Obama
AS Profile Another initiative, the "virtual town hall", has enabled the public to vote for changes in legislation. US President Barack Obama entered the White House with a pledge to use technology to transform government. [08 Oct 2009]
Tripwire Helps Meet FFIEC Requirements
White Paper Today, with the passage of legislation such as the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the subsequent GLBA Security rule that took affect in 2001, information security and technology risk management are subjects upon... [05 Oct 2009]
Securing Personally Identifiable Information
White Paper Federal government departments, state offices, and industry organizations have enacted tough legislation to force organizations to safeguard PII, but publicly-disclosed data breaches still occur on a daily basis. [05 Oct 2009]
Accelerating Information System Interoperability for Secured Business Processes Automation
White Paper Faced with increased information privacy legislation, organizations must secure their online, automated business processes with partners to meet corporate governance obligations. They are challenged to achieve these... [02 Oct 2009]
White Paper: Eliminating the Spam Scourge
White Paper Despite the best efforts of various governments to control the problem through legislation, the level of undesirable e-Mails remains relatively constant. Spam, or unsolicited e-Mail has become a real problem over the... [02 Oct 2009]
Confidentiality of Electronic Medical Files in Promedico ASP Guaranteed by DIGIPASS
White Paper Security standards must comply with local legislation. Promedico ICT Ltd.independent since 2001is housed in Nieuwegein (The Netherlands). The company employs 40 people to develop and support its products, among which... [30 Sep 2009]
Five Questions That Keep CFOs Awake at Night: Surveying the Technology Implications of Compliance, Financial Intelligence and Overall Performance Management
White Paper The pressures are intensifying in the face of legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Basel II, which substantially raise the bar for corporate accountability and controls. [16 Sep 2009]
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Comment Although legislation aimed at minimising the impact of IT projects on the environment is limited, sustainability issues are starting to form part of the contracting process. Green IT is not just a buzzword -... [10 Sep 2009]
Developing a Sustainable IT Compliance Program
White Paper Companies must now respond to legislation at the state, national, and international levels nvironments which are complex and often ontradictory. Today's IT compliance environment is becoming increasingly complex,... [09 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News On the first day of the events, Viviane Reding, the EU's commissioner for information society and media, and Charlie McCreevy, commissioner for the bloc's internal market, said in a joint statement "it is time for Europe to turn over a... [08 Sep 2009]
Endpoint Security: Data Protection for IT, Freedom for Laptop Users
White Paper A worldwide shift towards the use of mobile devices coupled with recently-enacted data breach legislation has created a new challenge for IT organizations: balancing the enhanced productivity of mobile computing with the... [02 Sep 2009]
The Savvy IT Guide to ARRA and EHR - How to Build the Infrastructure for Your Initiatives
White Paper The attendee will learn more about the new ARRA legislation - particularly as it relates to speeding EHR implementation - as well as the value of EMC information infrastructure solutions that support the EHR initiatives. [29 Aug 2009]