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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) established new standards for corporate accountability and penalties for violations. The Act applies to all public companies held in the United States, as well as international companies that have registered equity or debt securities with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The SOX also requires trade secrets to be subject to adequate internal controls and must be protected from unauthorized [...]  Canadian Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) identify potential privacy threats that exist in new or revamped federal government programs or services. The objective of the assessment is to eliminate or reduce privacy or security threats. All federal departments, agencies and institutions are obliged to conduct PIAs for any programs or services that may raise privacy concerns. As part of the process, the department must examine and asses the procedures for protection of personal information throughout the program’s lifecycle (i.e. collection, storage, usage, disclosure and [...] In 2007, the Department of Homeland Security an Office of Management and Budget, along with the Presidential Identity Theft Task Force, investigated information privacy and security practices in the United States Government. They developed a report called the Common Risks Impeding the Adequate Protection of Government Information (pdf)which included a list of ten common mistakes made by U.S. departments and agencies and provided recommendations for new practices to be implement to eliminate and reduce security [...] | ||||
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