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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 [...]  The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) was developed in 2004 by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and other payment card industry stakeholders in order to prevent credit card fraud. This article takes a look at the “digital dozen” that make up this standard. [...] It’s hard to believe that with the multitude of federal, state and local laws, as well as industry regulations, that financial institutions would simply throw out files and equipment with no regard for the private information undoubtedly contained therein. We examine the background, best practices, educational techniques and corporate policies that keep corporations out of the headlines and away from government [...] | ||||
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