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Technology: How will new cybersecurity legislation affect you and your company?

By Todd Hinnen, Michael Sussmann | May 18, 2012

While no one is optimistic about seeing progress from Congress on immigration reform, deficit reduction and most other big-ticket policy issues, the smart money may be on Congress actually passing some cybersecurity legislation within the next year, perhaps even before the November election.
Groundbreaking FCPA case ends with dismissals

By Steven Andersen | April 30, 2012

DOJ showed inexperience in Catch-22 string, but won't back down on future enforcement
SuperConference Keynote Panel offers inside look at the story behind “The Informant”

By Julie Beck | April 23, 2012

“The Informant” was a 2009 movie (based on a book by Kurt Eichenwald) starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre—a bumbling executive cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to expose a price-fixing scheme at his company.
7 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

By Alanna Byrne | April 18, 2012

The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.
Prosecutors crack down on “criminal club” insider-trading scheme

By Alex Vorro | April 16, 2012

Sometimes joining a club isn’t the best idea—at least when the premise isn’t exactly legal. Last Friday, federal prosecutors announced that a fourth member of a “criminal club” of inside traders has pled guilty to criminal charges.
Technology: Effectively responding to a network intrusion

By Todd Hinnen, Michael Sussmann | April 6, 2012

6 things to do in the first week after a breach
6 IC SuperConference sessions to mark on your agenda

By Alanna Byrne | April 6, 2012

Two days of sessions will highlight topics from Dodd-Frank to department management to corporate fraud
Reviewing 5 of March’s top stories

By Alanna Byrne | March 30, 2012

Graphic cigarette warnings, angry interns, less-than-helpful executives and more
The top cybercrime risks for businesses

By Steven Andersen | March 27, 2012

Mobile devices, travel jeopardize sensitive information
Broker who stole corporate secrets from his wife gets probation

By Alanna Byrne | March 26, 2012

A former Lehman Brothers broker who stole business secrets from his wife and shared them with friends was sentenced to three years’ probation last week.