Regulations News & Articles

A new report from Symantec shows that retention policies are still not fully developed within companies, leaving many unprepared to handle increased requests for information.

Wasn’t it just last week that we were pondering the sustainability of GRC as an acronym? Have no fear; the world of GRC still spins. This week: financial advisers tackle social media, how to comply with multiple regulations and security compliance predictions for 2010.

Come June, the SEC expects to pass some new guidance on how public companies — particularly small ones — can better prepare themselves for a SOX sting. In the meantime, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to issue simpler standards for third-party audits of company coffers.

We can’t think of webs more tangly than the ones showcased in the sober environment of a court room. Enterprise CMS giant Open Text leaps into messy matters of law with LegalKEY Risk Indicator, a new solution that helps analysts better identify high-risk conflicts of interest.

After five years in review, the Supreme Court amended a series of federal rules surrounding civil litigation. Included among these are an elaboration of existing rules regarding electronic discovery. Discovery is the process by which both sides of a litigation provide supporting evidence in a trial.

The changes have gone into effect as of December 1st and they require companies to keep track of employee e-mail, instant messages and other documents or communication delivered through or stored via the Internet. The industry impact is not subtle and Enterprise CMS vendors are responding quickly.