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Compliance demands have increased on organisations in recent years. IT systems must support, discovery processes to enact processes and ensure compliance is not an overly onerous task for the organisation. IT is in the unique position of being able to implement compliance measures to benefit the organisation, and has become the stakeholder for many of the latest information security compliance regulations placed on CIOs.

Regulatory compliance

Latest Regulatory compliance news

Google fined £415,000 for making Google Maps free

French mapping company Bottin Cartographes sues Google for abusing its dominant market position

White House staying mum on call to investigate MPAA for SOPA bribery

The 31,000-signature petition deals with an enforcement issue, the White House says

Stock falls after JDA admits loss and SEC investigation

JDA Software's stock is taking a hit after the supply-chain application vendor said Tuesday that it experienced a loss in the fourth quarter and the US Securities and Exchange Commission is requesting information about past fiscal years.

Indian court cancels 122 2G licences in $39bn corruption investigation

India's Supreme Court has ruled that 122 mobile licenses awarded across 32 service areas in 2008 should be cancelled, giving a new dimension to investigations into alleged malpractices and corruption in the allotment of the 2G licences that could have cost the country $39 billion.

Facebook says censorship puts China out of reach

China, one of the world's largest Internet markets, could be out of reach of Facebook because of the Chinese government's strict censorship policies, the company said in its filing for an initial public offering (IPO).

IT upgrade wiped hacking email to James Murdoch say lawyers

Lawyers acting for beleaguered newspaper group News International have claimed that an IT upgrade erased a key email chain copied to chief executive James Murdoch. The chain referred to "rife" phone hacking at the company.

ICO fines Midlothian Council £140,000 for child data breaches

The Information Commissioner has fined Midlothian Council outside Edinburgh £140,000 for a series of data breaches in which child protection data was sent to individuals not involved in the cases.

Murdoch's News International surrenders emails to police

Rupert Murdoch's News International has reportedly handed over to police a data file containing hundreds of millions of its emails, as part of ongoing phone and email hacking investigations.

UBS rogue trader Adoboli pleads not guilty

Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has pleaded not guilty to charges in the alleged rogue trading case that led to the bank losing £1.3 billion.

Lawmakers question Google on new privacy practices

Google's decision this week to share user data across its online services has caught the attention of eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the lawmakers asking whether the changes will compromise privacy.

Regulatory compliance in depth

Davos notes: Merkel and Cameron are both right over Europe

Can two apposing views both benefit the economic health of the union?

For Infosys VP BG Srinivas, the turmoil in the Eurozone will have repurcussions all over the world more...

Davos notes: Merkel and Cameron are both right over Europe

Contracting is a liability

Deciding who is liable for what is the sticking point of many an IT contract, but a balance can be found

Deciding who is liable for what is the sticking point of many an IT contract. A balance can be found more...

Contracting is a liability

NHS CIOs: Why is 2015 is your Year Zero

NHS CIOs need to start thinking about their post-NPfIT world now

The National Programme for IT is grinding to a halt, it will take some time for existing contracts to come to an end. NHS IT leaders need to be thinking now about what will replace them more...

NHS CIOs: Why is 2015 is your Year Zero

SOPA withdrawal - what it means for CIOs

CIO analysis of the Stop Online Piracy Act debacle in the USA

SOPA has now been withdrawn by Republican Senators in response to the tardy White House feedback.. But irritation in the non-US world remains. more...

SOPA withdrawal - what it means for CIOs

A source of much relief for charity CIO Marcus East

Open source software helps Comic Relief make more of public's donations

Comic Relief CIO Marcus East explains the benefits of open source software for keeping administration costs down to make the most of public donations more...

A source of much relief for charity CIO Marcus East

Too much obliged?

Service providers often use customer responsibilities lists to make unreasonable demands of their clients

Service providers often use customer responsibilities lists to make unreasonable demands of their clients more...

Too much obliged?

CIO Profile: Gwyn Thomas of the Welsh Assembly is building a united nation

Wales CIO sees leadership that delivers agreed services across sectors as the route to efficiency and innovation in the Welsh economy

Wales CIO sees leadership that delivers agreed services across sectors as the route to efficiency and innovation in the Welsh economy more...

CIO Profile: Gwyn Thomas of the Welsh Assembly is building a united nation

It's easy to pay lip service to Green IT, but energy efficiency will pay dividends

Green and pleasant

The benefits of Green IT are clear for business in terms of cost savings, environmental sustainability and legal compliance, says Alistair Maughan. But are they really interested? more...

It's easy to pay lip service to Green IT, but energy efficiency will pay dividends

CIOs must demand clarity on compliance role

Focus should be on innovation not regulation

Just because CIOs understand how technologies can benefit different parts of the business, says Everything Everywhere's Martin Stiven, doesn't mean they should be responsible for making sure those business functions are legally compliant more...

CIOs must demand clarity on compliance role

CA World: Eight tips on delivering business change

Some advice on making the concept of business transformation a reality

CA Technologies head of operations and CFO give some advice on making the concept of business transformation a reality more...

CA World: Eight tips on delivering business change

Related Regulatory compliance articles

Analysis

Overcoming the barriers to enterprise information management

The barriers to releasing locally held information to the rest of the business are often human rather than technological, says Tony Lock at Freeform Dynamics more...

Overcoming the barriers to enterprise information management

Opinion

Outsourcing: a source of weakness?

Handing systems development and management over to a third party can leave your company without the skills needed to manage contracting and procurement more...

Outsourcing: a source of weakness?

Debate

How email archiving policy impacts FoI requests

CIOs need to be aware of changes to the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act and how they manage email argues Andres Kohn of Proofpoint. more...

How email archiving policy impacts FoI requests

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How to get your business ready for the 2012 Olympics

IT Manager: "I'm working on contingency plans to ensure that we can keep the business running whatever happens during the Olympics. Hopefully, it'll just be a case of letting people work from home but we need to be ready for anything".


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