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Regulatory compliance
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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