Safeguarding Confidential Employee Records
May 30, 2006
Because information has become increasingly easy to obtain and transfer, employers must take precautionary measures to ensure that confidential data is adequately protected. This applies not just to proprietary business information, but also to confidential employee data. <br>This article provides an overview of statutory, constitutional and common law concerns with res-pect to obtaining and maintaining confidential employee information, and penalties that employers may face for failing to protect the security of confidential employee records.
Insider Fraud: Biting the Hand That Feeds
May 30, 2006
You've read about it, you've heard about it, but let's say it again: Your employees, on their own or in collusion with others, can make your firm a victim of fraud. Understanding how fraud takes place can help you and your clients minimize its possibility; yet statistics show that many businesses do not understand fraud and do not recognize its red flags.
Forensic Collections
May 30, 2006
A forensic collection is the copying of data in a process-driven way that results in an exact 'bit for bit' replication of the source. That's why a forensic collection is so important in electronic discovery ' what you get is what it was when you got it, not some modified version that won't stand up in court.<br>Forensic data collection doesn't necessarily involve more time or complexity than other copying methods. Not only can it help you keep your job, it's a strategic decision. Providing that the old axiomatic question, 'Is it plugged in and is it turned on?' is met, there are a couple of ways it can be done.
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May 26, 2006
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Greenberg Partners Advise on Company's China Deal
May 16, 2006
HowStuffWorks Inc., a unit of Atlanta-based Convex Group Inc., and INTAC International Inc. agreed to form a new company to develop commercial Web sites targeted to Chinese users. The new company, which will be called HSW International, will pair the content rights owned by HowStuffWorks with the sales channels in China developed by INTAC. HSW will generate revenue through advertising sales.
China Gets Its Own Version of Wikipedia
May 16, 2006
With the real thing banned since late last year, the Chinese search engine Baidu has launched its own version of the popular U.S. Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Data Security Breach Notification
May 15, 2006
Companies that handle personal information are faced with an increasingly complicated compliance task as states continue to enact data security breach notification laws. As of press time, 25 states have enacted such laws. The compliance difficulties arising from these enactments run in several directions.
Online Access to Corporate Information
May 15, 2006
How does a company authenticate customers, employees, and third-party service providers when they seek Internet access to the company's computer networks and systems? For most companies, the standard approach is to use a user ID and password. But that approach may no longer be legally adequate. In the United States, regulators in the financial sector have now become the first to formally state that reliance solely on a user ID and password ' so-called single-factor authentication ' is now considered 'to be inadequate' at least in the case of high-risk transactions.
What Every U.S. Employer Should Know About Workplace Privacy
May 15, 2006
The U.S. privacy arena is a minefield for employers. The United States has no omnibus employee privacy law. Instead, employers are faced with a patchwork of privacy laws that they must piece together to avoid legal liability. This article focuses on the key privacy issues employers in the U.S. must confront.
privacy update
May 09, 2006
FTC Sues Five Companies for Selling Cell Phone Records On May 3, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') sued five companies for obtaining cell phone records without permission from cell phone users and then reselling that information to third parties. The Commission's lawsuits are aimed at stopping sales of the cell phone records, and the FTC also is seeking to recover from the companies the revenue they earned from selling the phone logs. …
