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Compliance officers’ responsibilities are growing, and keeping pace with a fast-changing landscape is becoming increasingly difficult. Smarsh’s Shaun Hurst points to a need for CCOs to adopt a new mindset. Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) have earned their rightful seat at...

The deadline recently came and went for the DOJ to finally offer clarity on the issue of ADA website compliance. Fortis Law Partners Liz Hartsel discusses how the DOJ’s nonresponse could lead to an increase in litigation. On August 30, the U.S....

With the average cost of a data breach in 2019 as high as $3.9 million, it’s imperative for companies to understand the increasing risks, rising costs and expanding customer turnover rates associated with breaches – and to plan accordingly. Nelson...

Firms can’t afford to become complacent when it comes to AML compliance. encompass corporation’s Henry Balani comments on findings form the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) annual AML report. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Annual Report 2018/19 makes...

How to avoid fraud and corporate crime (while improving compliance programs) from Rafael Aguilera Gordillo, professor of Corporate Compliance and International Security. Increasingly complex economic crime is jeopardizing justice in general and criminal law in particular. On many occasions, there...

Ron Kral espouses the benefits of a well-designed system for financial reporting controls and provides five ways organizations can improve the effectiveness of their ICFR process. When Congress first mandated SOX for public companies, requiring them to document and assess...

Mary Shirley of Fresenius and the Great Women in Compliance podcast offers solid guidance for professionals new to compliance. The interviewing process can be daunting -- but will be less so with advice from Mary. Your hard work tailoring applications...

Culture exists in the space between what an organization professes and what it does. Jay Rosen explains why it’s important to pay attention to culture: disconnects can be quite costly. Over the past few months, senior leaders at both the...

Nearly half of companies remain noncompliant as we near the 13th anniversary of the PCI DSS, and these organizations are at serious risk of data breaches and regulatory fines. Ground Labs’ Steven Cavey provides an overview of the standard and...

The boards of the companies in the S&P 500 now all have female representation, a significant step. BDO’s Amy Rojik discusses board diversity trends and the implications of this milestone. The push toward gender parity in the boardroom reached a...

Legislators signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in 2018 with the goal of protecting the sensitive data of state residents. Saalex Corps’ David Stills explores how this 800-pound regulatory gorilla may dominate the U.S. data security and...

Jay Rosen concludes his series on monitoring in health care with a consideration of how using an independent integrity assessment and monitoring can minimize negative impacts. Many compliance practitioners in the health care space (and those in commercial space) often...