NetFlash: The SOX tax

The SOX tax

Since the passage of SOX in 2002, companies have complained about the legislation designed to help restore investor confidence in the wake of accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom. The source of many complaints is Section 404, which requires companies to attest to the effectiveness of internal controls to safeguard systems and processes related to financial reporting. For more on this story click here.

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New Zealand sites vulnerable to Google hacking

“Google hacking” is on the rise, according to a study by masters student Natalia Nehring and Ellen Rose, senior lecturer at the Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences at Massey University. Click here for more.

Salesforce.com launches mobile access with acquisition

Salesforce.com Tuesday announced that it has acquired wireless technology developer Sendia for $15 million in cash. Click here for more.

McAfee unveils threat center portal

McAfee has jazzed up its Web site with a new online portal designed to help users research a wide range of security problems. Called the McAfee Threat Center, the portal was launched Monday as part of a redesign of the McAfee.com Web site. Click here for more.

Skype buys VoIP technology companies

Skype Tuesday announced it has acquired Internet voice technology company Sonorit Holding and its U.S. subsidiary, Camino Networks, for about $27 million in eBay stock. For more click here.

Florida county Web site serves up sensitive information

The Social Security numbers, driver’s license information and bank account details belonging to potentially millions of current and former residents in Florida’s Broward County are available to anyone on the Internet because sensitive information has not been redacted from public records being posted on the county’s Web site. For more click here.

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