Compliance
Alphabet Soup: P2PE Comes Before EMV in Terms of Security
One tangible benefit to the recent high-profile security breaches in the retail and hospitality industries is that they have shined a light on weaknesses tied to commerce platforms and, at minimum, forced many companies to ponder security upgrades.
Compliance Leadership Lessons from Captain Kirk
As readers of this blog know, I am an über Star Trek maven. In Episode 41 of my podcast, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, I visited with John Champion, one of the co-hosts of the Mission Log podcast.
Contracts and Compliance: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You
Do you remember your childhood fears of a monster in your closet? You were afraid because the closet was a dark, cavernous space and you did not know what might lurk within it. The monster in your contracts closet ...
New PCI DSS Goes Beyond Compliance
As we hear about some of the biggest security breaches in retail history, it seems like good timing that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has been updated.
Keep It Simple: Don’t Let the “Single Undertaking” Stand in the Way of Trade Facilitation
At the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali two months ago, 159 countries reached the first global trade deal since the creation of the multilateral trade organization in 1995.
Regulatory Compliance Has No Speed Traps
Formed through legislation signed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, the OIG is one federal agency that should never be underestimated by those in the health care industry. In its pursuit to protect the integrity of health care programs and the welfare of their beneficiaries, the OIG boasts the power ...
Reading the Tea Leaves from the Oral Arguments in the Conflict Minerals Rule Appeal – Should Companies Put Compliance on Hold?
The legal challenge by several business groups to the Conflict Minerals Rule may be gaining some traction.
Encryption and the Payment Ecosystem
The everyday consumer assumes that when they make a purchase, either online or in the checkout line, their card data is handed off to a trusted source, with security in place to protect them.
Achieving Compliance When Expanding Into Foreign Countries: To Avoid Surprises, Build a Strong Process Framework with Local Expertise
Your company is growing steadily with solid projections for the coming years, but to increase growth rates and gain greater market share ...
Anti-Corruption and the Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program: Part 10
There is a well-known maxim in the realm of criminal investigation, as well as psychology: “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” That is an important lesson in understanding the value – and limitations – of ...
Enforcement Creates the “Age of Health Care Compliance”
If you’re a healthcare scofflaw - or just a little lax on the billing and reimbursement details in your medical practice – times are tough. And they’re getting tougher.
Anti-Corruption and the Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program: Part 9
An anti-corruption program should be a living, breathing embodiment and reflection of the current and contemplated corruption risks that are nuanced to the world at large, the industry in which the company operates ...
