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Warning: M&A needs more IT security!

Author(s) -

Smith Gordon

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of corporate accounting and finance

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1097-0053

pISSN - 1044-8136

DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20183

Subject(s) - confidentiality , business , audit , computer security , information security , internet privacy , information security audit , information security management , accounting , computer science , security information and event management , law , security service , cloud computing security , political science , network security policy , cloud computing

Everyone is aware of the legal requirements for public companies to restrict knowledge of a pending merger or acquisition. But in this article, the author looks at information security require‐ments—from the first hint of a deal up to the actual merger. The author's real‐life audit tests have shown that American organizations have not successfully protected their information assets—and that confidential communications are not confidential. © 2005 Canaudit Inc.

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