The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a significant step towards safeguarding public health by announcing the final rules to ban trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). These regulations, effective from December 9, 2024, aim to mitigate the hazardous impact of these
January 21, 2025The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has officially come into effect as of January 16, 2023, marking a significant milestone in the European Union's efforts to bolster the cybersecurity and operational resilience of the financial sector. This regulation is particularly crucial given
January 17, 2025In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses are now contending with an increasingly complex landscape shaped by stringent regulatory requirements and heightened ethical expectations. With entities like the European Union introducing comprehensive measures such as the
January 16, 2025The traditional CIA triad—Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability—has long been the foundation of information security, providing a framework that ensures data protection on multiple fronts. These three principles ensure that information is only accessible to authorized individuals (Co
January 16, 2025As Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), prepares to step down from his role on January 19th, his reflections on past financial crises serve as a somber reminder of the persistent vulnerabilities within the financial system. Gruenberg points to the rapid
January 16, 2025The recent imposition of a $5.6 million civil penalty for gun-jumping violations in the merger between XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP) has sent shockwaves through the business community. This landmark penalty, the largest ever for such a
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