CORPORATE EMAIL EAVES-DROPPING — Threatening Confidentiality… | Financial Investment Services

An investigation reveals that in a string of recent cases, Corporate insiders emails have been compromised by people far from the inner circles of corporate power and used for personal gain.  Regulator have recently revealed that an information technology analyst in Calgary, Alberta was reading the personal e-mails of investment bankers working on a deal, and bought securities using this undisclosed information.  Apparently, this is far from being an isolated case. 

Securities Commission personal stress that companies must remain vigilant in securing insider information that is communicated by e-mail.  It is up to each company to ensure the security of insider information, whether it is transferred electronically or physically, and stress to all staff the importance of security and the possible consequences of using insider information.. Read more (here)

 

•Other Canadian Headlines:

-McDonald’s and their Big Mac’s still making a profit.. Read more (here)

-Betting on the Loonie.. Read more (here)

 

…..Doug T

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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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