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Due Diligence Monday: Basic IP Due Diligence
on Nov 26, 2006 in Due Diligence Conducting a thorough IP due diligence review is a critical aspect of successful tech deals - especially in the bioscience industry. The intellectual property at issue can make or break a deal. It is imperative that you know what you...
Our Errant Media: Former ABC News Consultant Charged With More Faked Interviews in French Publication
on Sep 13, 2007 in news media due diligence broadcasting It wasn't just Barack ObamaFormer President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan...
Questions to Ask a Structured Settlement Buyer.
on Nov 27, 2007 in Structured Settlement due diligence questions Questions to ask and items to know about any potential structured settlement buyer:1) How long have they been in business? 2) Is their contact and business information verifiable? 3) Are they bonded or insured? 4) What is their underwriting criteria?
Overseas Property Due Diligence Demystified
on Jul 14, 2008 in Blog Due Diligence It is almost impossible to have a conversation with anyone who is looking to invest in property without hearing the words - due diligence. But what exactly does it mean? When we are buying property in our domestic market, we tend to be very thorough.
ISR News: Our Biggest Threat in 2009?
on Dec 17, 2008 in Bailout Banks Data Finance Identity InfoSec Information Mortgage Security Uncategorized access Bill Brenner blackmarket Bonds breaches bypass CIO.com confidential Consumers control Costs criminal CSIS cyber terrorism cybersecurity Debt Derivatives DHS Dollars DOW due diligence Economy electronic database Financial flash drives fraud FTC governance hackers homeland Security ID identity thief infrastructure insider Kevin M. Nixon laptops law liability markets meltdown misuse national security Obama online fraud outsourcing paperless privacy rights proprietary regulations risk Sarbanes-Oxley sensitive social security number Stocks System systems Taxpayers third party unemployment valuation vendors Wall Street Whitehouse Excerpt from CIO.com's By Dr. Larry Ponemon: "The selection of cyber crime as the mega trend most likely to be a high or very high risk in the next 12 to 24 months can be partly based on the fact that 92 percent of respondents in our study reported...