• Forensic Accounting - QuickPress

    Forensics Trends for 2013 —Government Info Security

    External Attacks, Data Loss are Top Concerns Jeffrey Roman at Government Industry Security interviews Forensics expert Rob Lee  who says its not new types of attacks that concern him. It’s the old ones that continue to impact organizations. How can organizations learn from past incidents and respond in 2013? The bulk of the cases he investigates are external breaches, not insider cases, says Lee, a seasoned forensics professional and curriculum lead and author for digital forensic and incident response training at the SANS Institute. When analyzing the incidents and reporting back to technical teams or executives, he’s often faced with the question, “How do…

  • Mergers and Acquisitions/Exit Planning - QuickPress

    Business-For-Sale Market Heats Up

    Business-For-Sale Market Heats Up So writes Angus Loden at The Wall Street Journal blog In Charge: On the challenges of entrepreneurs managing their businesses. Sales of small businesses rose 8% in the second quarter over the same period last year, hitting the highest level since the closing months of 2008, with a growing number of smaller firms finding buyers, according to business-broker data. Getty Images From April to June, sales of 1,198 small businesses on the market closed, up from 1,106 in the second quarter of 2010, according to BizBuySell.com, an online small-business marketplace based in San Francisco. The median sale…