Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-22 Thread Jared Morrisen
>>> And just how does this prevent someone altering the files's timestamp? >>>Just ensuring that the computer clock is accurate, doesn't prevent anyone from tampering with the file timestamps as well as the documentation itself. Most, if not all, fixes using technology such as ntp servers etc., ca

Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Didier Juges
Dr Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Jared Morrisen wrote: > And just how does this prevent someone altering the files's timestamp? >> Not sure what your point is. >> >> /jared >> > Jared > > Just ensuring that the computer clock is accurate, doesn't prevent > anyone

Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Jared Morrisen wrote: >>> And just how does this prevent someone altering the files's timestamp? >>> > > Not sure what your point is. > > /jared Jared Just ensuring that the computer clock is accurate, doesn't prevent anyone from tampering with the file timestamps as well as the documenta

Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Jared Morrisen
>>And just how does this prevent someone altering the files's timestamp? Not sure what your point is. /jared On 2/21/07, Dr Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jared Morrisen wrote: > > Interesting piece... > > > > *Weak Enforcement of Corporate Governance and Lax Technical Controls

Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Chuck Harris
Dr Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Jared Morrisen wrote: >> Interesting piece... >> >> *Weak Enforcement of Corporate Governance and Lax Technical Controls Have >> Enabled the Illegal Backdating of Stock Options* >> >> *Conclusion* >> The backdating fiasco demonstrates that the need for synchronized time

Re: [time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Jared Morrisen wrote: > Interesting piece... > > *Weak Enforcement of Corporate Governance and Lax Technical Controls Have > Enabled the Illegal Backdating of Stock Options* > > *Conclusion* > The backdating fiasco demonstrates that the need for synchronized time is a > crucial business and technol

[time-nuts] Article: Regulations focusing on backdating have prompted corporations to pursue technical solutions centered around time synchronization to eradicate the practice

2007-02-21 Thread Jared Morrisen
Interesting piece... *Weak Enforcement of Corporate Governance and Lax Technical Controls Have Enabled the Illegal Backdating of Stock Options* Feb 21, 2007 URL: http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197007836