The criminal trial of former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling opens today and may determine whether government can effectively regulate white-collar crime.The Washington Post reports that the Lay and Skilling are accused of making secret deals, hiding company findings, and fudging financial reports and fraud to name a few of the ethical issues that surround the case.The Enron scandal was not confined to just company executives either. Investigations show that corporate managers nationwide — as well as their advising accountants and lawyers — signed off on phony numbers.The trial also highlights a growing hope that the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law will prevent similar corporate crimes in the future and bring an end to executive behavior determined to skim profits any way they can. Read more. By Paul Kerstein Related content news Okta launches Cybersecurity Workforce Development Initiative New philanthropic and educational grants aim to advance inclusive pathways into cybersecurity and technology careers. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins IT Skills Careers Security news New critical AI vulnerabilities in TorchServe put thousands of AI models at risk The vulnerabilities can completely compromise the AI infrastructure of the world’s biggest businesses, Oligo Security said. By Shweta Sharma Oct 04, 2023 4 mins Vulnerabilities news ChatGPT “not a reliable” tool for detecting vulnerabilities in developed code NCC Group report claims machine learning models show strong promise in detecting novel zero-day attacks. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins DevSecOps Generative AI Vulnerabilities news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe