HP scandal likely a common scenario

While the HP scandal is still in full throttle, with recent indictments and its former chairwoman going national on 60 Minutes this past weekend to tell her side of the story, the big news may be that many companies handle confidential investigations in a similar fashion. As one legal expert notes, today's companies should be worried if there's a similar scenario happening within their own businesses and should be investigating exactly how their subcontractors approach data collection and investigative tactics. New federal laws, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, have only prompted more internal investigations in the effort to meet regulatory mandates on providing corporate financial data and accounting processes. 

For more on the need to assess investigative strategies:
- check out the TechWeb article