Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation. See other Security Tip of the Month columns. Audits are a critical component of the regulatory compliance process. In general, it is the auditors who will determine whether your organization is in compliance with the regulations and standards that it must address.
Movie Info. Director Wim Wenders made his American film bow with the ultra-stylish Hammett. Based on the speculative novel by Joe Gores, the story concerns real-life detective novelist Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forest), who early in his career is involved in a complex mystery that will profoundly influence his later works.
Personally speaking, I found it more pleasant to read Hammett than Chandler. Both writers are great, and deliver the best in the prose, character development, settings and all, but I found The Maltese Falcon more interesting than The Big Sleep and Farewell, my Lovely. Hammett's prose is straightforward. He doesn't waste time with digressions and many descriptions -- only the essential.