Author Archives: Shawn E. Tuma

DFW Business Leaders, I have 2 questions for you …

Any time spent with Robert Hunt is time well spent. Here is an example of why …

7 Ideas for Security Leaders – What Do You Think About My Suggestion?

Many thanks to CSO Online and Michael Santarcangelo (@catalyst) for including my suggestion as one of 7 inspiring ideas for small changes that lead to big improvements in both security posture and leadership within organizations. The article is 7 Ideas for security leaders. Here is a teaser from my suggestion on slide 5 but please go check out …

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Happy Data Privacy Day!

What are you doing to observe it? Today is Data Privacy Day! If you have been wondering “what is Data Privacy Day?” then this is your lucky day because not only is today Data Privacy Day, but here is the answer and an explanation for why it really matters to you and your company’s future …

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Part 3 of Series: Simple Ways to Use Social Media to Build Your Practice in One Hour

Here is the third and final post in my 3 part series on Cordell Parvin’s blog: Lawyers: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One Hour: Part 3 | Cordell Parvin Blog. If you missed them, here are the first two posts: Part 2 of Series: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One …

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Part 2 of Series: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One Hour

Here is part 2 of my 3 part guest post series on my coach Cordell Parvin’s blog: Lawyers: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One Hour (Part 2) | Cordell Parvin Blog.

Lawyers: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One Hour: Part 1 | Cordell Parvin Blog

Check out my guest blog post on my “coach” Cordell Parvin’s blog:  Lawyers: Simple Ways to Use Social Media Marketing in One Hour: Part 1 | Cordell Parvin Blog.

Update/Clarification: Washington AG Seeks Data Breach Law That Ends Blanket Exemption for Encrypted Data

This update/clarification post explains how the proposed Washington state data breach notification law is really treating encrypted data and how it may actually be expanding the data breach safe harbor exceptions under that law.

Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in social network posts? No, here is why …

There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in information you post on social networking sites, regardless of what privacy setting you use.

Maybe My Y2K Experience Will Help > Computer chaos feared over 2015’s leap second

Who has two thumbs and spent an awful lot of time becoming an expert on a body of law for an event that never really happened? Yep, this guy — the event was Y2K! But, as you can see from the excerpts in the article below, that experience may come in handy after all as the fears …

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Washington AG Seeks Data Breach Law That Ends Blanket Exemption for Encrypted Data

In a newsletter sent out by the Washington State Attorney General’s office earlier today, they call for a new data breach notification law for the State of Washington. There are several points that are raised in the newsletter but the one that got my attention was the call for an end to the blanket notification …

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