New York Cybersecurity Regulations Delayed, Being Revised

Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Marco Verch Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (no changes were made to the image) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en The New York Department of Financial Services has pushed back the effective date of its Cybersecurity Regulations from January 1, 2017 to March 1, 2017. This is to give the NYDFS time to significantly revise the proposed Cybersecurity …

Cybersecurity: First World Problems or Existential Threat

Many smaller companies — especially startups — view cybersecurity as a first world problem that pales in comparison to their immediate concerns for staying business. The reality is, it is a much bigger threat. Based upon recent reports, cybersecurity is an existential threat to small to midsize companies with roughly 60% of them going out …

What do holiday charities, school weather closings, social media and ransomware have in common?

Question: What do holiday charities, school closings,social media and ransomware have in common? Answer: They are all tools that cybercriminals use to steal money from you! Social engineering is a fancy way to describe old-fashioned lying. It is what happens when bad guys use deception to get people to do something really dumb that they would …

Complimentary SecureWorld Webinar – 2016 Breaches: Lessons Learned

You are welcome to attend a complimentary SecureWorld webinar with these featured presenters: Erich Kron, Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4 Aliki Liadis-Hall, Director of Compliance, North American Bancard Craig Spiezle, Executive Director & President, Online Trust Alliance Shawn Tuma, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Partner, Scheef & Stone, LLP The webinar qualifies for CPE Credits, and will take place …

Holiday Shopping Cybersecurity Tips on WFAA TV Interviewing Shawn Tuma

WFAA-TV aired these holiday shopping cybersecurity tips in a two-part series featured in the following videos: Part 1 https://youtu.be/fMTuzk4xbrA Part 2 https://youtu.be/dlxGKv6R06Y Here is the article Season of taking: Online scams surge during holidays

Eye Opener Morning Show Guest Shawn Tuma Discusses Adult Friend Finder Data Breach

https://youtu.be/GAQDhRBm_ZQ

Yes, Officers & Directors Can Be Held Personally Liable for Their Company’s Data Breach – Here’s Why

“Can I be held personally liable for my company’s data breach?”

That is one of the questions I am asked most frequently. The answer is “YES!” though the usual reasons provided are not nearly as straightforward as the one discussed in the video below.

Shawn Tuma Discusses IoT DDoS Attack Against Dyn on WHDT World News

https://youtu.be/10i8rwpl4lc

Shawn Tuma Discusses Government Scanning of Yahoo Emails on WHDT World News

https://youtu.be/5PIWEfrHXmU ______________________ Shawn Tuma (@shawnetuma) is a business lawyer with an internationally recognized reputation in cybersecurity, computer fraud and data privacy law. He is a Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Partner at Scheef & Stone, LLP, a full-service commercial law firm in Texas that represents businesses of all sizes throughout the United States and, through its Mackrell …

Invitation to the Cyber Future Summit – 10/28/16 at SMU’s Bush Center

Dear Friends & Colleagues, I want to invite you to attend the inaugural Cyber Future Summit, being held on Friday, October 28, at the Bush Presidential Library adjacent to the SMU campus in Dallas. We have a stellar lineup of speakers, including our luncheon Keynote Speaker, 4-Star Admiral Patrick Walsh, USN (Ret), who retired from …