Executives – Are You Ready to Lead Your Company Through a Data Breach?

I have handled several data breach incidents for clients as their breach response counsel and, while we have an effective process to implement to help keep clients out of legal hot water, that really is not the most important aspect of handling the incident. The most important issue is how the incident will impact the …

Aaron Swartz, Edward Snowden, Target Breach, Privacy and Data Security — What Do We Really Want?

Please follow me for a moment to think big-picture about a few important privacy and data security issues. Don’t over analyze, just read this and then close your eyes and think about it for a minute or two. Think big-picture. Aaron Swartz believed information should be liberated — that is, free for everyone to access …

So, your business has never had a data breach? Have you ever had an employee leave?

TAKEAWAY: Businesses must protect their data from being taken by anyone who is not authorized to have it — insiders and outsiders alike. If their data is taken in a way that is unauthorized, it is a data breach. When a former employee leaves with a thumb drive, Gmail inbox, or Dropbox of your businesses’ …

You should know this > “What do connected cars and toilets have in common?”

What do connected cars and toilets have in common? That is the title to a recent Blog Post about an upcoming presentation at VMWorld 2013, Barcelona and, when I read it, I just had to quiz my readers to see who remembered … Come on now, you do know the answer to this question, right? I …

The Indispensability of Cyber Counterintelligence

You already know what a threat hacking and data breaches are to your business, right? Good. In that case, you will appreciate the following post from my friends at SpearTip about cyber counterintelligence. Here’s a little teaser: If your organization is not yet retaining a provider that specializes in this technique, referred to as “Cyber …

Yes, you can even hack a toilet! #IoT

Ahhh yes, hacking toilet now seems to be possible … and you folks thought I was crazy a few years ago for blogging about hacking a car, a home, or even hacking a human … but as you know see, you can even hack a toilet. Can you just imagine the frustration caused by a …

Upcoming Webinar: Anatomy of a Data Breach

I am looking forward to presenting a (free) webinar for healthcare professionals on “Anatomy of a Data Breach.” The webinar is free because it is being brought to you by the great folks at SmartTraining, LLC. You can learn more about the topics that will be covered on this page. It will be from 12:00 PM …

Presentation: Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches

Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to present to IMA – The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business on the topic of Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches. Here are the presentation slides. I was really impressed with the quality of this event on many levels — these folks …

Here is an excellent article by my friend and infosecurity expert Allan Pratt explaining how employers can help reduce the risk of having employees telecommute. I trust you will find this very informative.

The Law and the Hacker – Podcast on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Not too long ago I had a nice visit with Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit) who is otherwise known as the Chief Security Evangelist for HP and blogs at Following the Wh1t3Rabbit – Practical Enterprise Security. Raf is one dude you really need to follow if you’re interested in #infosec.  Anyway, our discussion was centered around the Computer Fraud and Abuse …