“You don’t drown from falling into the water, you drown from not getting out.” Think about that — and think about how that applies to cyber security and data breach issues facing companies in today’s cyber world. Here, in my first ever video blog post, I explain this issue with more detail.
Category: Digital Information Law
Kevin O’Keefe Interviews Shawn Tuma About Blogging at State Bar of Texas 2015 Annual Meeting
I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with and get to know Kevin O’Keefe (@kevinokeefe) at the State Bar of Texas 2015 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Kevin is the Founder and CEO of LexBlog, the preeminent source for legal blogging (where I plan to head, one day). Kevin and I both did presentations during…
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Businesses Beware: You need to understand and adopt EMV / Chip-and-PIN Technology
“Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and their banking partners have set a government-enforced deadline of Oct. 15 for a “liability shift” that, for the first time, would make merchants liable for fraudulent charges that result from using point-of-service readers that can’t read chip-and-pin EMV cards. The issuers have been implementing the technology, but it’s still…
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FTC Gives Good Reason to Not (Try to) Hide Data Breaches
Why do I need to report a data breach? This is a common question that business owners ask me all of the time. In response, I rattle off a laundry list of reasons why reporting is not optional — but mandatory. This includes ethical stewardship and obligations, business and public relationship reasons, and finally legal…
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Cybersecurity Risk: Law and Trends – Ethical Boardroom Article
The law is trending toward more risk of liability for Officers and Directors. Learn more about this from my recent article in Ethical Boardroom — full text available without paywall here: Cybersecurity Risk: Law and Trends. Learn more about the CyberGard Business Cyber Risk Management Program
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Speaking on Cybersecurity Law, Risk & Compliance at Collin County Bench Bar Conference in Austin! #CCBBF
As you can see, I have had a whirlwind week of presentations with the IAIP Keynote on Tuesday, ACFE Fraud Conference on Friday, and then Saturday I finish it up in Austin at the Collin County Bench Bar Foundation’s Collin County Bench Bar Conference! You Should Be Here! The Bench Bar Conference is a really…
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Bleak Cybersecurity Future: Data Breaches on Track to Cost Companies $2.1 Trillion
I recently posted about how corporate general counsel now view cybersecurity as a top 3 concern. At this rate, it will soon be their #1 concern. A recent article in Corporate Counsel gives several reasons for why this problem will only continue to increase in volume, expense, and overall risk to companies: Companies continue to move…
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Cybersecurity Presentation at ACFE 25th Annual DFW Fraud Conference
I am really looking forward to speaking to the 400+ attendees at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) 25th Annual DFW Fraud Conference event on Friday, May 15, 2015. My address is titled Addressing the Most Current Cybersecurity Threats: Don’t Be the Next Victim. You can learn more about this event at this LINK…
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Cybersecurity Keynote Address at International Association of Insurance Professionals Event
I am really looking forward to delivering the Keynote Address at the International Association of Insurance Professionals IAIP DFW NAIW Week event on May 12, 2015. My address, which will follow 2 hours of CE/CLE education on Cyber Liability, is titled Cyber Risk Reality Check but, the more I think about it, perhaps it should be…
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Periscope Piracy Sets Up Grudge Match: Hollywood vs. Twitter
This is a prime example of the challenges that the law has when trying to keep up with evolving technology. The technology wins everytime and then we are left to clean up the mess later.
