Cybersecurity Incident Response Checklist

Business leaders, when people like me tell you that having a cybersecurity incident in your company is like being in a building on fire, we are not exaggerating. Take a look at the following checklist (note, this is not an incident response plan!) while keeping in mind that over half of the items on that checklist …

Brazzers porn hack: more than just account holders exposed–what does this mean for your company?

We have been observing an evolution in hackers' tactics from going after data that could be directly monetized, such as payment card data, to going after data that can be monetized indirectly through extortion, such as the Ashley Madison data. The hack of Brazzers porn site is similar to the Ashley Madison hack in that the …

Cyber security attorney Shawn Tuma tells us how our elections could be hacked – WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

From Fort Wayne’s Morning News on 08/09/16 Source: Cyber security expert Shawn Tuma tells us how our elections could be hacked - WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

Cybersecurity Thought for Today: Good vs Great?

Good cybersecurity measures that are used are 100% more effective than great cybersecurity measures that are not.

Shawn Tuma discusses how elections could be hacked on WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

From Fort Wayne’s Morning News on 08/09/16, WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM Source: Cyber security expert Sha wn Tuma tells us how our elections could be hacked - WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

Hackers could get inside your BRAIN | Daily Mail Online

The University of Washington revealed how hackers could insert images into dodgy apps and recording the brain's unintentional reaction using brain-computer interfaces. Source: Hackers could get inside your BRAIN | Daily Mail Online

Former Cardinals exec sentenced to prison for hacking Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros' player personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs. Source: Former Cardinals exec sentenced to prison for …

Cybersecurity: How Long Should An Incident Response Plan Be?

Last evening I had the pleasure of talking cybersecurity law with a group of CIOs from some pretty sophisticated companies. It was a great discussion and I learned as much as I shared -- just the way I like it. During our discussion, the subject of Incident Response Plans came up and I explained why …

D CEO Magazine: Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Law Firms

Many thanks to attorney and legal scholar extraordinaire John G. Browning (@therealjohnbrow) for quoting Shawn Tuma in his article in this month's D CEO magazine: Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Law Firms. Please read the full article to hear Tuma's advice to John's questions of why law firms often have poor(er) cybersecurity and what law firms can …

What You Need to Know About Protecting Trade Secrets Under State and Federal Law

A few years ago Texas joined most other states and enacted its version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA, or Texas' TUTSA). Recently, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) became law. While there are quite a few similarities between these laws, there are also some substantial differences that you need to know to protect your …