Examining the Global Impact of AI + Cyber + Data + Privacy + Law = Business Risk
"[T]here are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who’ve been hacked by the Chinese and those who don’t know they’ve been hacked by the Chinese” -FBI Director The pervasive threat that cyber espionage poses to American business is not a new topic on this blog -- we have been talking about it …
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If your business is a contractor for the federal government, you had better have your data breach response ducks in a row. The moment you detect a breach, the clock starts ticking and you have only 3 days to notify of the breach. Yes, I said 3 days! You better already know who your legal counsel …
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There is nothing new about cyber attacks coming from Russia, however, to actually be able to tie them to Russian government officials -- albeit loosely -- would be another step. Is this a hunch or do they have something more? Related: US Indicts Chinese Army Officers for Hacking US Companies The huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase that …
Today I had a blast doing a podcast on the CFAA, Shellshock, and cyber security research with Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst) -- in fact, we had so much fun that I suspect Raf had quite a time trying to edit it! The starting point for our discussion was a recent article …
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Doing business in the modern world's regulatory environment is challenging. The number of rules and regulations that apply to almost every industry are so voluminous that no one person can know them all. That is why you need a team. A team of experts where each stays up to date on the current laws within their …
For all of the things the CFAA may (or may not) require, it does not require taking actions to prevent the hacking of others. We are not (yet) the guardians of the hacking universe! In a factually interesting case that offers a great read on attorney professionalism, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh …
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The point of the article that is the source of the quote below is exactly right: there is no consistency, cohesiveness, or harmony with the cyber crime and data privacy laws. I believe there are several reasons but these are the two that are most prominent: The cyber crime and data privacy laws are a patchwork collection …
Will Home Depot be the one that's "gonna get it"? Based upon the information we are learning, it could be. Way back in 2011 I wrote Data Breach -- Who's Gonna Get it? and it scared people. For good reason. In that piece I wrote of how one day, in the future, a company would come along that …
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The C-Suite is ultimately responsible for failures of a company’s cyber security. A recent example of this is how Target’s CEO, CTO, and several Board Members were pushed out in the wake of its data breach. SEE BELOW FOR EVENT REGISTRATION! This puts leaders in a difficult position. It is almost a statistical certainty that …
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I recently had the pleasure of presenting in a webinar series titled Is Your Practice "On the Hook?" to members of the Texas Dental Association and the Oklahoma Dental Association. Key points of the presentation, which focused on cyber security and data breaches in the healthcare industry, explained why protected health information (PHI) and electronic healthcare …
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