Analyzing the Global Impact of Cybersecurity, Law, and Business Risk.
In the world of cybersecurity and data protection, we tend to think about most cyber incidents as being "data breaches" because that's the term de jour that occupies news headlines. Because of this, far too many companies think that if they do not have valuable data that hackers would want to "breach," so to speak, … Continue reading Can your company do business without its computer system? Let’s ask Atlanta!
As a teaser to my presentation at SecureWorld - Dallas last week, I did a brief interview with SecureWorld and talked about three of the points I would make in my lunch keynote, The Legal Case for Cybersecurity. If you're going to SecureWorld - Denver next week, join me for the lunch keynote on Thursday (11/2) … Continue reading 3 Legal Points for InfoSec Teams to Consider Before an Incident
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation similar to that recently passed by the Senate that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to produce cybersecurity guidance that will be aimed at helping small businesses. The NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 would include NIST’s creating guidelines, tools, and best … Continue reading NIST Cybersecurity Guidance for Small Business Likely Forthcoming
The FTC and Uber have settled the enforcement action the FTC brought against the company. This action stems from Uber's data breach of more than 100,000 individuals' PII despite its promises that their data was "securely stored within our databases." The FTC found this promise was misleading when compared with the actions the company was … Continue reading Uber’s Settlement With FTC Emphasizes Companies’ Need for Cyber Risk Management Programs
A good friend recently shared with me the article Verizon GC on the Lessons Learned from Deal with Yahoo (use Linkedin for paywall access) because he thought it would be valuable information to add to my own cybersecurity knowledge toolbox. Given the experience Verizon’s GC has gained through this process, when he talks about lessons […]
