Examining the Global Impact of AI + Cyber + Data + Privacy + Law = Business Risk
I was asked to talk about online safety tips that parents should understand to help keep their children safe in the online world. Here are some of my talking points: VIDEO: DFW CBS11 interviews Shawn Tuma about tips to help protect children against cyberbullying SEE ALSO: Cyberbullying of children is a heartbreaking problem that …
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Note: this article was previously posted on Norse’s DarkMatters. One of my favorite sayings about cyber risk is “an ounce of prevention is cheaper than the very first day of litigation.” A recent case provides a nice example of exactly what I mean. In this case, an effective BYOD policy could have saved this company …
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Note: this article was previously posted on Norse’s DarkMatters. A Florida middle school student’s prank — with a computer — resulted in his being arrested and charged with felony “hacking.” His crime? He used teacher’s password to login and change the desktop background on the computer. Given all of the rancor that was stirred up …
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IMPORTANT POINT #1: YOUR BUSINESS MUST HAVE A COMPUTER USE POLICY IN PLACE Computer Use Policies (or Acceptable Use Policies, as they are often referred to) are must haves for today’s businesses. Such policies are a foundational component in how a business creates a culture of security with its workforce by establishing expectations on what are …
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TO GET TO THE POINT (click here) INTRODUCTION I recently had the pleasure of reading a guest blog post on Peter Vogel’s Internet, Information Technology & e-Discovery Blog that was authored by John Ansbach. This alone is important because I have a world of respect for Peter and John. If you did not already know …
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Hey! Any chance you’ve heard anything in the news lately about law firms being under cyber attack? If not, first, crawl out from under that rock; second, take a look at these articles. Wow. Can you believe it? Law firms? Under cyber attack? What is this world coming to? A few years ago, I did a …
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The Dallas Court of Appeals recently decided a civil case involving claims under Texas’ unauthorized access of computer law that provides some helpful guidance for this relatively new law that has very little case law construing it. The 3 takeaways that follow are the key legal principles that apply to this law as set forth …
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A party who accesses a computer pursuant to a court order authorizing him to seize and access the computer will not be found in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act if such order is later overturned. “An essential element of a CFAA claim under 10 U.S.C. § 1030 is that the [defendant] accesses a …
As the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) is making its way through the Senate, it has stirred up more controversy with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s proposed amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), that he argues, would give law enforcement more tools to fight hackers. The Amendment would provide for increased sentences (up to …
For me personally, the timeline of events surrounding the discovery of Lenovo’s SuperFish malware is ironic. Just a couple of days before it was discovered, I had a telephone call with a friend named Jon Stanley. Jon is someone I consider to be an elder statesman of the CFAA as he has been digging deep …
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