Tag Archives: Officers & Directors

Why I am involved with the DFW Technology Prayer Breakfast

It’s all about the feeling! Read more about what I mean right here: Why I am involved with the DFW Technology Prayer Breakfast — Shawn Tuma | DFW Technology Prayer Breakfast

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

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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Will Officers & Directors Be Held Legally Responsible for Companies’ Data Breaches and Cybersecurity Incidents?

Will Officers and Directors be held legally responsible for their companies’ data breaches and cybersecurity incidents? That is the question I addressed in Cybersecurity Risk: Law and Trends – A Director’s Duties Must Evolve With The Company’s, which was recently published in the Spring 2015 issue of Ethical Boardroom (see article below). The article is short …

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A Few Thoughts on the Consumer Litigation Settlement in the Target Data Breach Case

Many thanks to CSO Online and Michael Santarcangelo (@catalyst) for his excellent synopsis of our conversation regarding the recent settlement of the Consumer Litigation in the Target data breach lawsuit (note, the more substantive Financial Institutions Litigation has not settled). Please give the full article a read and also give a shout-out to Michael on his Twitter …

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Low Hanging Fruit Can Make a Pretty Good Cybersecurity Pie

“Cybersecurity” just sounds like something that must be really complicated, right? Sure it does — it sounds exotic and cool — and complicated. And yes, when you get into the weeds of technical things that hackers (actually, crackers) do to monkey around with computers, it can be mind-boggling. But, must you really understand all of …

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New Podcast: #DtSR Episode 130 – Where Law and Cyber Collide

I really appreciate the #DtSR Gang [Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst)] inviting me to tag along for another episode of the Down the Security Rabbit Hole podcast. In this episode we discuss the following: Traveler’s Insurance files suit against a web development company for failing to provide adequate security, resulting …

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Executives & Board: The conversation security leaders need to have about Amy Pascal’s departure

This is an excellent article that covers a very important topic you need to consider. You — as in Executives and Board Members of Companies all around the world. Stop, close your eyes, and ask yourself these three questions that are in this article: “What did you think of the announcement?” (i.e., put yourself in …

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Happy Data Privacy Day!

What are you doing to observe it? Today is Data Privacy Day! If you have been wondering “what is Data Privacy Day?” then this is your lucky day because not only is today Data Privacy Day, but here is the answer and an explanation for why it really matters to you and your company’s future …

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