Examining the Global Impact of AI + Cyber + Data + Privacy + Law = Business Risk
I recently had the pleasure of joining Shereen El Domeiri and Nicola Hobeiche on their fantastic podcast, Counsel Brew, for Episode 36: “Trick or Treat – Shawn Tuma.” Let me tell you—it was an absolute blast! From the moment we hit record, it felt like catching up with old friends over a strong French roast. …
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On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights published a notice of a settlement with a dental practice over disclosures of patients’ protected health information over social media. Here is the full version reproduced below: Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022Subject: HHS Civil Rights Office Enters Settlement with …
When thinking of HIPAA data breaches, most of us tend to think of situations where the hackers engage in malicious activities against hospitals and steal troves of patients’ protected health information (PHI). There are, however, other much simpler kinds of HIPAA privacy breaches that are easily avoidable and can be quite costly to the healthcare …
While it was only a very short clip (@1:00), there was something really fun about doing a tv interview, sitting on the deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, while at NetDiligence®Cyber Risk Summit #NetDiligence to talk about Facebook’s little cyber “thing”! https://www.wfaa.com/video/tech/investigation-underway-after-facebook-goes-down-for-almost-a-day/287-18ccb300-6b97-4e22-a0ef-046ce8523318?jwsource=cl Full Story: Facebook outage: nice break or rude awakening?
Dear friends who keep talking about “hacked Facebook accounts”: When there is an account that is pretending to be your account on Facebook (or other social media platforms) that is sending friend requests to others, in most cases, this does not mean that your account has been “hacked” (i.e., inappropriately accessed by someone other than …
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Cybercriminals need shopping money for the Holidays and one of their favorite times to get yours is when you are shopping on #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday. https://youtu.be/ZPIEiQVQZ2I?t=31s Use these tips to help stay #cybersecure while shopping online for #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday and at any other time: Credit or debit? Use credit cards, not debit cards, for your …
Recently, news broke that in an effort to combat online revenge porn, Facebook is requesting that you send them your nudie pics! Here are some comments I shared with the Morning Dose television program: https://youtu.be/NdsHydFm9zI
Question: What do holiday charities, school closings,social media and ransomware have in common? Answer: They are all tools that cybercriminals use to steal money from you! Social engineering is a fancy way to describe old-fashioned lying. It is what happens when bad guys use deception to get people to do something really dumb that they would …
While the story of Kim Kardashian being robbed at gun-point while in Paris, France has created quite a stir in pop culture, it has lessons to learn about cybersecurity as well. First and foremost, it demonstrates the integral interplay between cybersecurity and physical security and how people need to always maintain situational awareness of how their …
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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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