Back in 2005 when I was a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice, I worked to enforce the John Doe summons on PayPal, Inc. in the federal district court in the Northern District of California, which summons...more
”Not if, but when" is a phrase commonly used to describe data breach risk. Holding just under $11 trillion in assets, employer-sponsored retirement plans are a particularly enticing target for cybercriminals. Through audits...more
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig has announced the People First Initiative to provide immediate relief to taxpayers, noting that "We are temporarily adjusting our processes to help people and...more
As attorneys, our livelihood is often heavily dependent upon the keeping of secrets. But in this complex electronic-data driven environment we work in, where physical security via locked doors and piercing alarms may no...more
3/20/2019
/ Advisory Opinions ,
American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Client Data ,
Confidential Information ,
Data Breach ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Model Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
PIPA ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Wall Street
In our last article, we showed you how to evaluate where your organization sits on the landscape of readiness and preparedness. In this concluding article, we identify concrete steps you can immediately employ to move your...more
11/5/2018
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Training ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Vendors
According to a confidential FBI alert reported upon by Krebs on Security last Friday, the FBI issued an alert to banks concerning what is called an Unlimited ATM Cashout, attacks of which are expected in the near future....more
8/17/2018
/ ATMs ,
Banks ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debit Cards ,
FBI ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
We learned some important lessons this week about the dangers inherent to losing control of your customer or client data, either through hacking, internal theft, or poorly designed controls over what your business associates...more
3/22/2018
/ Cambridge Analytica ,
Client Data ,
Consent ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Mining ,
Data Protection ,
Election Results ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Social Media