No Password Required: From Heavy Metal to the Front Lines of Cyber Innovation
We get Privacy for work — Episode 7: What Is a WISP and Why Your Organization Must Have One
Herb Stapleton's FBI Experience Proves to be Asset to Dinsmore's Corporate Team
On-Demand Webinar: Bring Predictability to the Spiraling Cost of Cyber Incident Response Data Mining
On-Demand Webinar: Bring Predictability and Reduce the Spiraling Cost of Cyber Incident Response
No Password Required: USF Cybercrime Professor, Former Federal Agent, and Vintage Computer Archivist
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: How International and Domestic Regulatory Enforcement Spotlights the Information Governance Tensions Between ‘There’ and ‘Here’ and Between ‘Keep’ and ‘Delete’
Marketing Minute with NP Strategy (Video): How to Respond to a Cyber Security Breach
Cybersecurity in Video Games & Esports
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: State Privacy and Data Collection
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: When Cyber Attacks Hit Home
2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
Cybersecurity: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: NFTs
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: OCR’s Right of Access Initiative
Hot Topics: Risk Management for Cybersecurity
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: The Expanding Landscape of State Data Privacy Laws
Can Cyber Investigations Be Canned? - Unauthorized Access Podcast
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Personal Data Deletion
Panel Pursuit: The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Preferred Panel Vendor - Unauthorized Access Podcast
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Data asset protection is traditionally associated with industries and entities that develop or store particularly sensitive information, like tech companies, hospitals, law firms, and government entities. However, data asset...more
Data is at the center of our digital economy and provides endless ways to interact and connect with customers. Maintaining more data means taking on more risk. Join us for an interactive program that begins in the middle of a...more
On August 28th, Mandiant issued an update to its previous Salesloft Drift advisory. Therein, Mandiant discussed that Salesloft issued a security notification on Aug. 26 regarding its Drift application. At that time, it...more
Salesloft issued a security notification on August 26 regarding its Drift application. It appears to be a broad opportunistic attack on Salesloft/Drift instances integrated with Salesforce tenants. Salesloft issued updates...more
One key lesson from the ongoing ransomware epidemic is clear: threat actors don’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your business does — if they see an opening, they’ll exploit it, ready or not. Despite...more
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As major cyber-attacks continue to cause widespread organisational and economic disruption, and botnets are being discovered which have the capability of comprising entire organisations, many businesses are re-evaluating...more
Written Information Security Programs, commonly referred to as WISPs, are critical plans to have in place – not only to efficiently and effectively respond to ransomware attacks and data breaches when they occur – but to...more
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Information leaks can range from internal decisions and salary data to intellectual property, strategy documents, or board minutes. Whether caused by accident or intent, all leaks demand immediate, structured action. Even...more
Health care remains one of the most targeted and vulnerable sectors when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, a recent breach at a major health care analytics firm exposed the data of 5.4 million U.S. patients, making it one of...more
A single outage can spiral into hours of downtime, frustrated customers, and significant revenue loss across your business....more
The messages from government agencies and cybersecurity leaders at the end of June were clear – nation-state-sponsored cybersecurity threats are on the rise. Pro-Iranian “hacktivists” are targeting U.S. infrastructure and...more
Information leaks can range from exposures of internal decisions and salary data to the disclosure of intellectual property, strategy documents, or board minutes. Whether accidental or intentional, these leaks demand...more
1. Know What Laws Apply to your Organization It’s not surprising many leaders are unsure about which new laws or regulations apply to their organization. Privacy and security laws, particularly in the U.S., have changed...more
Ready to ditch outdated guidelines and adopt a fresh take on your IT Disaster Recovery plans? Spring is the season of renewal, making it the perfect time to refresh not only physical spaces but also strategies and...more
Organizations seeking to improve their cybersecurity posture in 2025 must assess what happens after an incident has occurred, and how an incident response team will be able to mobilize to respond. This article provides...more
Chinese data regulators are intensifying their focus on the data protection compliance audit obligations under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“), with the release of the Administrative Measures for Personal...more
As part of Data Privacy Awareness Week, Ward and Smith is spotlighting the most common types of data breaches that businesses encounter. In Part 1, we explored the industries most vulnerable to cyberattacks, highlighting the...more
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, even organizations that meet stringent security standards can be victims of sophisticated cyberattacks. A notable example of this is the December 8, 2024 cybersecurity incident...more
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In today’s digital age, robust cybersecurity measures are not just optional, but essential for law firms. Discover the critical questions to ask when selecting a litigation support services partner to help ensure your...more
On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule (the FAR CUI Rule) that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to impose government-wide cybersecurity, training, and...more