The novel coronavirus outbreak is creating electronic communication and data privacy concerns on a number of fronts. One immediate effect is a significant increase in phishing scams, used by threat actors to launch malware...more
3/12/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Malware ,
Phishing Scams ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Telecommuting
As people across the country and world try to figure out how to protect themselves against the spread of coronavirus, hackers are working hard to spread their own viruses....more
With tax season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), state tax agencies, and tax industry groups recently renewed a warning about Form W-2 email spear-phishing scams.
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1/31/2017
/ Cyber Crimes ,
Email ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Payroll Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Spoofing ,
Tax Fraud ,
W-2
In a case that may have significant impact for companies providing public Internet and cloud services, the Second Circuit has ruled that a federal court may not issue a criminal warrant ordering a U.S. company to produce...more
7/20/2016
/ Cloud Computing ,
Criminal Investigations ,
e-Discovery ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Ireland ,
Microsoft ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Search Warrant ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Subpoenas
A recent Ohio federal court decision serves as a reminder that companies need to review their Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) policies to ensure that employees are adequately informed about the communications that corporate...more