Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Justice Insiders Podcast - Human Beings: Cybersecurity's Most Fragile Attack Surface
FBI Lockbit Takedown: What Does It Mean for Your Company?
Privacy Officer's Roadmap: Data Breach and Ransomware Defense – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Decoding Cyber Threats: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in a Digital World — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
No Password Required: Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, a DEF CON Groups Global Ambassador, and a World-Class Awkward Hugger
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
Life With GDPR – Lessons Learned from The Singtel Opus Data Breach
No Password Required: Founder and Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, CEO of the Cyber Marketing Firm Katzcy, and Someone Who Values Perseverance Over Perfection
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: State Privacy and Data Collection
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: When Cyber Attacks Hit Home
No Password Required: Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future, the Ransomware Sommelier, and a Guy With a Mildly Exciting Expense Account
Compliance & Disaster Preparedness
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 157: Sarah Glover, Maynard Nexsen Cybersecurity Attorney
Overview of Cybersecurity in Government Contracts
Episode 282 -- CISO and CCOs -- The Evolving Partnership
No Password Required: Threat Researcher at Cisco Talos and a Veteran of the Highest-Profile Cyber Incidents Who Roasts His Own Coffee Beans
Innovation in Compliance - Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow with Patrick Hynds
Innovation in Compliance - The Role of Backup Systems in Cybersecurity Defense with Curtis Preston
It’s not getting any easier. In fact, “for K-12 schools, cyber incidents are so prevalent that, on average, there is more than one incident per school day.” While high-profile cyber threats like ransomware and data...more
The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Fusion Center (CFC) believes that cyber actors may use the current bank failures for future phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Cyber actors often use current...more
We have written on previous occasions about the rise in frequency and severity of Business Email Compromise (BEC) cyberattacks. As explained in other posts, BEC attacks are a type of phishing scam typically targeting...more
It used to be that one of the sure ways to identify a phishing email was to notice grammatical errors or broken English in the text of the communication. Thanks to new translation tools like Google Translate, that are...more
The shifts in customer behavior driven by the global COVID pandemic were a boon for digital payments – consumer adoption in the U.S. reached 82% in 2021, up from 78% in 2020 and 72% in 2016. However, the industry "sector"...more
Introduction - The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve and present new challenges pertaining to the protection of electronically stored information. Innovative “hacking” tactics constantly emerge and...more
As technology evolves, companies are finding ways to become more nimble and conduct business more efficiently — over remote networks, email on handheld devices, the cloud, and on cellphones. Yet, as technology advances, so...more
HR employees are, willingly or not, the guardians of the company’s most sensitive collection of data—its employee’s personal information. Cybercriminals often perceive the human resources department as the perfect gateway...more
In June 2014, the CEO of Omaha-based Scoular Company sent a series of emails to his company’s controller to let him know that the company was in negotiations to buy a Chinese company. The emails highlighted the sensitivity of...more
Please join us for a discussion and Q&A regarding the growing threat of business email compromises (a.k.a. man-in-the-middle attacks). Attorneys Chris Hart and Yoni Bard, litigators with experience in privacy matters and...more
Welcome to our last Decoded issue of 2021. With this last publication, we wanted to do something a little different. We looked at the top issues that affected the industry and our clients over the past year. And, we look...more
By this point, most businesses that regularly send and receive funds electronically have heard about the risk of wire fraud scams in which an intruder changes wiring instructions and diverts funds to its own account,...more
Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more
Related Money Laundering Case Relying on ATM Cash-Outs and BEC Schemes Also Unsealed - On February 17, the Department of Justice unsealed a sprawling indictment against three members of North Korea’s military intelligence...more
Although this is no ordinary campaign, recent news shows how politicians have many of the same worries as typical businesses. On Thursday, October 29, 2020, the Wisconsin Republican Party reported that it had been victimized...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more
Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have become increasingly commonplace and financially destructive. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 2019 was the worst year on record for BEC scams — both in terms...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) just issued yet another Advisory regarding fraud threats faced by financial institutions, as exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This Advisory pertains to “Cybercrime and...more
In all the COVID chaos it is easy to forget about cyber security vulnerability and that the UK real estate industry remains exposed to cyber attacks through inadequate security systems and lack of preparedness. ...more
With the COVID-19 related increase in remote work, anxious employees are being increasingly targeted by cyber criminals and hackers with phishing scams, business e-mail compromise schemes, and malicious ransomware. At the...more
Working remotely can open up more risk to business email compromise....more
In today’s world, cybersecurity breaches and threats are pervasive concerns for any business entity, without exception. Working from home arrangements due to COVID-19 constraints only magnify the risk and create further...more
Cybersecurity breaches and threats are pervasive concerns for any entity storing valuable data or managing large sums of money: private investment funds are no exception. Recently three private equity firms suffered breaches...more
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) has released its 2019 Internet Crime Report (“Report”) on trends and statistics of suspected cybercrimes from 2019. ...more
US regulators are calling attention to financial firms’ obligations to protect against evolving cybersecurity threats. On October 2, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an information notice to...more