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Data Privacy Insights Part 2: The Most Common Types of Data Breaches Businesses Face

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

Data Privacy Insights Part 1: North Carolina Ranks High in Cybercrime Complaints

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report sheds light on the growing threat of cybercrime, both nationally and within North Carolina. The state ranks among the top 15 in the U.S. for cybercrime complaints,...more

FTC: Three Enforcement Actions and a Ruling

In today's digital landscape, the exchange of personal information has become ubiquitous, often without consumers fully comprehending the extent of its implications. The recent actions undertaken by the Federal Trade...more

Senior Savvy: Wise Owls Navigating Cyber Scams

As the relentless march of technology continues, scams have evolved into cunning traps, presenting a challenge to individuals of all ages. Among the great tapestry of age groups, despite the wealth of experience and...more

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold: Real Time Bidding Data Privacy Breach

The ongoing massive data breach in the world of advertising: real time bidding ("RTB"). You likely are, or have been, a target of RTB without your knowledge. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties ("ICCL") found that the...more

Data Privacy Part 2: You're Sharing Too Much

We live in an age where our digital footprint is forever preserved. Even before you think twice about it, your data has been collected and saved.  In fact, in 2020, it was estimated that nearly 2MB of data was generated...more

Data Privacy Part 1: The New Currency Businesses Should Protect and Here's How

Data is king in today's digital economy. The estimated net worth of this global data market is forecast to hit nearly $235 billion by 2026, meaning collecting and sharing personal information is big business. ...more

Upside Down: Privacy and Data Security LARP

A Ward and Smith attorney, Information Technology professional and Privacy Officer outlined a variety of best practices and tips for businesses dealing with data security and privacy issues. The webinar, one in a series...more

Thousands Hacked: New Cyber-Attacks Affect Organizations Big and Small

Friday afternoon, reports surfaced that a foreign nation had compromised newly-discovered flaws in the Microsoft Exchange Server email software and breached the cybersecurity efforts of more than 60,000 known...more

GDPR: Everybody's Doing It—Shouldn't You?

In just a few short days, on May 25, 2018, supervisory authorities in the European Union ("EU") will begin enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The GDPR is a regulation enacted by the EU to...more

Summary of the March 2018 Global Privacy Summit

The International Association of Privacy Professionals ("IAPP") is the world's largest information privacy organization. IAPP provides education, training, and tools to professionals engaged in data privacy and security....more

New Year, New Data Protection Law: Is Your Company Ready for the GDPR?

The countdown has officially begun. On May 25, 2018, the European Union's ("EU") General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), a sweeping data privacy and security regulation resulting from years of regulatory and political...more

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