”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
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
From the recent headline-grabbing attacks on hospitals and municipalities, the specter of cybersecurity threats looms large. As a result, spending on cybersecurity initiatives is expected to reach $96 billion this year....more
11/5/2018
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
NIST ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Risk Management
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
In Carpenter v. United States, federal investigators sought cellphone location data for a set of persons suspected in a series of robberies. The Fourth Amendment prevents the government from conducting unreasonable searches...more
11/30/2017
/ Carpenter v US ,
Cell Phones ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Location Data ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Riley v California ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Warrantless Searches