New Year’s is a time to look back on the happenings of the year and focus on the lessons and reminders those events have provided. For our final newsletter of the year, we’d like to share with you our top 10 most read posts...more
12/31/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Connected Items ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Hackers ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Wells Fargo
On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...more
10/8/2018
/ Airspace ,
ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Medical Devices ,
OMB ,
Online Platforms ,
Part 107 ,
Popular ,
Public Safety ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Toyota ,
Trading Platforms ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Virtual Currency
As part of its Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, on September 18, 2018, the New York Attorney General’s Office issued a report reviewing the platforms of various cryptocurrency exchanges. ...more
10/2/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Currency Exchange ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
State Attorneys General ,
Token Sales ,
Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
Add Connecticut, Ohio and Vermont to the list of states passing legislation focused on the potential disruptive impact of blockchain – the technology underlying cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. ...more
7/24/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Transactions ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Virtual Currency
In the past several months, cryptocurrencies have been all over the news with the meteoric rise in the value of Bitcoin up to $20,000. At its peak in early January 2018, the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies...more
5/21/2018
/ CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Copyright ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Information Technology ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Ownership of Works ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
As numerous states propose and enact legislation focused on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in 2018, no state has been more aggressive in this space than Wyoming. ...more
4/3/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Money Transmitter ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
As previously reported, state legislatures throughout the country continue to propose legislation designed to facilitate the use of blockchain-based technology by businesses within their states....more
While the investment potential of cryptocurrencies, including BitCoin, has been all over the news in recent weeks, state governments have begun to explore the practical applications of blockchain – the technology underlying...more
FBI Issues Flash Alert on Apache Struts Vulnerability -
The Apache Struts vulnerability has been mentioned frequently in the media over the past month, as it is believed to have been involved in one of the largest and most...more
10/18/2017
/ Blockchain ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Faxes ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Office Equipment ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency ,
Vulnerability Assessments