The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/27/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Data Theft ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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State Taxes ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/15/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/14/2019
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Data Theft ,
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FBI ,
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Popular ,
Ransomware
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/9/2019
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Security ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Tax Planning
In March 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) convened an unprecedented coalition of state tax agencies and private-sector tax industry officials to fight back against emerging criminal syndicates exploiting sensitive...more
Another day, and another form of hacking comes to light. On June 26, 2018, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a security tip...more
6/27/2018
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Computer Servers ,
Computer Virus Protection ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Mining ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Digital Currency ,
Hackers ,
Internet of Things ,
Malware ,
Mobile Devices ,
Operating System Developers ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Software Developers ,
US-CERT ,
User Names ,
Websites
While it may be better known as “Cyber Monday”, today also marks the start of the second annual National Tax Security Awareness Week (November 27 to December 1). The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax...more
11/27/2017
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Cybersecurity Summit ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
W-2
Since it was first announced by Presidential Proclamation in 2013, we mark each October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland Security explains that, in 2017, designation is “designed to engage...more
For a number of years now, January 28 has been marked as “Data Privacy Day” (or, for our European friends, “Data Protection Day”), and it is often overlooked observed in the United States, Canada, India and many European...more
1/30/2017
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Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Debit Cards ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
Online Banking ,
Passwords ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Settings ,
Software ,
US-CERT
Earlier this week Apple CEO Tim Cook announced to Apple customers that the company would oppose a federal court order (the “Order”) issued on February 16, 2016 that the company believes “threatens the security of our...more
2/22/2016
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Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Frontier Foundation ,
Ex Parte ,
FBI ,
iPhone ,
Motion to Compel ,
Popular ,
Terrorist Acts
On February 2, 2016, the European Commission announced a last-minute “political agreement” with the United States concerning a new privacy framework for transatlantic data transfers. The accord, called the “EU-U.S. Privacy...more
As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more
9/8/2015
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Websites
Like other federal agencies exercising regulatory power in the data privacy and security arena, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is cracking down on firms that fail to meet required data security...more
A privacy policy is a key legal document in this new era of Big/Data/Breaches. When distilled to its essence, a privacy policy is simply “say what you do, and do what you say” with others’ personal information. A growing...more
For many companies, the prospect of a dreadful, costly and reputation-damaging cyber-attack and data breach is all the motivation they need to assess and improve their cyber security and data protection posture RIGHT NOW. ...more
High-profile data breaches and cyber-attacks on well-known brands and businesses have dominated the news cycle for more than a year. Yet during the same time, less visible, but no less important efforts have been made to...more
Defense contractors with access to classified information will soon be required to quickly notify Defense Department (DOD) officials if the company’s computer network or information system is successfully penetrated in a...more
What's the one thing every company's data security program must include? That's the question we put recently to experts in the field, knowing that, especially after Heartbleed, the diversity of responses would create an...more
The challenges confronting corporate counsel regarding privacy, data protection and cyber security have never been more daunting: dealing with the threat of increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals, responding to data breach...more
Within the last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a pair of Safety Communications directed towards the medical device and healthcare industries regarding cybersecurity. Computer virus and other malware...more