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When it comes to ensuring that data is preserved and available for litigation, investigations, or government inquiries, it all starts with establishing and codifying clear data governance policies and procedures....more
I always welcome any chance to use references to The Mandalorian series on Disney (or Ashoka for that matter) in the compliance arena. My take on the issue of electronic communications and ephemeral messaging is rooted in...more
One thing you can count on — change. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but not to be too dramatic, we are at the precipice of some significant technology trends that will have a profound impact on corporate...more
We recently cautioned employers about their confidential information showing up in selfies posted online, but social media is not the only reason employees are taking photos at work. Picture this: An employee quickly...more
Have you received a text from a random number in the last few days? Perhaps the text looks quite obviously suspicious, but it could pass as legitimate – especially if you are distracted or multitasking while scrolling through...more
A few months ago on this blog, I wrote about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with the “alphabet soup” of compliance. An important area to address from a compliance standpoint is health data and at least two of...more
The ever-expanding information technology environment is one of the biggest challenges for IT, e-discovery and digital forensics practitioners today. It takes just seconds for anyone to open a webpage and download a new tool...more
Perhaps no COVID-19 phenomenon will have a more lasting impact than the virtual office. Many employers recently marked the first anniversary of the decision to ask their employees to work from home in an effort to combat the...more
Report on Patient Privacy 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - Security threats to health care entities will continue to escalate in 2021, as bad actors with significant capabilities target pandemic-weary organizations still...more
As the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic continues, cyber criminals have upped the intensity of their COVID-19-themed cyber-attacks designed to exploit the current crisis. With financial institutions representing primary...more
Our increasingly connected world presents tremendous opportunities for employers as well as considerable confusion and risk. Should you Google a job applicant? Allowing employees to use their own mobile devices for work...more
In a short span of time, we have gone from thinking about the virus as a distant concern to working remotely from home as we have been asked to help flatten the curve by social distancing. We are daily bombarded with news and...more
Malicious cyber actors have been exploiting the COVID-19 crisis, warn the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in a joint...more
With the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), cybersecurity criminals and scammers are ramping up their efforts to target vulnerable employers and workforces. The FTC announced today that since January they have...more
COVID-19 has forced many businesses to quickly accommodate a significant portion of their employees working remotely. Having an employee base working away from established offices creates security vulnerabilities that many...more
Many businesses have remote work and bring-your-own-device policies that cover access to company systems and information from personal devices. ...more
With cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) emerging in nearly every state, many businesses are taking swift action in an effort to curb its spread. Teleworking, “remote working,” or simply “working from home,” is a...more
At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more
Employees seem permanently attached to their smart phones today, but allowing employees to use their personal devices to make work calls, and send and receive work emails can carry substantial risks. ...more
Data security and privacy concerns have become one of the top issues keeping business leaders up at night. According to the Ponemon Institute’s 2018 study regarding the cost of data breaches, data breaches are increasingly...more
An increasing number of companies have adopted Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) programs. Under a BYOD program, companies permit employees to connect their personal devices (e.g. laptops, smartphones, and tablets) to the...more
Mark Eting is one of Duncey’s Caps top outside sales agents. Because the company is based in Texas, but Mark lives in Cleveland and sells for the company in the northeast, Mark purchased a personal computer and a laptop to...more
It’s hard to believe that just over a decade ago, the modern touchscreen smartphone was first introduced. Amidst the “oos” and “ahs” of the crowd, Steve Jobs unveiled the revolutionary Apple iPhone on June 29, 2007. The...more
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect in May 2018, requires companies to implement appropriate security measures when handling personal data....more
For many companies, customer information ranks among its most important assets. Yet these days, employees often keep this sensitive customer information in electronic locations that are not readily accessible to or controlled...more