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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Tips On Practicing Basic Cyber Hygiene

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In our first article to kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we will discuss some steps businesses can take to improve their cyber hygiene.  Over the past few years, some of the largest and well-known companies have been...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Crisis and Risk Management Survey 2020 Summary of Findings

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To learn more about the current state of crisis and risk management, Bennett Jones commissioned an independent survey by Environics to understand what corporate concerns are most pressing for Canadian general counsel and...more

Polsinelli

Remote Work: What If We Keep Our Workforce Remote?

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This is the first of several posts addressing remote work considerations arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now well into 2021 and more and more employers are considering the return to office plan. But what if you...more

Planet Depos, LLC

Top Security Tips for Working From Home

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Since so many of us began working from home in the spring of 2020, we have been hearing how important security is. Information on VPNs, encryption, and other measures to protect data have been rolling out regularly for many...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The Importance of Focusing on Data Recovery and Business Continuity

In the wake of the increase in ransomware attacks, including data exfiltration prior to or during a ransomware attack, I think it is worth the time and resources to focus on data recovery and business continuity....more

Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Issues COVID-19 Risk Alert to Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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On August 12, 2020, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a Risk Alert that identifies potential issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic for SEC-registered investment advisers and...more

Dechert LLP

OCIE Publishes Risk Alert on COVID-19 Compliance Risks and Considerations for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (staff) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert on August 12, 2020 (Risk Alert). The Risk Alert is intended to share...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Risk Alert Highlights on COVID-19-Related Compliance Risks and Considerations for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

- The OCIE of the SEC highlights that responses to COVID-19 present important regulatory and compliance issues for SEC registrants, including “heightened risks of misconduct” tied to recent market volatility. - The Risk...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Privacy, Pandemics, and Business Change…OH MY!!!

Economic uncertainty, health and safety, work from home, IT security issues, continuity, and operational resiliency…it is like an intricate pattern of dominos falling over....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Employer Considerations for Remote Workers During and After COVID-19

Many employers found themselves supporting a remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic as they adapted quickly to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. As employers contemplate and implement a...more

Allen Matkins

Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks In Remote Work Environments

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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, more employees are working from home than ever before. Companies have been forced to react to maintain productivity, often on reduced timelines and without the careful consideration, rigorous...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Belonging, Connection, and Inclusion Amid COVID-19

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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

Amundsen Davis LLC

Top 5 Data Privacy Considerations When Managing A Workforce Working At Home

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For most businesses the mass transition to working from home during COVID-19 shelter in place orders is a new venture. However, with this (temporary) transition from operating out of the same building, what should remain is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Best Practices Remain Critical During the Coronavirus Pandemic

With much of the nation’s workforce transitioning to telework for the foreseeable future, hackers and scammers are lurking to take advantage of technical vulnerabilities and anxious targets. ...more

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Beware of COVID-19-Based Cyber Attacks, Say US and UK Agencies

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

K2 Integrity

COVID-19: Managing the Security Risks of a Remote Workforce

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As COVID-19 remains prevalent, working remotely has become the new normal. This means that many organizations will have people working from home for extended periods, many of whom may not be familiar with the organization’s...more

Morgan Lewis

Outsourcing and Managed Services Agreements During COVID-19: Our Perspective

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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world, this remains an unprecedented time for global industry. The same is true for outsourcing and managed services arrangements: both service providers and...more

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FTC Ramps up COVID-19 Activity After Improving its Data Security Enforcement Orders

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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

Lathrop GPM

Cybersecurity for a Remote Workforce

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted a rush by many organizations to a remote working environment. This alert outlines key security considerations for remote work, plus some resources....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Managing Cyber Security Risks of Remote Work

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

Lowndes

Five Cybersecurity Practices to Minimize Risk During Coronavirus

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As concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow, many companies are planning to have more employees work from home. While these measures are aimed at keeping employees healthy and safe, it’s also important to...more

Hogan Lovells

Employers Take Notice: Increased Cybersecurity Threats Amid Coronavirus Precautions

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On March 11, the Word Health Organization officially characterized the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. During the outbreak, many employers around the world are seeking to prioritize the well-being and safety of...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Protecting against Cybersecurity Threats when Working from Home

With the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many organizations are requiring or permitting employees to work remotely. This post is intended to remind employers and employees that in the haste to implement widespread...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Turn on the Camera Part Two: Are You Prepared to Handle a Breach Remotely and Do You Know Your Legal Security Obligations?

During their COVID-19 preparations, companies are dusting off -and deploying- their business continuity plans. Also worth revisiting are incident response plans. Teams working remotely, if faced with a data breach, will still...more

Burr & Forman

FINRA & COVID-19: Review Your BCP; OK’s Remote Work

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This week FINRA issued Reg. Notice 20-08 on “Pandemic-Related Business Continuity Planning, Guidance and Regulatory Relief.”...more

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