Steps Your Nonprofit Can Take to Mitigate Fraud Risks - Part 2
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Privacy Issues from Third-Party Website Tags
What's the Tea in L&E? Employee Devices: What is #NSFW?
Preparing for a Government Healthcare Audit
Tackling Credit Push Fraud: Understanding Nacha's Risk Management Package (Part Two) — Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Compliance into The Weeds: The Complexity of Risk Assessments
Behavioral Health Compliance
The Importance of Assessment Areas
RegFi Episode 8: The Technological Path to Outcomes-Based Regulation with Matt Van Buskirk
What Physicians Need to Understand About Balance Billing
What Nonprofit Board Leadership Needs To Know About Internal Investigations
Taking a Behavioral Approach to Compliance
Episode 291 -- Interview of Mary Shirley on Her New Compliance Book
ChatGPT Risks for Compliance Programs
Season 2 Episode 3 - The Role of Ethics and Compliance Programs in International Business
In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 4
What Non-Financial Institutions Need to Know About Gramm-Leach-Bliley
"Board-er" Patrol in Privacy and Cyberattacks - Unauthorized Access Podcast
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has issued a statement confirming that it is possible, depending on their structure, for stablecoins to fall within the scope of securities market regulation. IOSCO has...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more
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Partner Harriet Territt discusses the issues clients face in implementing blockchain technology, including legal, regulatory, and data privacy considerations across the globe. She also addresses the risk of unintended...more
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Join Marsh, EY and Williams Mullen on May 23, 2018, for our spring cybersecurity seminar. This event will bring unique perspectives from Goutam Gandhi, SVP and CIO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and Dan Massey, EVP...more
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the August 2017 issue of the WSGR Fintech Update. This latest edition features an article on the State of Delaware's amendments to permit Delaware corporations to use...more
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