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Apr 23, 20203 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Reviewing "Anti-Hacking" Case - All Employers Should Watch
The United States Supreme Court (USSC) granted cert to review how modern acts are treated under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA),...
Apr 20, 20201 min read
The Great Cost of a Data Breach or Privacy Error
Whether starting a business, continuing existing operations, or taking a pause during Coronavirus restrictions, consider the back-end...
Apr 19, 20205 min read
Navigating the Privacy Law Mess in the U.S.A
2020 & 2021, especially with COVID-19 monitoring, is likely to bring an avalanche of privacy legislation in the U.S. In the absence of...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - Ransomware & Breaches
Ensure the following parties work together to defend against breaches and develop strategies to respond to and mitigate losses: (1) CISO...
Apr 17, 20203 min read
Hacker lifeblood is social engineering, not better tech.
The tremendous success of COVID-19 cyber scams is the direct result of the predictability of human behavior; specifically, the reptilian...
Apr 17, 20203 min read
STOP USING ZOOM – ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY
Zoom continues to suffer massive security and privacy breaches, which are well-reported in national news and online. In short, stop using...
Apr 13, 20202 min read
RANSOMWARE: DON’T RUSH TO PAYMENT
According to CrowdStrike’s Global Threat Report 2020 (released March 2020), ransomware remained the most lucrative enterprise for eCrime...
Apr 13, 20203 min read
PCI-DSS COMPLIANCE WITH REMOTE EMPLOYEES
Despite being ultimately responsible for PCI-DSS compliance, most merchants have never heard of it. So, what is PCI-DSS? PCI-DSS stands...
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Tracking Tool: Proactive on Privacy
Apple and Google, two tech giants announced their joint effort to use Bluetooth technology and application programming interfaces (APIs)...
Apr 10, 20204 min read
FTC Information for Educators, Parents, and Schools for Online Learning Tools
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted Q&A-style guidance for parents and educators on the Children’s Online Privacy...
Apr 7, 20203 min read
Retain a Cybersecurity Lawyer Before, During, and After the Breach
Whether it’s ransomware, a denial of service attack, a stolen laptop, or an employee stealing information from within, a business facing...
Apr 4, 20204 min read
UPDATED CORONAVIRUS CYBER SCAM ALERTS
Each day, news outlets and government agencies release alerts about new cyber scams arising from the coronavirus pandemic. Below are...
Apr 1, 20203 min read
EMPLOYERS: FIVE REASONS TO DIGITALLY MONITOR REMOTE WORKERS DURING CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE
With millions of individuals forced into quarantine by federal and state orders, certain businesses rely on its employees’ promises to...
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Big Brother Knows Who Practices Social Distancing
Before the U.S. was rocked by Coronavirus, the Federal Trade Commission recommended a collective $200M fine against T-Mobile, Verizon,...
Mar 30, 20202 min read
Fighting COVID-19 without OSHA or PPE
In last week, several Louisiana news outlets reported anonymous stories of courageous healthcare workers striving to meet the needs of...
Mar 27, 20200 min read
Mar 26, 20203 min read
NEW COVID-19 CYBER FRAUD – CREATING MONEY MULES
In the last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Department of...
Mar 26, 20204 min read
What's in the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act?"
The Senate FINALLY passed the 883-page bill designed to put cash back into the hands of the American people and their distressed...
Mar 24, 20204 min read
Data Security and Privacy Protection Agencies React to Coronavirus
Before the Coronavirus, privacy and data security laws rapidly developed across the globe, generally giving consumers better access to...
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Louisiana Shuts Down to Stop Coronavirus - Are You Essential?
Effective Monday, March 23, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., the State of Louisiana will (but-for critical infrastructure) shut down. On March 22,...
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