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Corporate TIPS: U.S. Data Privacy Compliance Deadlines Are Quickly Approaching in 2023
By Jarman J. Smith on July 12, 2022
Your organization must act now to become compliant with new state privacy regulations in the United States. With consumer privacy laws from California, Colorado, Virginia and now Connecticut and Utah set to take effect in 2023, there is little time for covered organizations to review their data processing activities and to implement the policies and procedures needed for compliance....
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Is Your Organization Prepared for Cyber Warfare?
By Jarman J. Smith on March 17, 2022
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate, it's clear that we have entered an era of cyber-warfare with the impact of cybersecurity attacks becoming a real threat all around the world. Although there are no credible threats to the U.S. at this time, the current conflict in Europe has involved cyber-attacks on the Ukrainian government and critical infrastructure establishments that could impact organizations both within and beyond the region....
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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
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Technology
Corporate TIPS: Reflections of Data Security in the Past Year and Predictions for 2022
By Jarman J. Smith on January 5, 2022
As we say farewell to the year 2021, we can recount some of the largest occurrences in data privacy and cybersecurity from the past year and look ahead to anticipated trends for the new year. Organizations in the United States and all around the world can prepare for the year ahead by reviewing prominent events that occurred in 2021 related to cybersecurity attacks, data breach incidents, and consumer privacy legislation. With a well-developed understanding of data privacy patterns from the past, businesses can adequately prepare for anticipated legal obligations related to cybersecurity and consumer privacy in addition to establishing improvements in their own data protection measures....
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Technology
CORPORATE TIPS: COVID-19's Impact on Cybersecurity
By Jarman J. Smith on November 24, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has created many challenges for businesses as they adapt to new forms of operations where employees are expected or encouraged to work from home. This digital transformation in the workplace has made cybersecurity a major concern. If COVID-19's impact on cybersecurity risks is ignored, the reputational, operational, legal and compliance implications could be considerable....
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Technology
Corporate TIPS: Learning How to Defend Against Ransomware from Cybercriminals
By Craig S. Horbus & Jarman J. Smith on November 10, 2021
No one is completely safe from being hacked by cybercriminals, not even the cybercriminals themselves. This fact was revealed in a recent interview with the LockBit ransomware group responsible for deploying a new version of a Ransomware-as-a-Service ("RaaS") platform called LockBit 2.0. This platform is now one of today's largest RaaS platforms and poses an immense risk to businesses and organizations throughout the world. During the interview, the LockBit group shared insights into its operations and its views of the ransomware business in general....
