By Will Quick After two-plus years of mostly attending CLEs, webinars, and other knowledge-building events via Zoom, Teams or some other virtual platform, it was great to get together with like-minded privacy professionals in Washington, D.C., April 10-13 for the 2022 IAPP Global Privacy Summit. I’ll be honest, I did not know what to expect […]
By Angela Doughty and Peter McClelland The following excerpt is part of a series of blog posts on topics that will be discussed at the NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section Annual CLE. If you are interested in learning more, then please join us. Register for the program here. Imagine it is a Friday afternoon. A doctor […]
By Peter McClelland The following excerpt is part of a series of blog posts on topics that will be discussed at the NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section Annual CLE. If you are interested in learning more, then please join us. Register for the program here. Historically, entities have looked at cybersecurity as a process […]
By Karin McGinnis The following excerpt is part of a series of blog posts on topics that will be discussed at the NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section Annual CLE. If you are interested in learning more, then please join us. Register for the program here. There is a lot of talk, but not a […]
By Karin McGinnis SolarWinds of Change and Other Challenges for the Privacy and Data Security Practitioner (2021 Privacy & Data Security Section Program) When Thursday, October 28, 2021 8:55 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.
By Angela Doughty Join us as we breeze through the 2021 Privacy and Data Security CLE on October 28, 2021. The tidal wave of COVID-19 cases was not the only challenge faced in 2021. Blown away by the marked increase in ransomware attacks, both public and private sectors prioritized consumer privacy and data security. Light […]
By Eva Lorenz Introduction Now that the situation at the pump seems to have recovered and returned to normal, it is time to figure out what actually happened in the Colonial pipeline attack and what lessons, if any, we can learn from yet another high profile cyberattack involving ransomware. First, a few introductory words and […]
By Daniel Goldstein In today’s age, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are sweeping the headlines and making buzz in the press. From artists, to musicians (Kings of Leon, Mike Shinoda), to athletes, investors and businesspeople alike, many are taking advantage of the juxtaposition of cryptocurrencies and their respective industries. It will be fascinating to […]
By Peter McClelland In December 2020, as many of us were watching all things political and pandemic, current events eclipsed a serious breaking story. The SolarWinds hack exposed a level of data across the nation that was — to use the oft-turned phrase for 2020 — “unprecedented.” Not to be outdone, 2021 has now given […]
By Eva Lorenz and Taylor Ey SolarWinds made a name for itself as the developer of tools for network monitoring that help small and large companies efficiently run their environment. While not a security-focused company from a product standpoint, the understanding was that the code behind SolarWinds’ tools was protected as intellectual property and that updates […]