It is difficult to overstate the current backlash against social media. Social media giants are under attack from virtually all sources, including both governments and individuals. The #humblebrag du jour is a social media addict publically stating the intent to close accounts, take social media sabbaticals, cull friend and follower…
Cybersecurity is a method to protect your data and systems. Cyber resiliency is a way of doing business in the face of the inevitable. When Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle earlier this month, it wiped away wide swaths of Mexico Beach, a coastal town on the Gulf of Mexico.…
On June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. But – because of certain look-back features in the new law – significant compliance will be required by January 1, 2019. The Act is enforceable by the California…
Agreeing to ransom terms is a losing proposition; spend your time and energy preparing for an attack. Ransomware attacks are on the rise, partly because of the ease and anonymity of crypto-currencies. In a typical ransomware attack, cyber criminals invade a computer system and encrypt key data, then threaten to…
By David Ma and Robert Braun The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be on target to make 2018 the year of cryptocurrency regulation—or at least the start of it. In January, Jay Clayton, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and J. Christopher Giancarlo, chair of the Commodity Futures…
FinCEN, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, has indicated that cryptocurrencies will not get an enforcement “pass.” By David Ma and Robert Braun The Treasury Department has outlined its efforts to police electronic currencies in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden after the lawmaker asked what the department was doing to…
Welcome to the third article in our series of blogs about blockchain technology and its impact on business practices, corporate governance and cybersecurity. In Robert Braun’s article, Blockchain: The good, the bad, and how to tell the difference published by FinTech Weekly, he explores two issues about…
Welcome to the second article in our series of blogs about blockchain technology and its impact on business practices, corporate governance and cybersecurity. In Robert Braun’s article, Cryptocurrencies – Does the Next Big Thing have Staying Power?, published by FinTech Weekly, he describes four challenges that arise…
This article was originally published by Hotel Business Review and is reprinted with permission from www.hotelexecutive.com. Almost as soon as there were data breaches, hotels became a prime target of hackers, and the hospitality industry has consistently been one of the most commonly targeted businesses. Since 2010, hotel properties ranging from…
First in a series of blogs about blockchain technology and its impact on business practices, corporate governance and cybersecurity It’s hard to avoid articles, white papers, blog pieces and presentations that promote the almost magical use of blockchain – it seems that blockchain, a form of distributed ledger technology,…