Cybersecurity

The rising profile of the Corporate Security Executive

This blog post was written by Michael Gips, JD, CPP, CSyP, CAE, and principal of Global Insights in Professional Security; and A.J. Cook, who is…

Legal Executive Institute July 24, 2020

Forum magazine: Boosting law firm business development by turning key clients into strategic accounts

This article was written by Silvia L. Coulter & Steve Bell, and originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Forum magazine. This article is…

Legal Executive Institute June 22, 2020

Using blockchain to avoid global sanctions & how financial institutions can prevent it

Economic sanctions are an important tool used by governments and multinational bodies such as the United Nations and the European Union. These sanctions are often…

Gina Jurva June 09, 2020

Financial institutions should expect tighter regulation, more fraud & increasing automation in the “New Normal”

The financial services industry has experienced an uptick in business due to the CARES Act and the issuance of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans. In…

Bre Hamilton June 04, 2020

Forum magazine: More law firms are buying cyber insurance, but not all

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Forum magazine. Before the global pandemic, cyber-threats were escalating and the next major data breach seemed…

Gregg Wirth June 03, 2020

In the Pandemic, Exceptions to DMS Work Processes Can No Longer Be the Norm

Law firms have an inglorious history of internal non-compliance with security and information governance policies, such as around their document management system (DMS). Now, however,…

Joshua Fireman April 28, 2020

What Financial Institutions Need to Know about the Market Crisis & Ponzi Schemes

Just like May flowers follow April showers, Ponzi schemes implosions often will follow a market crisis. The last example of this phenomenon was the 2008…

Alison Jimenez March 23, 2020

Managing Cyber-Risks in Service Provider & Vendor Relationships: Building a Sustainable Process

Assessing and managing cyber-risks are difficult, and the challenge only increases when third-party service provider and vendor relationships are involved. Such relationships often require organizations…

Legal Executive Institute March 02, 2020

To Pay or Not to Pay: Managing Government Risk in the Age of Ransomware Attacks

 We’ve all heard the horror stories of ransomware attacks seizing up government systems and vital records such as in the recent Robinhood cyber-ambush where hackers…

Gina Jurva February 26, 2020

10 Things Compliance Officers Need to Do in 2020

This year — 2020 — should be the year of perfect vision. If only it were that simple for financial services risk and compliance officers…

Susannah Hammond January 24, 2020

The Value of Public/Private Partnerships in Preventing Fraud in Federal Government Databases

Verifying the authenticity of several million names in a government database is an enormous task. But that is exactly what one of the federal government’s…

Legal Executive Institute January 22, 2020

Fighting Back Fast: Artificial Intelligence Comes to Cybersecurity

Recently, more than $240,000 was stolen by someone pretending to be an executive at a British energy company. This event does not seem all that…

Don Philmlee January 13, 2020