The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

On Monday, January 24, 2022, in a speech at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law annual Securities Regulation Institute conference, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Regulators, industry experts, and researchers provided insight into health privacy and security enforcement trends, emerging threats, and new tools at a recent conference focused on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) regulatory framework. The conference agenda with links to presentations is available here.

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Positively RIM

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The conference sessions, despite a penchant for hyperbole, are where the rubber meets the road (to coin a phrase). The bosses asked probing questions like, “Do Legal and Records each need their own IT staff, or could corporate IT staff meet their needs, improve operations, and save money?” I’m betting not.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Boards should have adequate access to cybersecurity expertise, and discussions about cyber-risk management should be given regular and adequate time on board meeting agendas. Directors should understand the legal implications of cyber risks as they relate to the company’s specific circumstances. Principle 3. Principle 4. Principle 5.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

That is compounded by the fact that this is a Lords starter Bill that comes to us without the benefit of consideration in the other place, and particularly without the usual evidence-taking sessions that ensure that a Bill meets the needs of those affected by it. It will take money and training for all organisations.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

In this industry, there's everything from income-producing equipment to conferences to charitable donations to an organisation like Let's Encrypt that can reduce your tax bill (obviously get expert advice on this if you're not sure). Optimising your tax position is free money. Free legal money and there are many, many ways to do it.

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