Security and Technology

An important and unexpected ruling was handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on July 16, 2020, in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) that invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) arrangement. Since 2016, the Privacy Shield provided …

Take a second to imagine what would happen if the internet went down in your office for a day. It would likely be a disaster, right?  Although it wasn’t the case just a decade ago, today, almost every individual is dependent on technology for their productivity. As our work habits …

By Malcolm S. McNeil We have already heard about the recent twitter attack on high profile individuals. However, they are not the only targets of the hackers. Right now we see that medical practices are a target of cybercriminals. The common activity is to forward emails to unsuspecting employees who …

How should small business leaders think about mitigating information security risk—and with all that’s going on in our pandemic world, why now? It’s a tough problem. Between reports of hackers breaching the networks of even large multinational corporations with staggering resources, the technical complexity of shoring up your defenses, and …

There are a number of issues to consider when creating a remote work policy. Here are some of the bigger questions: Can remote workers fit into your organization’s culture?What positions can be performed remotely? (e.g. a sales position might be a logical “yes,” while a receptionist is obviously a “no”)How …

Planning to allow your staff to continue to WFH (work from home) for the next few months and perhaps beyond? Here’s a few basics you’ll want to be sure to have in place for your remote staff: Establish your organization’s Remote User Policy — This policy will help ensure that …

In a press release issued April 22, 2020, federal authorities announced that an ongoing cooperative effort between law enforcement and a number of private-sector companies, including multiple internet domain providers and registrars, disrupted hundreds of internet domains used to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to commit fraud and other crimes. As …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned consumers about coronavirus-related scams, but businesses are at risk too. The FTC warns that companies must keep their guard up against these seven B2B scams that try to exploit concerns about COVID-19. “Public health” scams Fraudsters are sending messages that claim to be …

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This is a sample configuration standards document. Purpose To protect company data and information systems by ensuring a consistent, secure configuration between resources and maintaining baseline configuration standards. Scope This policy applies to all information systems including but not limited to, laptops, desktops, two-in-ones, mobile devices (phones and tablets), cloud …