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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 3, April 2024

Using AI to Build Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure - "Cyber resilience serves as a literal survival strategy, offering a framework to detect threats, understand attacks, recover swiftly, and adapt to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Don’t Take The Bait: How To Prevent A Phishing Attack

It’s late Friday afternoon and the COO of your company emails you with an urgent request to send him the HR spreadsheet you have been working on. Frantic, you immediately reply and send him the requested information. But it...more

K2 Integrity

Scanning, Chatting, And Shopping: Holiday Risks To Organizations

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Today’s mobile workforce means that many employees blend their personal and professional lives on the same devices, possibly putting organizations’ data at risk. During the holiday season, in the search for gifts, low prices,...more

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Estafas Navideñas Impulsadas Por La Inteligencia Artificial

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El 22/11/23, la Oficina de Ciberseguridad y Protección de Infraestructura Crítica del Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. publicó un Aviso que brinda consejos a los consumidores para evitar convertirse en víctimas de...more

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Holiday Scams Propelled By Artificial Intelligence

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On 11/22/23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection office released an advisory providing tips to consumers to avoid becoming the victim of cyber or online...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Evading Phishing Attacks

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This article concludes K2 Integrity’s mini-series promoting the importance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout October, we have been providing tips and solutions to organizations to commemorate the 20-year...more

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Navigating Work and Travel: Essential Actions for Companies Looking to Keep Their Data Secure

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Many organizations give employees the ability to work from anywhere, adding convenience and flexibility to work and personal schedules. However, with this flexibility comes responsibility—the responsibility to protect the...more

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Sextortion, Deepfakes, and AI Scams: How to Protect Children from Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are a growing threat, with children being among the most vulnerable of targets. The internet serves as a platform for criminals to access children under the guise of anonymity...more

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As Cryptocurrency Becomes More Mainstream, Payment Scam Risks Increase

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Payment scams exploiting the lure of cryptocurrency are a growing concern for individuals and businesses—losses from crypto scams increased from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in 2022. These scams typically involve...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Dirty Dozen 2023

On April 5, 2023, the IRS wrapped up its Dirty Dozen 2023 list – earlier than the release of the Dirty Dozen 2022 list which was published on June 10, 2022. According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

DON’T BE FOOLED! THE TOP 12 IRS SCAMS TO AVOID IN 2023

Every year, the IRS issues a list of the top 12 scams and schemes for taxpayers to take caution to avoid. While the first of April marked the annual “April Fools” period, I don’t want you to be fooled by IRS scams. So, while...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ten Ways You Can Protect Your Privacy on Social Media

Social Media connects people across the world by providing users with a means to share content. It has undoubtedly become a huge part of our daily routines. In 2021, Americans spent an average of two hours and thirty minutes...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #336 – Facebook Accounts Stolen Through Phishing Schemes Using Messenger Chatbots

Trustwave has reported a new scheme in which threat actors are using the popular Facebook Messenger platform to steal Facebook login credentials. According to the report, the threat actors are using a phishing email to...more

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Top 10 Tips for Reducing the Business Risks of Social Media Use

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1. If you use third-party organizations to search social media accounts of applicants, be sure to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act as well as state and local equivalent laws. ...more

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Trending Scams Targeting Seniors in 2021

The COVID pandemic has and continues to take both a physical and mental toll on senior citizens. In addition to being the most vulnerable to the virus and having to endure long isolation periods from family and friends, the...more

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Privacy Perils: Beware Brand Phishing

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We often think of phony financial institution emails as a bad actor’s phishing scheme of choice to capture confidential bank account numbers or other private financial information. While those phishing emails certainly do...more

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Privacy Perils: Pandemic Identity Theft

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The past few months have been hard on many people and businesses. Some of us may even know individuals who lost their job due to the pandemic. Unfortunately, there are always those who prey on the misfortunate...more

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Scammers Try To Steal Stimulus Checks Amid Coronavirus Confusion

As Americans endure the repercussions of the coronavirus – from the self-quarantining to the wearing of masks and gloves to the disinfecting and sanitizing of surfaces multiple times each day to the all-important and endless...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Warns Health Systems to Be Wary of Iranian Cyber-Attacks

Following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran in the past week, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) is warning hospitals and health systems that Iran could attack health...more

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Digital Crisis PR: Handling Imposters Online

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Spotting online imposters isn’t always easy. In this episode, partners Elisa D’Amico and Desiree Moore explain how to identify fake accounts and how to take action against them....more

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Privacy Perils: We're Just Not That Into You – But Criminals Are

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Use of social media is pervasive, invasive, consuming, and immensely entertaining. It can also be a useful business tool on an individual and a business level. We are all also aware — or should be by now — that posts are...more

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Protecting Your Digital Assets

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Protecting your digital assets is as important as protecting your physical assets. Never think, “It won’t happen to me”—everyone has something that cyber criminals can steal. Stay secure by following a few basic guidelines....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Vevo Hacked through LinkedIn Message

Vevo announced this week that it experienced an intrusion into its servers by the hacking collective OurMine, self-described as a white hat organization that informs individuals and organizations of potential security...more

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Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks

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The term “social engineering” used to conjure up images of social scientists with Ph.D’s brainstorming ways to improve race relations or provide lower income groups with greater access to education and employment...more

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