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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #428 – Getting Text Messages From E-ZPass or Toll Road Operators? They’re Scams Coming from China

This week, I received a fake text message (a smish) saying my E-ZPass account was overdue and that I urgently needed to pay it. That’s a new one and, apparently, quite effective. Luckily, I knew it was a scam, but others were...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: Calamity Con Men II

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With hurricane season upon us and after this week’s devastation and heartache from Hurricane Ian, there will be opportunities to help the victims in many ways, including financial assistance...more

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Privacy Perils: Seasons Greetings! Think Twice Before You Click Once

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All too often our Inbox is filled with spam, nonbusiness, or merely unsolicited emails. Whether or not welcome, some are legitimate marketing communications looking to make a sale. Often, however, they are spam emails seeking...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #149 – LifeLock Customers May be Targeted with Phishing Campaign

We previously reported that LifeLock suffered a data breach and has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for allegations of misleading customers, for which it settled with the FTC for $116 million and then settled a suit...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Calamity Con Men

It is a sad fact of life that no misfortune is so bad that someone won't try to take advantage of it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and our gratitude to those offering help to those affected by the...more

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Privacy and Data Security: 2017 Year in Preview

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Few issues keep executives awake at night more than Privacy and Data Security. New regulations and threats alike are plentiful, varied, and evolving. The rate of change for cybersecurity and information governance continues...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Did They Say About Cybersecurity in 2016? 8 Proclamations from Regulators and the Courts

There is no such thing as compliance with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (FTC). In September, the FTC dispelled a commonly held misconception regarding the NIST Framework: It “is not, and isn’t intended to be, a standard or...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #59 – Check your Privacy Settings on Your LinkedIn Account

I am watching Game 7 of the World Series, and it is the bottom of the 8th and the score is 6-6. It is very difficult to concentrate on this blog post. So I am taking the easy way out and reminding you to check the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #18 – Beware of phishing expeditions

So I have been in the data privacy and security world for the past 16 years, and I am still amazed at how savvy hacksters are, and how vulnerable we are to their antics. And…how much havoc they can wreak personally and to our...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Employment Law Commentary -- Volume 26, Issue 7 July 2014 -- Building A Workforce Culture Of Data Security In The Post-Snowden Era

Last month’s Employment Law Commentary discussed the high level of international attention now being paid to protecting trade secrets from misappropriation, with recommendations for practical steps that companies may take to...more

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