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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Navigating Work Calls Without Privacy

A BP executive's husband pleaded guilty to securities fraud for buying and selling stock of BP's merger target. He knew of the upcoming transaction because he and his wife worked from home approximately 20 feet from each...more

Planet Depos, LLC

Security Check in a Digital Era (Updated)

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Whether you work from home or in an office building, you have invaluable information on your computer, and somewhere, someone nefarious would love to get at that information. At a time when so many work from home, it is vital...more

Stark & Stark

Remote & Alternative Work Arrangements - Strategies for Success and Reducing Risk

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Let’s face it: remote, hybrid, and alternative work arrangements are here to stay. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Though many employers already had accepted and adopted remote, hybrid, and alternative work arrangements...more

Planet Depos, LLC

Security Check in the Remote Work Age

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As the new year begins, it’s a perfect time to review business practices and policies, and one very important consideration is security. Whether you work from home or in an office building, you have invaluable information on...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario’s Latest COVID-19 Restrictions: Employees Required to Work From Home Again

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At 12:01am on January 5, 2022, Ontario will implement additional COVID-19 public health measures. These restrictions include the closure of certain businesses, capacity limit reductions, and a requirement that employees work...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Protecting Data – Considerations for Drafting Security Schedules

With the exponential growth of cyber threats, cloud computing and remote working, contract provisions regarding data security requirements have also expanded in size and frequency. It has become common practice to prepare...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Fraudulent Wire Transfers: Who Bears the Loss and How to Prevent Becoming A Victim

Cybercriminals exploited remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) saw a record 70% increase in the number of reported internet scams and losses exceeding $4.2...more

Dechert LLP

Remote and Hybrid Working: The FCA’s Expectations

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Introduction - Reflecting the fact that many firms are likely to adopt or continue to operate remote/hybrid working methods as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has, in a note published...more

BakerHostetler

Incident Response and Forensic Challenges in a Work-from-Home World

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Our 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report discussed the challenges that organizations are facing with forensic investigations and ransomware recovery in the work-from-home world. Some of the greatest difficulties our...more

Polsinelli

Making Time for Small Talk – And Other Tips for Making Remote Work a Success - PART III

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This series explores tips from companies that have figured out how to run a business with a remote workforce, with advice on how to help re-engage your remote workforce, or, if you already have a good system in place, how to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cisco/Talos Researchers Find Attackers Using Slack and Discord to Distribute Malware

Another example of the resiliency and creativity of cyber-attackers is outlined in a new blog by Cisco/Talos researchers, which outlines how, over the past year, and in particular as a result of the migration from work at the...more

Polsinelli

Remote Work: What If We Keep Our Workforce Remote?

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This is the first of several posts addressing remote work considerations arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now well into 2021 and more and more employers are considering the return to office plan. But what if you...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Are Your IT Agreements COVID-19 Secure?

Cybersecurity has earned its place at the top of organizations’ risk concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote working, an array of communication solutions and hardware being used by organizations, and the accelerated...more

Planet Depos, LLC

Top Security Tips for Working From Home

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Since so many of us began working from home in the spring of 2020, we have been hearing how important security is. Information on VPNs, encryption, and other measures to protect data have been rolling out regularly for many...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2020 #4

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With the new year upon us, we reflect on the many challenges and lessons of 2020. This week’s Insider offers a collection of the most read posts of 2020. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

GRC 2021 Predictions: Being Fully Digital in a Hybrid World

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams started 2020 with a clear picture of what they were going to focus on. GRC initiatives that were firmly in play typically covered enhancing capabilities around accountability,...more

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Pandemic-based Cyber Attacks, Phishing Schemes & Data Breaches: Oh My!

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Never let a crisis go to waste. This appears to be the maxim of cyber criminals seeking to capitalize on cyber vulnerabilities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

Morgan Lewis

Key Considerations and Best Practices for Transitioning to Long-Term Remote Work

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As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to rise throughout the country and the impact of the pandemic on employers continues unabated, many employers and employees are exploring not only how to work remotely,...more

Dentons

Remote Worksite: Too Risky for Foreign Workers?

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As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are having employees work at home. Although working remotely is not new, what is new is the number of U.S. companies using this model and the percentage of the U.S....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

With No End in Sight to COVID-Driven Remote Work Arrangements, Workplace Compliance Questions Grow

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In March 2020, state and local governments across the United States began to issue shelter in place orders to slow the spread of COVID-19, often mandating that companies allow work to be performed remotely to the greatest...more

Cozen O'Connor

Top 5 Tips for Managing Remote Employees

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to switch to a remote workforce. This rapid shift has reshaped the landscape of the American workforce, and will likely have far-reaching consequences. Although for many...more

Littler

Working from Home Policy Checklist

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With many employees having worked from home for the past few months, employers are now reassessing the long-term feasibility of remote working. As homeworking was first adopted as an emergency measure out of necessity, not...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Secureworks 2020 Incident Response Report Confirms Increased Vulnerabilities with At Home Workers During Pandemic

Secureworks issues an annual Incident Response Report that is very helpful in obtaining information on what types of incidents are occurring in order to become more resistant to threats. The 2020 IR Report was recently...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #254 – FBI Issues Warning of Using Hotel WiFi if Teleworking from Hotel

On October 6, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) issued a warning to consumers about using WiFi when teleworking from a hotel. The FBI acknowledges that many workers are having difficulty working from home...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Managing the New Normal with a Remote Workforce: Interact 2020

At the recent Mitratech Interact US 2020 online event, Tony Bethell, VP Alliances at Mitratech, and Jay Chakraborty, a Partner at PWC, explored the practical steps businesses are taking to manage better the challenges of...more

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