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Category Archives: Cyber
ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Use As Discoverable Evidence in Litigation and Government Investigations: What Business Leaders Must Know
Use of AI can have significant evidence, document retention, and other consequences for organizations and their legal exposure. Organizations in their leaders need to manage the use of AI to manage these risks and obligations. Continue reading
Posted in AI, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, Director Liability, discrimination, Document Retention, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Evidence, Fiduciary Responsibility, FinCEN, Fraud, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, management, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Regulatory Affairs, Risk Management, Securities, sentencing guidelines, Uncategorized, Workforce
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$11 Millon FCA Settlement Warns Federal Contractors & Grant Recipients To Ensure Fulfillment Of Cybersecurity Requirements
The $11 million plus False Claims Act settlement that Health Net Federal Services Inc. (“HNFS”) and its corporate parent Centene Corporation recently reached with the Justice Department warns all federal government contractors, subcontractors and grant recipients (“federal contractors”) to ensure they can demonstrate their own organizations’ compliance with cybersecurity requirements applicable to their contracts, grants, and program conditions of participation. Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cyber, Government Contractor
Tagged business, Cyber Security, news, security, technology
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Public Companies Warned To Disclose Cyber Risks By $7 Million SEC Penalty
The $7 million in penalties the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected from four current and former public companies warns other public companies and their leaders of the growing risks of making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, data breach, Data Security, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, FinCEN, Internal Controls, Leadership, management, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Privacy, Risk Management, SEC, sentencing guidelines, Uncategorized
Tagged Compliance, cybersecurity, Data security, directors liability, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Internal Controls, officers liability, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Securities, solar winds, Sox
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New DOJ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy Alerts Organizations To Strengthen Sentencing Guideline Compliance Programs
Since the Federal Sentencing Guidelines are key determinants on the criminal liability and sentencing of organizations and their leaders for federal crimes committed by their organization or their employees, organizations and their leaders need to clearly understand the multitude of laws that could trigger their application and the practices necessary to position themselves and their organizations to mitigate liability in the event of a potential criminal violation. Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, antitrust, bank secrecy act, Bankruptcy, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, Director Liability, Director Liabiloity, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, fda, Fiduciary Responsibility, Government Contractor, Internal Controls, management, Officers, Officers Liability, Reductions In Force, Risk Management, Securities, sentencing guidelines, Tax, Uncategorized, Workforce Management
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DOJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Pressures Federal Contractors & Grant Recipients To Tighten Cybersecurity Controls, Training & Other Safeguards
Federal contractors and grant recipients face heightened need to fix cyber security and data breach compliance as targeted by new Justice Department Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. Continue reading
Posted in bank secrecy act, Board of Directors, Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Director Liability, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, Fraud, Government Contractor, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, Leadership, Officers, Officers Liability, patriot act, Performance Management, Privacy, Privacy, Uncategorized
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Live Nation & Radio Music License Committee Targeted In Justice Department Antitrust Activity
Justice Department entertainment industry enforcement action to protect ticketholders & competitors highlights new general antitrust enforcement activism Continue reading
Posted in antitrust, Compliance, Cyber, Data Security, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, Fraud, Internal Controls, marketing, Privacy, Risk Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Compliance, Employer, Internal Controls, Live Nation, Radio, Risk Management, Ticketmaster
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Robocall Law Raises Fines, Tightens Requirements
Robocallers could be fined up to $10,000 and telephone and other voice providers will face more responsibility to identify and stop the burgeoning robocall epidemic under a bill passed by Congress and awaiting President Trump’s signature. The new rules offer … Continue reading
Appeals Court Rules Corporation Can’t Deduct Excise Tax Not Paid As Tax Deduction
Federal corporate taxpayers may not deduct as a cost of goods sold expense an excise tax expense that was never actually incurred or paid according the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals just-released ruling in Sunoco, Inc. v. United States, No. 2017-1402 (November 1, 2018). Continue reading
Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Fraud, Leadership, Privacy, Tax, Uncategorized
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Protect Your Website & Website Data Against Cybersecurity Threats
US-CERT urges organizations and individuals to tighten website security Continue reading
Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Fraud, Leadership, Privacy, Uncategorized
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IRS Warns About Refund E-Mail Scam
In an April 9 news release, the IRS identifies a new bogus email pretending to be from “IRS Refunds,” and containing a link that connects to a fake page where thieves try to steal personally identifiable information, such as Social … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Fraud, Leadership, Privacy, Uncategorized
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Secure Devices With Auto-Tracking
Secure devices using mobile tracking. Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Cyber, data breach, Data Security, Privacy, Risk Management
Tagged cybersecurity, data breach, Privacy
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Check Patriot Act Controls For New FinCEN Rules Targeting North Korea Connected Transactions
Banks and other financial institutions need to review their current USA PATRIOT Act procedures and safeguards in response to an alert and a new final rule relating financial institutions published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement … Continue reading
Take Your Preventive Medicine
Better planning and management can head off most but not all problems. Sometimes stuff happens even when you do everything right. Either way, better management usually minimizes the damage and makes it easier to clean up the mess. It’s never … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, Data Security, Director Liability, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, ESOP, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Health Plans, Internal Controls, Labor Relations, Leadership, M&A, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Reductions In Force, Reengineering, Retirement Plans, Risk Management, Shareholder Liability, Stock Plans, Tax, Teaming, Turnaround Management, Workforce Management
Tagged Bankruptcy, CFO, Compliance, directors liability, Employer, employment, ERISA, facebook, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Responsibility, health plans, Human Resources, inspiration, Internal Controls, labor law, Leadership, officers liability, quotes, Risk Management, risk managmenet, Sarbanes-Oxley, social media, Sox
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Businesses Must Prepare To Respond For Potential Data Breach To Timely Meet Notice & Other Response Duties
Businesses that experience data breaches affecting customer banking credit card, tax, social security or certain other personal financial or other sensitive information like those reported by like Chipotle, Target, Home Depot and a growing multitude of other businesses generally bear a legal … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Compliance, Cyber, D&O, data breach, Data Security, Director Liability, E&O, Employee Benefits, Employment, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud, Health Plans, Internal Controls, Leadership, Officers, Officers Liability, Performance Management, Privacy, Retirement Plans, Tax
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