Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

U.S. Business Groups Push Back Against China’s ‘Intrusive’ Cyber Rules

New cybersecurity measures proposed by the Chinese government are “intrusive,” and will effectively isolate China’s ICT firms from the global […]

Protecting Trade Secrets When You Have Telecommuting Employees

One  road to the exposure of trade secrets leads right through the home office. Addressing that problem is a challenge, […]

TGC Survey: Data Protection Is Spending Priority for 2015

A survey of in-house practitioners by Today’s General Counsel found that information governance, focusing on enhanced data protection systems, staff […]

Social Business Boom Brings Legal Obligations

New kinds of communications platforms have emerged, allowing organizations to improve business performance by way of direct engagement with customers, […]

Shoppers Sue Retailers For Zip Code Requests

At least 25 Massachusetts retailers who asked customers for their zip codes—a common practice to determine demographics or deduce home […]

Microsoft Outlook Hacked In China

Just weeks after banning Google’s Gmail system, an online censorship watchdog says China has hacked Microsoft’s Outlook email. GreatFire.org said […]

Congress Finally Renews Terror Insurance, But With New Requirements

After a delay that alarmed many – passage was held up in December by now retired Senator Tom Coburn of […]

FTC Warns Companies On “Internet Of Things”

The chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Edith Ramirez, in a speech at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las […]

Report: Risk Officers, Insurers Play Central Role In Boosting Cybersecurity

Traditional approaches to IT are no longer sufficient to ward off a sophisticated hack, the CRO Forum states in its […]

Obama Looks To Toughen Cyber Crime

Cyber crimes would be subject to new enforcement tools, and carry tougher penalties, under a proposal the Obama Administration introduced […]

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