Risk Management

What Lawyers Need To Know About Encryption

A recently released whitepaper from Avansic covers the basics about encryption: what it is, how it works, the regulations that […]

Managing Perils Of Workforce Reductions During Litigation

In an article from Bloomberg BNA, Sidley & Austin attorneys Isaac S. Greaney and Eric G. Hoffman provide some tips […]

Software Companies Now on Notice That Encryption Exports May Be Treated More Seriously: $750,000 Fine Against Intel Subsidiary

A recent fine against an Intel subsidiary for selling encryption software to foreign government end-users may indicate a fundamental shift in how the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security is treating violations of the encryption regulations.

FINRA Again Cautions Against Confidentiality Provisions Silencing Whistleblowers

Once again, FINRA warns firms to think twice before using confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements prohibiting or restricting customers or employees from communicating with the SEC.

Cyber Insurance: How The Carriers See It

Cyber insurance has been available for years – AIG has offered it since 1999 – but it’s clearly a product […]

UK Regulator To Bankers: If You Don’t Want Liability, Quit

The Governor of the Bank of England said directors and top executives should be made liable for reckless bank behavior, […]

Cybersecurity Breach Liability

Companies need to be able to make the case that they have implemented “reasonable security” in the face of cyber threats, even though it’s not clear exactly what reasonable security is.

FDIC to Banks: Prep for “Urgent” Threat of Cyberattacks

A Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Working Group formed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council will soon release a report assessing the banking sector’s overall readiness to address a significant cyberthreat, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg told attendees of the American Banker Regulatory Symposium.

New Law Makes Employers Liable for Labor Code and Other Violations of Staffing Companies

California added a new section to its Labor Code, making companies that use staffing agencies jointly liable for payment of all wages earned by the workers, failure to secure proper insurance, and compliance with workplace safety standards.

The Ebola Outbreak and Your Workforce

Steps employers can take – both in and out of the health care fields – to inform workers about the danger of infectious diseases without running the risk of overreacting or causing panic.

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