It is no secret that law firms hold sensitive client data, including attorney-client privileged information. Moreover, law firms often have weak cyber defenses. For instance, in 2015, Citigroup issued an internal report warning that “digital security at many law firms, despite improvements, generally remains below the standards for other industries.” As a result, firms are often among of… Read More
Category: Risk and Compliance
Vendor Risk Management 101: Minimizing Vendor Risk
Would You Hire a Vendor Who Tracks Mud in Your Home? We’ve all been there before: you need a plumber. You hope that any plumber that you invite into your home respects your space. If they end up tracking mud through your house, or they leave your home in a worse condition, chances are you… Read More
Board Perspectives Part II: 4 Methods For Effectively Managing Cyber Security Risk
What Boards Really Need to Know About Cyber Security Delta Risk’s Founder and Executive Chris Fogle dove into the subject of cyber security perspectives for boards and business executives in Part I of our board perspectives blog and in yesterday’s presentation at CyberTexas 2016. He also took a few minutes with The CyberWire Friday podcast to discuss board responsibility when it… Read More
Board Perspectives Part I: How Board Members and Executives Perceive Cyber Security
What Boards Really Need to Know About Cyber Security Delta Risk’s Founder and Executive Chris Fogle dives into the subject of cyber security perspectives for boards and business executives. In addition to presenting on this topic today at CyberTexas 2016, he took a few minutes with The CyberWire Friday podcast to discuss board responsibility when it comes… Read More
Could Test Data Be a Liability Under the New GDPR Framework? [Guest Blog]
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a recently ratified legal framework that introduces wide-ranging reforms of the use of personal data about EU citizens. Finalized on April 14, the reforms aim to give individuals control over use of their personal data. The GDPR supersedes the International Safe Harbor laws that most companies in the US have been operating… Read More
C-Suite Executives Can’t Afford to Keep Overlooking Cybersecurity
Playing the Blame Game Companies around the world lost an estimated $445 billion due to cybercrimes last year. Despite the financial hit these organizations sustained, a survey by Goldsmiths revealed that more than 90 percent of executives and other C-Suite leaders aren’t prepared to handle future attacks. However, alarmingly, 40 percent of those leaders say… Read More