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June 18, 2019 | News

Cybersecurity Firm Veracode Hires Tech Lawyer as General Counsel

Dawn Rogers will oversee the Burlington, Massachusetts-based firm's legal strategy and support its national and global expansion efforts while providing oversight on corporate governance, compliance and intellectual property management.
3 minute read
June 18, 2019 | News

US Health Care Companies Overconfident About Data Privacy Management, Study Shows

Despite experiencing the second-largest amount of cybersecurity breaches, health care industry survey respondents reported that they were “very confident” or “extremely confident” in knowing exactly where sensitive data reside, although only half of them said they update their inventory of personal data once a year or less.
3 minute read
June 14, 2019 | News

As Cyberattacks on Business Grow, General Counsel Are 'Thirsty' for More Details

The rate of cyber-related suspicious activity reports has grown to nearly 80,000 per year, according to the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in the U.S. Treasury Department. That number includes 13,500 reports per year on suspicious business email alone, up 95% from 2016.
5 minute read
June 13, 2019 | News

Federal Trade Commission Putting Mega Bite Into Data Breach Consent Orders

The order released Wednesday against DealerBuilt contains several new provisions that general counsel will want to consider in any risk assessment, including one requiring executives to take more responsibility for compliance.
4 minute read

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