TIME FOR CYBERSECURITY: 12 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES Step 7. Preparedness for Information Security Incidents. Developing a proper data breach response plan should be an integral part of your information security policy. Once an information security incident is discovered and confirmed, an investigation to determine the scope… read more →
B&D Member, Max Stein, is sharing his litigation expertise in the latest Financial Poise Webinar series “Newbie Litigator School”. This series is designed specifically for attorneys who could use a broad-brush yet pithy refresher about civil litigation fundamentals, with some real world color added in. This first webinar in the… read more →
TIME FOR CYBERSECURITY: 12 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES Step 5. Information Security Awareness Training. Once information security policies are developed, a business entity should communicate them to the entire workforce and then conduct employee training sessions. Regular employee trainings might cover lessons learned from previous information security… read more →
LEGAL DOCUMENTS YOUR COLLEGE STUDENT SHOULD SIGN BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR SCHOOL I just dropped off my eldest child for his first semester of college several states away and have been thinking about the many ways in which life has changed now that he is 18. Not only is he… read more →
TIME FOR CYBERSECURITY: 12 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES Step 3. Segment Your Network. Not all information collected from data subjects, namely your customers and clients, is personally identifiable information (“PII”) and requires identical security measures. Knowing your information inventory and classifying information according to the level of… read more →
TIME FOR CYBERSECURITY: 12 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES Step 2. Access Controls. The Federal Trade Commission recommends managing access to personally identifiable information (the “PII”) sensibly. Not all employees in an organization should have equal access rights to the information that a business collects. A manager in… read more →
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOAN FORGIVENESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE If you took a PPP loan to cover your payroll and operating expenses, beginning August 10, 2020, you may apply for loan forgiveness. However, check with your bank to make sure they are ready to start considering loan forgiveness. To assist you,… read more →
TIME FOR CYBERSECURITY: 12 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES Step 1. Industry-wide Standard Security Measures. The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) is the major cybersecurity federal enforcer in the United States. A number of enforcement actions based on inadequate information security measures brought by the FTC in the… read more →
On July 23, the Small Business Administration issued a procedural notice to lenders participating in the Paycheck Protection Program concerning PPP loan forgiveness. https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/5000-20038.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. In summary the notice states that: SBA will begin accepting forgiveness applications from lenders on August 10. The forgiveness applications (SBA Form 3508 and Form 3508EZ)… read more →
