Articles by David.Adler
The Legal Side of Tech
The Legal Side of Tech
Cybersecurity is one of the top risks organizations must manage in 2017
Cybersecurity and privacy continue to make headlines. Experts have more questions than answers addressing risk management concerns in the evolving cybersecurity market.
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Trump’s executive order travel ban and IT workers
In light of the executive order restricting immigration from certain countries, should U.S. companies that rely on temporary or contract IT workers, or recruit skilled tech pros from other countries, be concerned about the visa status of those workers?
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FTC v. Wyndham and corporate cybersecurity
Privacy and security are often perceived as weaknesses or risks, but they can be an opportunity. Reputation and brand protection have been identified as two of the biggest drivers behind increased IT spending to address security threats.
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New federal Defend Trade Secrets Act expands protection, adds safe harbor
The continuous press for innovation in technology and media will challenge intellectual property laws to evolve. The new Defend Trade Secrets Act provides a powerful new tool to protect a business's intangible assets and a major change in how Intellectual Property rights are recognized and enforced at the federal level.
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5 key terms to know for vendor contracts
Vendor and third-party contract management is a challenge for every organization. Focus on key contract areas to address risks from effects of mobile, social, cloud and big data on employee, vendor and customer access and use of digital information and services.
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4 questions from the standoff between the FBI and Apple
At this year's RSA Conference on cybersecurity innovation - the world’s biggest digital security expo - the iPhone dispute between Apple and the FBI touched every conversation. The battle over access to encrypted data on an iPhone provides a lens for a bigger debate on privacy, mobile devices and the implications for technology vendors that might face a similar request. Understanding leads to confidence so CIOs are surely frustrated by another growing legal minefield for a technology that is probably already widely deployed throughout the enterprise.
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