Please join us at the upcoming IAPP KnowledgeNet CT on June 12 4-6pm at the offices of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103. Refreshments will be served. Our topic: Data Breach Responses: Practical Lessons From the Target Trenches and Beyond Our meeting will include featured speakers and a group round table discussion […]
Category: In the News
Public Agencies’ BYOD Challenges – FedTechMagazine
BYOD programs in public agencies lag behind their private industry counterparts, but the trend is clear – usage is increasing. Sm@rtEdgeLaw Attorney Richard Santalesa notes in the Spring Issue of FedTech Magazine that “public agencies face many of the same BYOD challenges as private firms, including maintaining employee privacy, securing data on lost and stolen […]
Update: Registration Open for ABA Privacy and Social Media Webinar – May 7th
Sm@rtEdgeLaw Group™ will be discussing “Privacy and Social Media” in an upcoming American Bar Association webinar May 7th with colleagues at other firms and organizations. Social media is everywhere. Join this webinar for an update on the latest social media legal issues and challenges. Attorney CLE credit available. Register at http://apps.americanbar.org/cle/program//t14pvm1.html?sc_cid=CET4PVM-A Program Description: Program Description: Social media […]
Long awaited decision in FTC v. Wyndham Issued. FTC wins.
BREAKING: The long awaited decision in the ongoing FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp federal district court case in New Jersey was issued last today by District Judge Salas. In brief Wyndham lost all three of its arguments presented and J. Salas denied its Motion to Dismiss. We’re reviewing the entire 42-page decision, available here, for […]
Upcoming Webinar April 17 – “Data Breach Aftermaths”
Join us for our April 17 webinar, Data Breach Aftermath: Next Steps To Clean Up The Mess, hosted by the National Constitution Center, with details, registration and agenda information available here. Data Breaches have unfortunately become near daily occurrences, with news reports – like those covering Target’s recent mammoth breach – sending chills up the […]
“BigData” Hat Tip for Sm@rtEdge
Attorney Richard Santalesa and the Sm@rtEdgeLaw Group were highlighted in a short Fierce Data article on “How to draft big data contracts.” Contracting for big data services and the issues surrounding onboarding and combination of consumer data, whether “anonymized” or not, from third party sources is neither a trivial matter, nor a mere extension of […]
Why the Cybersecurity Framework Matters for Your Security Programs
Richard Santalesa’s latest IAPP Privacy Perspectives commentary discussing what the National Institute of Standards and Technologies “Cybersecurity Framework” means for privacy and risk management professionals – and by extension your infosec and data security efforts – is up. The Framework is likely to be very influential going forward as federal agencies, government contractors and ultimately […]
NIST Cybersecurity Framework Telebriefing – Mar. 13
UPDATE: Registration now open for our upcoming LSI Telebriefing on March 13, 1pm ET covering the “NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.” Registration information here. It should be an interesting and engaging discussion ahead of NIST’s March 27 State and Local Government Cybersecurity Framework Kickoff Workshop. Original: The SmartedgeLaw Group will moderate a telebriefing […]
Sm@rtedgeLaw: In the News – Quoted by SearchSecurity
Continuing our well-established practice of being go-to resources for the tech and legal press, Richard Santalesa of the Sm@rtedgeLaw Group was interviewed by Eric Parizo of SearchSecurity.com for his story Verizon PCI report: Pen testing, passwords cause PCI assessment gaffes to discuss the state of PCI and the 2014 Verizon PCI Compliance Report, which we […]
SmartedgeLaw Group Lectures at SHU on CyberSecurity
Rich Santalesa, will be lecturing at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT on Jan. 13, 2014 as part of SHU’s newly launched Masters Degree in Cybersecurity program. The recently developed Masters program includes required courses on securing cloud initiatives, systems security, digital forensics, network security, cryptography and security management, as well as electives in vulnerability […]
Discussing the FTC’s Proposed Settlement with TRENDnet
Following up on Senior Counsel Rich Santalesa’s recent post on the FTC officially entering the “Internet of things” space by proposing a consent order settlement with TRENDnet, he spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN TV on the subject. In the below concise video interview, he explains what TRENDnet did to draw the FTC’s ire and […]
The SmartedgeLaw Group Discusses “Privacy in a Social Age” in NYC
For those in the New York Tri-State Area, InfoLawGroup Senior Counsel, Richard Santalesa, will joining a panel of experts this Thursday evening, July 18th, at a meeting of the Social Media Club of NYC, to be held at the downtown offices of PR Newswire from 6:00pm to 8:30, with the panel discussion to start at […]
Santalesa Addresses Connecticut Association of Paralegals
Richard Santalesa addressed the Connecticut Association of Paralegals today, June 12, 2013, discussing how technological developments have effected the practice of law, from the way we now conduct legal research and present evidence at a trial to the way law firms are managed and the changing expectations attorneys have of paralegals in today’s digital world. In […]
2013 Data Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Insurance Trends Report
On Data Privacy Day, recognized annually on Jan. 28th, Richard Santalesa, is quoted in the 2013 Data Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Insurance Trends Report, released each January by Cyber Data Risk Managers LLC. The Report surveys well-known industry experts and respected thought leaders, including Rick Kam, Bruce Schneier, Dr. Larry Ponemon and others, for […]
IDExperts 13 Security Tips to Combat Mobile Device Threats
In this collection of security tips for mobile devices SmartedgeLaw Group Attorney Richard Santalesa recommends keeping close tabs on mobile devices coming “off plan” in any BYOD scenario. The full article is available at: http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/resources/BestPracticesChecklists/13-security-tips-to-combat-mobile-device-threats-to-healthcare/
