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IRS Filing System Malfunctions With Deadline Looming
The IRS tax payment site is down as the agency is experiencing technical malfunctions, IRS Acting Commissioner David J. Kautter told reporters April 17. The Internal Revenue Service […]
Facebook Raises Heat on Cambridge University by Several Degrees
After tackling U.S. lawmakers, Mark Zuckerberg is now taking on one of England’s oldest and most prestigious academic institutions amid a widening probe into the misuse of Facebook […]
EU, Facebook Planning High-Level Contacts Over Data Scandal
Facebook Inc. expressed a “willingness to engage” with European Union regulators in the wake of fresh evidence showing that data on most of the social network’s 2 billion […]
Talk to Your Clients. They Have Plenty to Tell You.
Legal COOs discuss how law firms can unlock value by redefining client relationships. Goodwin hosted its first annual Law Firm and Legal Department COO Roundtable earlier this year. […]
Sessions Unveils Justice Department Cybersecurity Task Force
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Feb. 20 announced a Department of Justice cybersecurity task force aimed at limiting global security risks and examining what U.S. law enforcement can do to help mitigate them. The announcement came against […]
Verizon Faces Investor Vote on Adding Cybersecurity Link to Pay
Verizon Communications Inc. investors will weigh in this year on a proposal to tie top executives’ pay to how well it protects networks and customer information from cyberattacks. […]
‘We Need More Money’ for Cybersecurity, SEC’s Piwowar Says
The SEC lacks the funds to provide some cybersecurity enhancements that could help the commission better safeguard its data, agency Commissioner Michael Piwowar said March 7. The Republican’s […]
SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement at Watershed Moment: How Companies Should Prepare
The watershed moment that all companies feared when the Securities and Exchange Commission published its first guidance on cybersecurity disclosure under the federal securities laws in 2011 has […]
Sears Convinces FTC to Change Mobile Tracking Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission Feb. 28 granted Sears Holding Management Corp.’s petition to update the definition of tracking applications in a 2009 settlement order so it can better […]
Attorneys Eye Cybersecurity Safeguards For Litigation
• Protective orders that spell out how attorneys must safeguard data received during discovery becoming more popular • What measures are appropriate vary based on the size of […]