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OURSA and RSA made for a very busy week in San Francisco last week, delving into all dimensions of the state of cyber and managing digital and social media risk.  Here are some of our takeaways from visits to RSA and OURSA. Cyber continues to grow a ...

 Social Media Policies have become a standard of practice across companies, non-profits and governments large and small.  Created by committee, and with a sprinkling of legalese, social media policies speak to the who's, whats, whys and hows of socia...

UPDATE: This blog post has been updated to reflect further developments. A hacking group called Ayyildiz Tim from Turkey is raising their profile and they are wreacking havoc in the NGO, Gov't and Media world.  With successful breaches of the head of...

If you’re reading the latest news, the newest frontier for sexual harassment risk is in social media. It’s a particularly sensitive subject, however, the usage of readily-available, and instantaneous technology make potentially combustible conversati...

I’m sitting at home watching an old “I Love Lucy” episode called “Ricky has Labor Pains”.  Towards the end of the show Lucy disguises herself as a male reporter so that she could sneak into a mens social club.  Someone takes a picture of her and in t...

We’ve seen a fair amount of discussion about the significance of “likes”and their equivalents in the professional use of social media. Does a “like”constitute a true endorsement or is it more equivalent to a navigation swipe or a mouse click (yeah I ...

According to U.S. sentencing guidelines, an organization’s Culpability Score, in the calculation of fines, can be reduced if the organization[1]: Had an “effective”compliance program in place at the time of the offenseFiled reports and ensured leader...