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Blockchain: Power to the People

August 28th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: blockchain|

Dan Solove, co-founder of the Privacy+Security Forum and professor at GW Law School, just posted an interview with Steve Shillingford, Founder and CEO of Anonyome Labs, a consumer privacy software company. Below is part of just one exchange in the interview. SOLOVE: The Internet has made so many things possible that we couldn’t do in an analog world. Yet, in some ways, the online world seems to lack the capabilities of the offline world. In the offline world, it is much easier to have anonymous transactions. This becomes much more challenging online. How can the online world be made more like the offline world in this regard? SHILLINGFORD: Blockchain technology shifts the balance of power back to people—to individuals—and away from tech giants, governments and data miners. It allows you to transact on your terms, just as you do offline. And it’s not just limited to financial transactions. Put anything on the blockchain you want. The blockchain gives a person the ability to publish only the information THEY decide to divulge. Nothing more, nothing less. And no more hidden agendas, no selling personal data without your consent, no worries about privacy. Just like the analogue world, you decide the context, the content, and duration of the information you provide…not the big guys. It can really be that easy. Read the complete interview. See the latest faculty and agenda updates for the Privacy+Security Forum [...]

RSA’s Zulfikar Ramzan on Blockchain

July 21st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: bitcoin, blockchain, cryptographic security, cryptography, cyber security, cyberrisk, rsa security, zulfikar ramzan|

Is blockchain as impenetrable as people think? Or as necessary? It's not predicated on the same type of cryptographic security that we've seen historically, but if someone has enough money and enough motivation -- like a nation state -- couldn't they severely compromise a system? Is blockchain the only way transactional protections can become so secure, or could traditional technologies be employed and with less effort? RSA Security's Chief Technology Officer Zulfikar Ramzan, Ph.D., spoke at our Cyber Sector Risk: Blockchain Security in April 2018 in New York. Hear what he had to say about this much-heralded technology. Related content https://litigationconferences.com/www-litigationconferences-comprivacysecurity-forum-2018-2/ https://litigationconferences.com/international-cyber-risk-management-conference/ https://litigationconferences.com/video-the-urgency-of-cyber-threats-to-u-s-and-global-critical-infrastructures/

News Release re HB Corporate Counsel and Cyber Risk Programs April 2018

March 21st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: Altria, American Airlines, blank rome, blockchain, corporate counsel, Covington & Burling, critical infrastructure, Crowell & Moring, cyber security, cybersecurity, Daniel B. Garrie, data breach, Fish & Richardson, IBM, Intersec Worldwide, jackson lewis, Law & Forensics, Microsoft, Oracle, Seiger Gfeller Laurie, Sprint, Traub Lieberman, wiley rein|

For Immediate Release | Download PDF Cyber Attacks on U.S. Power Grids, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles and Blockchain Security – Upcoming HB Seminars Address These Hot Topics and More NEW YORK – MARCH 21, 2018 – Many of the most urgent subjects that face corporations, challenge our laws, and change the way we live will be covered during three seminars taking place over two days in New York, April 24 and 25, 2018. The programs are being produced by HB Litigation Conferences and will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown. Presenters include representatives from global corporations such as American Airlines, Microsoft, IBM, Intersec Worldwide, Altria, Oracle, Sprint, and RSA Security (now part of Dell Technologies) plus a leading healthcare provider, Christiana Care Health System. The insurance industry will be represented as well, with speakers from Allianz, Marsh, Swiss Re, JLT Specialty, TDC Specialty Underwriters, and Willis Towers Watson. Leading law firms include Blank Rome, Covington & Burling, Crowell & Moring, Fish & Richardson, Jackson Lewis, Traub Lieberman and Wiley Rein. Specialized firms include Law & Forensics, Xpan Law and Seiger Gfeller Laurie. Other speakers come with experience at the FBI, the Justice Department, Homeland Security and the U.S. intelligence community. The three events are: Northeast Corporate Counsel Forum + Live Webstream Tuesday, April 24, 2018 – full day Program chairs: [...]

Cyber Risk and Privacy Liability: 3 Upcoming Events!

January 31st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: blockchain, blockchain security, critical infrastructure, cyber lawyer, Cyber Risk, cyber risk energy, cyber risk transportation, cyber security, data breach, GDPR, privacy law, privacy litigation|

International Privacy+Security Forum We are proud to partner with Dan Solove and Paul Schwartz on this prestigious event. Click the image to see what an amazing international faculty they have assembled! Cyber Sector Risk Events Here are the first two of a series of seminars and webinars which will focus on the unique cybersecurity risks facing key sectors of business and law. I am stoked about the people we're getting involved in these events. Click on the banners to see what great topics we have in store, and the highly qualified panelists we have addressing them. Also, both events will be streamed live to the web, then available later for download. We are actively seeking speakers, chairs and sponsors for additional HB Cyber Sector Risk seminars. If you would like to participate or have an idea, contact us or send us a proposal! Feel free to contact me directly. I'm often attentive. --Tom Hagy, (484) 324-2755 x2070, Tom.Hagy@LitigationConferences.com. Learn more about how you can sponsor a Cyber Sector Risk program! Contact Brownie or Suzanne to get our sponsor menu. Brownie.Bokelman@LitigationConferences.com (484) 324-2755 x2120 Suzanne.Armstrong@LitigationConferences.com (484) 324-2755 x2050

Will Blockchain Sweep the Legal Industry?

January 28th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: blockchain, blockchain insurance, blockchain law, blockchain law practice|

"[I]t is clear that [blockchain] technology has the potential to be massively transformative and disruptive for the legal industry. Even the most basic examples illustrate how blockchain could provide answers for some of the fundamental questions attorneys have grappled with since the dawn of the profession. While the days of full-scale adoption may be well off, it would certainly behoove attorneys to stay abreast of developments in both blockchain and cryptocurrencies." --Matthew Decker, Associate, McBreen & Kopko, writing in the Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer Attorneys should stay abreast of developments in blockchain? We couldn't agree more, Matthew!