Is a cyber-attack ”Force Majeure”? Je ne crois pas!
Posted on Dec 8, 2017 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Is a cyber-attack ”Force Majeure”? Je ne crois pas!
Force majeure clauses are designed to address the risk of events which arise during the course of a contract and are beyond the control of the parties. These clauses can operate to suspend the performance of obligations for the duration of the force majeure and without liability, affording the affected party the opportunity to restore business-as-usual operations. They are the...
SEC Enforcement: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
Posted on Dec 4, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on SEC Enforcement: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
In Dan Brown’s latest best-seller, “Origin,” he explores the questions: (1) Where do we come from (meaning, how did life get formed)? and (2) Where are we going (or, how will we evolve)? While the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement’s “Annual Report, A Look Back at 2017” is no “Origin,” “The Da Vinci Code” or even...
Cybersecurity is a Texas-Size Problem
Posted on Dec 4, 2017 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Cybersecurity is a Texas-Size Problem
Being home to one of the nation’s busiest ports, a world-renowned medical center and an epicenter of North American energy production is undoubtedly good for Texas businesses. However, Texas industries are increasingly becoming targets of global hackers. When it comes to cybersecurity, Texas has a bullseye painted on its back, and the cavalry won’t be riding to the rescue any time...
Bitcoin: Friend or Foe?
Satoshi Nakamoto is synonymous with two things: 1) inventing an unhackable currency subject to no government or banking system, and 2) being a nom de plume for an anonymous idealistic programmers out to change the world. What started as an interesting experiment changed in 2010 when Laszlo Hanyecz made the first ever documented bitcoin purchase and, by doing so, proved that the...Subscribe
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