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As the response to the spread of the coronavirus escalates, companies are becoming increasingly dependent on a work-from-home workforce. Experts at Manatt discuss what security concerns companies must take into account with this increase in remote work. Businesses’ responses to...

The COVID-19 outbreak is drastically changing American life, seemingly overnight. While certain industries have been hit especially hard already, it is likely this pandemic will have an impact on every business sector. Employment attorney Alyson Brown looks at this evolving...

Ransomware is a devastating, costly and persistent tactic. NIST’s new reference architectures go a long way to guiding organizations toward a stronger ransomware defense, but user training is required as well. Crypsis Group’s Stephen Boyce discusses the role of end-user...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many financial services firms are implementing work from home policies using collaboration tools. Theta Lake’s Marc Gilman provides background on regulatory responses and requirements, as well as practical advice about compliance considerations. As...

Because leadership dynamics are changing, so too should the old “command and control” function of compliance. Tom Fox offers guidance to help CCOs adapt to the changing times. Given the paucity of leadership coming out of Washington during this crisis,...

The COVID-19 outbreak is requiring companies to consider new policies and systems – ones conducive to a largely stay-at-home workforce. Smarsh’s Robert Cruz offers guidance on assessing solutions to facilitate this shift. Addressing the demands of a mobile, stay-at-home workforce...

With U.S. sanctions compliance fines at a decade high, organizations should be taking note of how to address emerging areas of sanctions risk. BDO’s Steven Kuzma and Christian Cooper offer takeaways from OFAC’s new sanctions compliance framework. As former U.S....

Access Partnership’s Héloïse Martorell and Mike Laughton discuss the Digital Services Act, which could be viewed as the EU’s next attempt to set a global standard for digital companies. Emboldened by the GDPR, the EU is increasingly confident in its...

“Happy talk” amounts to empty words absent a frank, honest discussion of the issues. Michael Volkov explains one reason why so few compliance programs measure up. Chief compliance officers are heroes. They labor every day to advance a company’s ethics and...

Sujata Dasgupta provides an analysis of the upcoming Dutch AML utility – currently under feasibility study – and how it can open up a new world of possibilities in unified transaction monitoring. In the wake of rapidly rising financial crimes,...

A cybersecurity risk management program (CRMP), or formal cybersecurity strategy document, is key in an organization’s ability to weather a cybersecurity incident. Kral Ussery’s Ron Kral discusses what to take into account when drafting one. No topic has likely garnered...

Implementing conversational AI as part of your organization’s recruiting process doesn’t have to be difficult. Mya Systems’ Mike Pauletich discusses how to make it happen. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as an essential component of the modern HR...