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Sarah Anderson
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Failure to Conduct Cybersecurity Due Diligence Before M&A
In the words of Julia Robert’s character, Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.” Just ask Marriott yesterday, today,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jun 11
- 3 min
Pipeline Companies – Ready for June 28, 2021?
First, “hats off” to the publicists for Colonial Pipeline. These people deserve a bonus, perhaps from the $2.3M recovered (out of the...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jun 6
- 7 min
CYBERSECURITY FOR EXECUTIVES – Key Terms, Essentials, What to Ask
Author’s Note: Apologies for the absence of articles. I am currently deployed for Uncle Sam. I remain committed to supporting information...
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Sarah Anderson
- May 19
- 4 min
President’s Cybersecurity Order: Great Start, But Something is Missing…
New parents demand surgical-style hand washing before anyone touches their newborn. Fast-forward several years, maybe a second kid, and...
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Sarah Anderson
- Apr 23
- 3 min
THE FBI ALTERED PRIVATE SERVERS WITHOUT PERMISSION – HOW?
Great question. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that the FBI removed web shells from an unknown number of private servers...
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Sarah Anderson
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Patient Access Rights - A Snake in the Grass...
Prior to 2020, cyber law was a three-headed snake: information security, privacy, and the judiciary (criminal & civil penalties). In May...
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Sarah Anderson
- Mar 31
- 3 min
“YAES” AND “NAYS” FOR PENDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION
The U.S. Government learned some cybersecurity lessons the hard way this past year. And while many watched with frustration, it is...
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Sarah Anderson
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Are You Wise or Clever?
Here is a frame of reference: in addition to his other famous accolades, Albert Einstein is famously quoted as saying “A clever person...
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Sarah Anderson
- Mar 9
- 3 min
CYBER LAW MAKING MORE APPEARANCES IN COURT
Lawyers working in almost every other area of law enjoy years, decades, and sometimes centuries of legal precedent to guide their...
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Sarah Anderson
- Mar 2
- 3 min
DATA PRIVACY CHANGES IN THE STATES
Following in California’s footsteps with its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), several other states either attempted (now stalled...
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Sarah Anderson
- Mar 1
- 3 min
2021: Breaches and Ransomware Off to Scary Start
Despite daily reminders from any tech news source, there remains a hesitancy to invest in information security at every business level....
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Sarah Anderson
- Feb 17
- 3 min
3 Insights Following the Water Facility Attack
With the initial shock and fear now subsided, three important insights should emerge from the February 5, 2021 hacking of the Oldsmar,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Feb 8
- 3 min
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Defends a Hospital from "Arbitrary and Capricious" DHHS Fines
Healthcare entities located in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi need to rejoice in winning the jurisdictional lottery. On January 14,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Feb 6
- 3 min
“When everyone believes you, what’s that like?”
In case you are not a Taylor Swift fan, the title of this article comes from the song “The Man.” However, this article borrows the...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 27
- 3 min
The Importance of Buying American IT Products
Without inferring political gamesmanship, the last week brought mixed messages on the purchase and use of American technology products...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 24
- 3 min
ESTATE PLANNING AND INFOSEC GO TOGETHER LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND …
What would happen if tomorrow you were hit by a car and suddenly died? Recent events triggered this thought about the realities of my...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 13
- 3 min
3 CYBER LAW PREDICTIONS FOR 2021
As states prepare for the 2021 spring legislative sessions and Washington D.C. braces for an inauguration and legislative musical chairs,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 5
- 3 min
FTC Sharpens Its Claws; OCR Has Its Cut
With the distractions of the holidays, SolarWinds, and the NDAA, 2 interesting cybersecurity law updates were overlooked in the fields of...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 2
- 3 min
NDAA 2021 – NOT JUST ABOUT BOMBS & PLANES ANYMORE
On New Year’s Day, and as if daring 2021 to a fight, both houses of Congress overturned President Trump’s veto of H.R.6395, A.K.A. NDAA...
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