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Hacks, Flacks and Attacks: Collaborating During a Data Breach
Leigh Nakanishi, Account Supervisor, Edelman Seattle At the RSA Conference earlier this month, Edelman’s own Harlan Loeb who leads U.S. crisis communications provided attendees with best practices for managing a security incident. Data breaches have moved from being high impact/low probability events to something most companies will need to deal with at some point. Below you can find […]
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Why should you care about Data Privacy Day?
January 30, 2012
Why should you care about Data Privacy Day? Natalie Hereth, Senior Account Executive, Edelman Seattle The average person doesn’t give a second thought to privacy. They just want their technology to be accessible, simple to use and convenient, paying little attention to what they are giving away in the process. However, this sentiment is starting […]
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Three Security and Privacy Predictions for 2012
December 29, 2011
Leigh Nakanishi, Account Supervisor at Edelman It’s that time again: time for retrospectives and predictions for the upcoming year. With that, I figured that I would share a few of mine for privacy and security communications. Increased Regulatory Scrutiny and Enforcement in the United States As noted in an earlier post from September, it seems […]
Smart grid and cybersecurity: With great power comes great responsibility
December 15, 2011
Joseph Campbell, Account Executive, Edelman Atlanta Though few upgrades have been made to U.S. electric grid in the last 100 years, a movement to modernize our electrical infrastructure is well underway. As mentioned in an earlier post, smart grid infrastructure rolling out nation-wide will enable a host of never before possible interactions between utilities and […]
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The Communications Privacy Professional
December 13, 2011
Leigh Nakanishi, Account Supervisor at Edelman I recently attended a privacy conference and noticed that I was one of the only communications professionals there—most of the people I met sat in legal departments. I found myself asking “why aren’t there more communicators here, given the amount of public scrutiny privacy receives?” My guess is that […]
What Does the Federal Trade Commission Facebook Consent Decree Mean for Communicators?
November 15, 2011
Leigh Nakanishi, Account Supervisor at Edelman Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is nearing a settlement with Facebook over alleged privacy violations. The soon-to-be announced consent decree is the result of a complaint filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which charged that several moves by Facebook […]
Facebook Explaining Security In Plain English
November 3, 2011
Leigh Nakanishi, Account Supervisor at Edelman Last week, Facebook’s security team posted an infographic explaining all of the security features the popular social network built into its systems to prevent fraud and attacks. This included both passive security controls that require no action, as well as active security options that users can activate. The graphic […]
March 30, 2012
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