What if you never knew your grandfather because he allegedly died early in life from natural causes, and one day an elderly gentleman informs you that your grandfather died of “lead poisoning”? That real-life event prompted author and San Jose’s Sam’s BBQ owner, Sam Carlino to discover his grandfather and…
Shareholder Stephen Wu will be speaking at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco. On August 9 at 2 pm, he will be presenting in a panel Presidential Showcase continuing legal education program entitled “Law Firm Cybersecurity Requirements You Never Dreamed Of: Emerging Threats, Ethical Obligations, and Survival…
On May 23, 2019, shareholder Stephen Wu spoke with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee of Information Security Media Group about a HIPAA an enforcement case. The case was brought by the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services. It emphasized the importance of conducting a security program risk assessment…
Today, shareholder Stephen Wu hosted DMH Stallard partner Anthony Lee and talked about fast-breaking news about personal data exports from the United Kingdom to the United States in light of Brexit and the status of the General Data Protection Regulation in the United Kingdom. Steve Wu spoke about the American…
SVLG Shareholder Stephen Wu will host a webinar on February 27, 2019. at 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern. The presenter for this webinar is Attorney Paul Starrett. The program is entitled “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Investigations.” SVLG regularly hosts Meetups of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology…
The Internet of Things connects machines to other machines in a wide variety of fields and industries. In our digital lives, we are connecting devices to our networks at work and at home. In addition to work and home, however, we spend much of our waking time in transit from…
Silicon Valley Law Group, through corporate attorneys Bernard Vogel and Bill Bretschneider, advised Cosmopolitan Catering, LLC (See www.cosmocaters.com), Silicon Valley’s premier full-service corporate catering and café management company, in connection with its acquisition by Compass Group USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Kingdom based Compass Group PLC, a…
The ISO 27001 standard[1] is a specification for managing an information security program in an organization. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed and maintains this standard. Worldwide, ISO 27001 has become the most popular standard for managing information security programs, and many organizations have received a certification that their…
In my first blog post on GDPR, I talked about why some U.S. businesses have an obligation to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This post expands on the territorial scope of GDPR. Which U.S. businesses have to comply with GDPR and which don’t? Starting first…
This is my third blog post on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For basic information about GDPR and why U.S. businesses need to watch out for GDPR, see my first blog post in the series. Or to see what GDPR says about information security requirements, see my…