2014年2月19日 11:25
日経新聞2月16日(日)にてフローレンス弁護士のコメントが紹介されました。「仮想通貨・米で規制論」というタイトルで、ビットコインに関しての記事になります。

ビットコインについては日系金融機関の会議でも講演を予定しています。
投稿者:
Hiro Sugano
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2014年2月10日 10:14
When developing a new IT product, a team of system engineers, software programs and graphic designers (in-house or contractors) are assembled to work on the project. However, often, attorneys are not included as part of this team, although their services are as important as the services provided by the rest of the team. When attorneys are involved from day one, not only they can provide timely advice to protect your intellectual property rights during development, the knowledge and understanding they gain about the product during development will invariably help them in providing you with better advice during negotiations with distributors and end users.   
投稿者:
Hiro Sugano
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2014年2月 3日 17:41

As we wrote last week, data security breach is continuing to be a major problem for businesses large and small. Data breaches result in loss of consumer/customer. According to a poll by Consumer & Communication Industry Association released in December 2013, consumers are most concerned with the security of the personal information they provide to various businesses and will modify their actions to protect their information.

 

States prosecute businesses that fail to notify the affected individuals or notify them in time. In California and in New York, businesses are required to notify affected individuals "in the most expedient time possible." Last week, California's Attorney General filed a suit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for failure to notify the affected individuals in time for a breach that occurred in 2011. The U.S. Senate is working on a breach notification law that will most likely replace Many class action lawsuits have been filed against businesses whose systems were breached. Within hours of reporting the December 2013 data breach, a lawsuit was filed against Target. While outsiders cause the majority of the havoc, insiders, such as employees and contractors cause a noticeable number of breaches.

 

How do you protect your business? Preparation, Prevention and Prompt Action.

 

-Encrypt the data you maintain on your system.

-Allow access to limited number of employees/contractors.

-Provide training about the negative consequences of unauthorized use of the data to your   employees.

-Respond to any suspension of data breach -deal with them, they will not go away.

-Understand your legal obligations in case of breach.    


投稿者:
Hiro Sugano
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2014年1月27日 14:51
Security breaches are expensive and harmful to an entities' reputation. It is believed that the 2011 breach of Sony's Play Station network, when personal information of 77 million users was compromised, cost Sony $171 million and harmed its reputation substantially. Target's costs could conceivably be more than this amount even though only 40 million people were impacted.

Security breaches also affect small to midsize entities. In 2011, hackers obtained customer credit card information (which was not encrypted) from the Briar Group that owns and operates about 10 restaurants in Massachusetts. Because of its failure to encrypt the information, the Briar Group paid $110,000 in penalty and agreed to implement certain procedures to safeguard personal information. Incidentally,  the Briar Group was hacked again last October. Whether it is found to be responsible in anyway remains to be seen.

So, what should businesses know to protect themselves to the extent possible? First, you should know the security breach laws that apply. Second, you should fully understand the environment where you maintain your customers' data and which of your service providers has access to this environment. Third, you should work with your legal and IT team to implement policies and procedures to protect you as best as possible. In addition, you should protect yourself in contracts with third party service providers. Damage control in case of security breach should start today and not when there is a breach -- by then it is too late. 

 
投稿者:
Hiro Sugano
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2013年11月 6日 16:33
中央経済新報社の「ビジネス法務」12月号に弊社の記事が掲載されました。

内容はソーシャル・ネットワークによる会社への中傷行為と労働者の組合活動の権利とを米国でどのように折り合いをつけているか、というものです。米国でビジネスを行う日系企業にとっては有益な情報だと思いますので、是非お読みください。
投稿者:
Hiro Sugano
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