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Dr. Richard Ford – Forcepoint (VIDEO)
Video Overview The first thing that comes to mind when you think ‘cybersecurity’ is stopping anything bad from happening to your private information or hackers getting into your computer. But, in order to protect yourself, and your company from cyberattacks and hackers, it may actually take more than the latest technology as human behavior plays…
Read MoreThe Era of Self-Regulation for Online Companies is Over
Richard S. Levick, Esq., Chairman & CEO, LEVICK There is always a canary in the coal mine when the present becomes prologue – an incident so clear in the rear view mirror, but missed in real time, that if only we were paying closer attention, we would have known what’s coming next. It happened in 1999…
Read MoreTruth on Trial: Implications for Communicators – Part III (On-Demand Video)
Watch On-Demand The intensity of the political divide is making it harder than ever for brands and non-profits to cut through the clutter and get their message out. They are being pushed to take positions on controversial issues. How are legal issues intersecting with the need to tell their story? What are best practices to…
Read MoreCyber Security Is A National Concern
Michael Figueroa, Executive Director, Advanced Cyber Security Center Several Federal agencies are tasked with protecting our interests from cyber security threats. Most notably, the FBI and DHS take strong leadership in this area, but just about every agency from the Treasury to the FCC has a role to play. Last spring, the White House decided against…
Read MorePower Duo Bolsters BakerHostetler’s Advertising, Marketing and Digital Media Team
CommPRO.biz Editorial Team BakerHostetler announced the expansion of the firm’s advertising, marketing and digital media team with the arrival of partners Randal M. Shaheen and Amy Ralph Mudge in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mudge will now co-lead the team with New York-based partner and current leader, Linda Goldstein. Mudge and Shaheen were previously partners…
Read MoreTruth on Trial – Featuring Ty Cobb, Former Special Counsel to the President (On-Demand Video)
Overview Ty Cobb, Former Special Counsel to President Trump; Major Garrett, Chief White House Correspondent, CBS News; Richard Painter, former Chief White House Ethics lawyer during the George W. Bush administration; Ambassador Norman Eisen; Richard S. Levick, Chairman & CEO, LEVICK; Peter Nicholas, White House Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Michael Zeldin, CNN Legal Analyst…
Read MoreWhy Business Students Should Learn Strategic Communications
Tracy Schario, APR Warren Buffett famously said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” With that sage advice, it comes as a surprise that only six percent of MBA programs require any communications courses. Most of those are public speaking or interpersonal classes rather than strategic communications and reputation management courses,…
Read MoreBig Hack Attack: Protecting Corporate Reputation and Brand Value in the Wake of a Data Breach
Editor’s Note: Are you interested in learning more about Reputation Risk Management? Register for PRSA’s Reputation Risk Management Certificate Program https://bit.ly/prsarrm Scott Farrell, President, Global Corporate Communications, Golin When you Google “top crises of 2015,” included in the top-10 of nearly every list are one or more of the high-profile data breaches of 2015. Chick-Fil-A, Blue Cross…
Read MoreNot Fake News: FINRA 2018 Priorities
Elin Cherry, CEO, Elinphant Adaptions and “CliffsNotes” version of FINRA 2018 Priorities. All opinions are my views and do not necessarily reflect FINRA guidance. My recommendations offer proactive advice to address FINRA priorities in anticipation of a FINRA examination, sweep letter or inquiry. I adjusted the topic structure to emphasize the priorities that I believe…
Read MoreMLK Would Want the Cycle of Hate to End
Neil Foote, President & Founder, Foote Communications Right about now, as the world celebrates Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the world is on edge. President Trump has maligned citizens of Haitians and African countries. In Hawaii, residents panicked in fear for 38-minutes when an alarm about a missile attack was a false alarm. The…
Read MoreAre Competitors Dragging You Down? A Look into the Credit Bureau Industry in the Wake of the Equifax Breach
PublicRelay There is an old adage that bad news for your competitors is good news for you, but in today’s 24X7 news channel and social media world, this may no longer be true. Case in point – the Equifax breach. On Sept. 7, 2017, Equifax made headlines when it announced a data breach that affected…
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Read MoreDynamic Signal Improves Workplace Communication with SmartContent, Powered by IBM Watson
CommPRO.biz Editorial Staff Mobile-first company communications platform, Dynamic Signal, has announced the launch of SmartContent, an intelligent content feed, powered by IBM Watson’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This new feature allows enterprise customers to curate and disseminate timely, relevant content, specifically tailored to employees across roles, geographies, or business units, increasing productivity and employee engagement.…
Read MorePR Council and CommPRO Announce Expansion of PR Genome Webinar Series
CommPro.biz Editorial Staff The PR Council (PRC) has partnered with CommPRO.biz to expand its 2017 PR Genome webinar series. They are collaborating on five new, free webinars that will be promoted to the PRC’s membership of over 110 leading U.S. agencies and the CommPRO.biz community of 170,000+ c-suite professionals working in the communications industry. The PRC’s PR Genome webinar series…
Read More#Ransomware – Crisis Communications Management Steps for Impacted Companies
Mike Shultz, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Cybernance On Friday, May 12, ransomware cyber attackers indiscriminately attacked state agencies and enterprises all over the world. As the ransomware virus spread through company networks, putting valuable company and customer data at risk and stalling operations for many, organizations were going into crisis mode. It’s pertinent that a…
Read MorePrivacy and Protection: Your Three-Minute Guide to VPNs
Nathan Hughes, Secure Thoughts In recent years, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have been gaining attention. As our work continues to digitalize, cybersecurity has become an essential practice for all businesses. If you want to ensure personal safety, as well as privacy amongst your employees, then additional online systems are unavoidable. A VPN is one of…
Read MoreFINRA’s Deep Dive into Fintech: Discussing How Wall Street’s Regulator is Staying on Top of Industry Innovation
By Silvia Davi, Chief Marketing Officer, Equities.com The constant influx of new technologies into the financial sector is driving major transformation on Wall Street. Most recently, the advent of advanced systems like artificial intelligence, big data and high frequency trading has made the finance industry almost unrecognizable from what it looked like just a decade…
Read MoreTransMedia Group To Launch ‘Cyber Security Seal’ Warning Hackers To Keep Away
By CommPro.biz Editorial Staff International PR firm TransMedia Group said it’s facing a bit of a “cyber dilemma” after having been hired to launch CyberSecuritySeal, a mark warning hackers that personal data stored on a website is protected. The firm said it was weighing the positives and negatives of launching a Public Relations campaign that could be…
Read MoreStrategic Communications Won’t Stop A DDoS Attack, But A Lack Thereof Will Make It Worse
By Samantha Kruse, Account Supervisor, LEVICK Allison Miller, Fellow, LEVICK Hackers went back to the basics this past week with one of the oldest cyberattack tricks, a distributed denial-of-service attack, or DDoS. The attack, which shut down many prominent websites including Amazon, Twitter, and Spotify, took place on Friday, October 21, and was aimed at Dynamic…
Read MoreHow to Maximize a Conference: 3 Lessons from #PRSAICON
Conferences, trade shows and industry events are a huge investment of time and resources. So how do you make the most of your experience? Cision spent the last few days at PRSA International Conference 2016 (#PRSAICON) giving presentations, engaging on social media and even launching our next-gen platform Cision Communication Cloud™. In that whirlwind of…
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