Cyber-attacks are part of the daily news cycle. Just about any company, regardless of size and industry, can be an inviting target for hackers. Reportedly, 71 % of cyber-attacks are directed at companies with fewer than 100 employees. (Lou Shipley, …

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On March 8, 2015, we explored trade secrets’ role in professional sports and left off with: So, what is next? Will professional sports teams take sufficient protective measures to protect their CVI [competitively valuable information] as trade secrets? They should. …

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Howard Schmidt, a co-founder of Ridge-Schmidt Cyber LLC and a former cybersecurity adviser to Presidents Obama and Bush, recently rendered cybersecurity advice for boards of directors: “At every board meeting, whether it’s monthly, whether it’s quarterly, cybersecurity should be on …

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