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Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog
The Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog, published by Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., focuses on legal issues related to cybersecurity, data breaches, and privacy within the financial and banking sectors. It covers topics such as regulatory compliance for financial institutions, fraud prevention and liability in wire transfers, the legal implications of emerging technologies like stablecoins, and risk management strategies for banks and businesses. The blog also addresses the intersection of cybersecurity with banking law, including anti-money laundering and consumer protection laws, and provides updates on relevant legislation and court rulings affecting cybersecurity and financial fraud.
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Cybersecurity Seminar: Postponed
The safety and well-being of our clients, employees and the broader community is on top of our minds and as such, the upcoming seminar, “Building A Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?”, both in-person and via online webinar, will…
Cybersecurity Seminar: Keynote Panel Announced
Dickinson Law, Holmes Murphy, and Eide Bailly are pleased to announce the participants on the keynote panel at its joint Cybersecurity Seminar on April 9th. Dan and Meg will share experiences with cybersecurity, and discuss ideas for improving an organization’s cybersecurity…
Startup Presentation Now Available On Demand
Thinking about starting a business but couldn’t attend our Startup Seminar on March 5th? No problem! The seminar presentation is now available anytime on demand.
It features useful information such as corporate formation, seed stage financing and intellectual property – all from…
Building a Winning Cybersecurity Program: Where Does Leadership Start?
Cybersecurity threats are everywhere and impact every business and organization, no matter how large or small.
The threat landscape continues to evolve as bad actors become more sophisticated at taking advantage of weak cybersecurity defenses. Business risks include compromised customer…
The Cyber-Lawsuit that Works: Company v. Company
By John Lande
Consumer lawsuits against companies for data breaches are increasingly common, but the results for the plaintiffs have been mixed. Many times, consumer lawsuits against companies for exposing personally identifiable information fail because consumers have difficulty identifying harm they suffered as…
New Dickinson Law Leadership Elected
Pictured L-R: Attorneys Ben Bruner, Melissa Schilling, John Lande, Ron Mountsier, Amy Plummer, and Brad Kruse.
Dickinson Law is pleased to announce its newly-elected Board of Directors.
Ron Mountsier was elected as President of the firm, replacing labor and employment attorney…
New Iowa Cybersecurity Legislation
By John Lande
Iowa law could soon change to provide organizations that have a robust cybersecurity program an extra incentive to maintain and improve their program. Senate File 2073 would amend Iowa’s existing data breach notice statute to provide an “affirmative defense to…
Check Before You Pay Vendors
By John Lande
Organizations of all kinds continue to fall victim to cyber-fraud involving payments to vendors. The Iowa State Auditor recently drew attention to fraudsters targeting school districts. In the fraud scheme, as we have previously covered, fraudsters will impersonate an…
You Can’t Outsource Cybersecurity to Your Bank
By John Lande
This blog has covered numerous cases of fraudsters tricking organizations into transferring funds. The scams often involve fraudsters portraying themselves as a senior executive in an organization either by hacking or spoofing the executive’s email.
Prima Donna Development v. Wells…