Topic
Business Communication
121 published works
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Banks Do Not Owe a Duty of Care to Non-customers in Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud Cases
By Justin Kerner, Heryka Knoespel, Mary C. Zinsner
Business email compromise (BEC) and other third-party fraud inducing funds transfers have generated a wave of litigation against banks: not just those where victims hold accounts, but also against the…
Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights
When Your Cyber Insurer Sends You in Circles: A Hacked CFO Email, a Stolen Vendor Payment, and the Coverage Maze That Can Follow
You bought cyber insurance because you knew a serious cyber theft could threaten the business you have spent years building. Your company paid premiums year after year, maintained payment controls,…
Presnell on Privileges
No Privilege for Spouses’ Business Text Messages, Delaware Chancellor Rules
Most understand the spousal privilege—or marital-communications privilege—to shield, well, confidential communications between spouses. But courts are increasingly asking whether the privilege applies to all spousal communications or only certain spousal…
Debevoise & Pimpton Data Blog
Business Email Compromise: Reducing Risk and Litigation Exposure
Business email compromise (“BEC”) attacks are one of the most significant cyber threats facing companies today, and the latest federal data show that the problem is intensifying. In its 2025…
Investigation Counsel
Thousands defrauded out of nearly US$215M in global business email hacking scheme
A U.S. federal jury has convicted 25 people in connection with an international business email compromise scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 victims, including Canadians, out of nearly US$215 million.…
Investigation Counsel
Northern Ontario Indigenous Businesses Lose $800K in Email Fraud Scams
Police in northern Ontario are warning Indigenous businesses and organizations about sophisticated business email compromise scams after four companies lost a combined $800,000. Investigators say fraudsters impersonated trusted suppliers, contractors,…
ComplexDiscovery
The Credit Trap: Why the Communicators Who Stop Keeping Score Keep Winning
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Stop keeping score and a different kind of authority starts to emerge. In a digital environment built to reward visibility, attribution, and personal brand inflation, the strongest communicators…
Mike McBride Online
Worth Reading – Communication Isn’t Part of Your Job. It’s THE Job.
By Mike McBride
If you've felt this way, I encourage you to consider that communication is a skill you can learn. Writing, speaking, presenting, training, etc., are all variations of the basic skill…
Texas Bar Blog
Sponsored Content: How to Avoid the “Oh, I Shouldn’t Have Said That” Problem
By Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., ALPS Risk Manager
I once asked several of our claims attorneys to identify the top habits they felt new lawyers should develop from day one. With one exception, their list covered what I…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
June Sees Significant Jump in BECs
According to Cybersecurity Dive, “Americans lost $16.6 billion to cyber fraud and internet crimes last year (2024), up 33% from the previous year. Phishing, spoofing and extortion topped the list…