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![How to Protect Yourself and Your Employees in a Remote Work Environment]()
How to Protect Yourself and Your Employees in a Remote Work Environment
With organizations shifting to remote work environments due to the coronavirus pandemic, FTI Cybersecurity offers advice to strengthen cybersecurity at this crucial moment in time.
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![Managing Export Controls and Sanctions: It's About Who You Know and What You Know]()
Managing Export Controls and Sanctions: It's About Who You Know and What You Know
A patchwork of domestic and international regulations has grown trickier to navigate over the past few years. Even the most mindful companies can stumble.
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![How Can I Tell If My Third-Party Vendors Are Adequately Protecting Organizational Data From Hackers?]()
How Can I Tell If My Third-Party Vendors Are Adequately Protecting Organizational Data From Hackers?
FTI Consulting’s Global Head of Cybersecurity, Anthony J. Ferrante, answers the question every organization must confront as the risk of a cyber attack grows. This is the fourth of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) from FTI Cybersecurity
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![Stay Protected While Connected: Wi-Fi Safety]()
Stay Protected While Connected: Wi-Fi Safety
Think your Wi-Fi connection is secure? Think again. Whether at home or in public, the connection may leave a window open for nefarious actors to climb inside your digital life. In the third of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI’s cybersecurity team presents essential best practices for protecting your wireless connection.
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![Secure Your Data by Tightening Your Weakest Links]()
Secure Your Data by Tightening Your Weakest Links
The old adage “you’re only as strong as your weakest link” is spot-on when it comes to safeguarding your computer systems from cyber attack. In the second of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI Cybersecurity presents essential best practices for fortifying basic barriers that secure your most sensitive data.
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![Keep Your Phone Close — And Your Data Closer]()
Keep Your Phone Close — And Your Data Closer
With employees depending heavily on their mobile devices to accomplish business goals, the need to keep those devices secure is imperative. Here, in the first of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI Cybersecurity presents best practices for securing your mobile device.
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![The Healthcare Industry Needs a Cybersecurity Booster Shot]()
The Healthcare Industry Needs a Cybersecurity Booster Shot
Every industry faces great risk from cyber attack; healthcare is especially vulnerable.
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![The Costly Risk Everyone Forgets About in M&A]()
The Costly Risk Everyone Forgets About in M&A
Overlooking cybersecurity during due diligence could lead to a rude awakening.
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![Cyber Criminals Are Exploiting the Dark Web. Here’s Why You Should Too]()
Cyber Criminals Are Exploiting the Dark Web. Here’s Why You Should Too
Corporations that know how to monitor the global platform often used for evil can protect themselves from cyberattack.
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![Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond]()
Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond
In the fast-moving world of cybersecurity, predicting the full threat landscape is near impossible. But it is possible to extrapolate major risks in the coming months based on trends and events of last year. Here’s what organizations must be aware of to be prepared.
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![C-Suite Alert: US DOJ Updates Guidelines for Managing Cyber Attacks]()
C-Suite Alert: US DOJ Updates Guidelines for Managing Cyber Attacks
The Department of Justice revised its 2015 guidelines across seven overarching themes.
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![How Asset Management Firms Can Combat the Growing Threat of Cyber Attack]()
How Asset Management Firms Can Combat the Growing Threat of Cyber Attack
With asset management firms facing mounting cyber risks and increasing regulation, general counsels must get up to speed quickly on the dynamic cyber threat landscape and take a leading role within their firms to implement best practices to harden their digital infrastructures and respond to cyberattacks and incidents.
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![Ask the Expert: Is the US Going to Get a Privacy Law Like Europe’s GDPR Anytime Soon?]()
Ask the Expert: Is the US Going to Get a Privacy Law Like Europe’s GDPR Anytime Soon?
Managing Director Paul Prior of FTI Consulting’s global insurance services practice answers the question multinational corporations are asking in light of recent cyber events.
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![Technology Failure in the Courtroom is a Lawyer’s Worst Nightmare]()
Technology Failure in the Courtroom is a Lawyer’s Worst Nightmare
Courtroom horror stories illustrate the risks lawyers face by not planning and preparing for courtroom technology needs.
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![Blockchain, Procurement and the Middleman]()
Blockchain, Procurement and the Middleman
Blockchain is the disruptive technology that is so cost-effective and efficient, even the disruptors themselves are eyeing it.
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![North Korean Hackers Pose a Threat to Your Company. What Are You Going to Do About It?]()
North Korean Hackers Pose a Threat to Your Company. What Are You Going to Do About It?
The state-sponsored WannaCry ransomware attack is a wake-up call to the private sector: Cybersecurity is a shared effort.
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![Are You Social Media Savvy?]()
Are You Social Media Savvy?
Communications have gone social. Is your company in the know when it comes to the latest in digital messaging?
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![5 Tips for Protecting Your Data When You’ve Outsourced It to a Third Party]()
5 Tips for Protecting Your Data When You’ve Outsourced It to a Third Party
Entrusting your company’s data to a BPO? Make sure they’re not involved in any nefarious activities…
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![Cybersecurity Expertise: From the White House to the C-Suite]()
Cybersecurity Expertise: From the White House to the C-Suite
Anthony J. Ferrante, FTI Consulting’s new Head of Cybersecurity in the Global Risk & Investigation Practice, addresses the growing cybersecurity threats affecting U.S. businesses today.
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![Avoiding the Legal Traps When Migrating Your Corporate Data to Microsoft Office 365]()
Avoiding the Legal Traps When Migrating Your Corporate Data to Microsoft Office 365
You don’t need a lawyer to make the transition to Microsoft Office 365. But it sure helps.
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![Is Your Company Ready For the Robot Revolution?]()
Is Your Company Ready For the Robot Revolution?
Robotic Process Automation is revolutionizing industry by handling repetitive back-office operations once done only by humans. Should you join the early adopters?
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![China M&As Eye Western Tech: Tense Times Follow]()
China M&As Eye Western Tech: Tense Times Follow
Chinese companies are trying to scoop up Western tech companies in M&A mega deals, with big rewards for all. But suspicions on both sides continue to scuttle some of the deals. Here’s why.
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![Third-Party Vendors: Love ’Em or Leave ’Em]()
Third-Party Vendors: Love ’Em or Leave ’Em
Banks are increasingly outsourcing services to third-party vendors, which introduces all kinds of business risks. Here’s how banks can get a grip on that relationship and manage the anxiety.
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![Keeping the Peace in the Cloud]()
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
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![Five Things to Know to Avoid Doing Business with the Yakuza]()
Five Things to Know to Avoid Doing Business with the Yakuza
Japan’s legendary crime syndicate is deeply embedded within Japanese society and is regulated by the government. Still, foreign executives looking to do business in Japan should take care: The Yakuza are as dangerous in the back alley as they are in the boardroom.
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![The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:]()
The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:
There were just over 295,000 civil suits filed in U.S. district courts in 2014, an increase of 4 percent over 2013. On top of that, there were another 81,000 criminal cases (including fraud) filed.
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![The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil]()
The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil
It’s no secret that Brazil has been going through hard times and that investors — with good reason — regard the country as a high-risk environment.
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![Why Data Deletion Makes Sense (and Dollars)]()
Why Data Deletion Makes Sense (and Dollars)
The price of disks has been dropping for years. According to Gartner, the cost of disk storage per terabyte has been falling, too.
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![The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change]()
The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change
The study of why and how people adopt new ways of doing things goes back decades. Innovation and marketing experts like Everett M. Rogers and Geoffrey A. Moore made "early adopters" and "laggards" familiar terms to describe those who do or do not embrace the new.
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![The Rise of Telemedicine: Yes, There’s a Virtual Doctor in the House]()
The Rise of Telemedicine: Yes, There’s a Virtual Doctor in the House
As late as the 1960s, doctors often went to patient homes. A decade later, comparing something with “a doctor’s house call” had become a sarcastic comment on the loss of the personal touch.
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![In Case of Emergency, Open Browser]()
In Case of Emergency, Open Browser
In 2010, the state of Nevada determined that its emergency preparedness for schools was struggling to comply with mandates and directives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Presidential Decision Directives and the U.S. Department of Education.
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![Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?]()
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
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![Angels in the Analytics]()
Angels in the Analytics
Boston Medical Center was the city’s largest safety-net provider. But with healthcare insurance reform, state funding dried up, and hospital revenue was in free-fall. Here’s how it turned a 2010 operating loss of $34 million into a $2.5 million gain in two years by deploying advanced analytics to inform decision-making at all levels.
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![A New War Plan for Defense Contractors]()
A New War Plan for Defense Contractors
With the Iraq war over and the Afghanistan conflict in its final stages, relentless pressure on government spending is creating a very different terrain for defense contractors selling to the U.S. military. If they expect to thrive in the “new normal,” contractors need to assess their situations and develop different competitive approaches and defenses.
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![Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration]()
Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration
A Discussion with Singing River Health System Facilitated by Phil Polakoff, M.D., FTI Consulting Chief Medical Executive
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![Detecting Fraud In Real Time]()
Detecting Fraud In Real Time
Multinationals today face proliferating compliance issues that essentially come down to one requirement: putting technology in place to detect wrongdoing at any time and in any location.
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![Show Me the Money]()
Show Me the Money
Non-investment grade companies needing to refinance maturing debt or seeking new money loans are still facing a tough lending environment despite the overall improvement in credit market conditions. This is especially true for middle market companies. FTI Consulting shares some practical insights on how best to find favor with lenders in these challenging times.
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How to Protect Yourself and Your Employees in a Remote Work Environment
Mar 2020
With organizations shifting to remote work environments due to the coronavirus pandemic, FTI Cybersecurity offers advice to strengthen cybersecurity at this crucial moment in time.
Managing Export Controls and Sanctions: It's About Who You Know and What You Know
Nov 2019
A patchwork of domestic and international regulations has grown trickier to navigate over the past few years. Even the most mindful companies can stumble.
How Can I Tell If My Third-Party Vendors Are Adequately Protecting Organizational Data From Hackers?
Oct 2019
FTI Consulting’s Global Head of Cybersecurity, Anthony J. Ferrante, answers the question every organization must confront as the risk of a cyber attack grows. This is the fourth of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) from FTI Cybersecurity
Stay Protected While Connected: Wi-Fi Safety
Oct 2019
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Think your Wi-Fi connection is secure? Think again. Whether at home or in public, the connection may leave a window open for nefarious actors to climb inside your digital life. In the third of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI’s cybersecurity team presents essential best practices for protecting your wireless connection.
Secure Your Data by Tightening Your Weakest Links
Oct 2019
The old adage “you’re only as strong as your weakest link” is spot-on when it comes to safeguarding your computer systems from cyber attack. In the second of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI Cybersecurity presents essential best practices for fortifying basic barriers that secure your most sensitive data.
Keep Your Phone Close — And Your Data Closer
Oct 2019
With employees depending heavily on their mobile devices to accomplish business goals, the need to keep those devices secure is imperative. Here, in the first of four articles for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI Cybersecurity presents best practices for securing your mobile device.
The Healthcare Industry Needs a Cybersecurity Booster Shot
Aug 2019
Every industry faces great risk from cyber attack; healthcare is especially vulnerable.
The Costly Risk Everyone Forgets About in M&A
Jul 2019
Overlooking cybersecurity during due diligence could lead to a rude awakening.
Cyber Criminals Are Exploiting the Dark Web. Here’s Why You Should Too
Mar 2019
Corporations that know how to monitor the global platform often used for evil can protect themselves from cyberattack.
Corporate Cybersecurity Now: 10 Things to Know in the Next 10 Months—and Beyond
Jan 2019
In the fast-moving world of cybersecurity, predicting the full threat landscape is near impossible. But it is possible to extrapolate major risks in the coming months based on trends and events of last year. Here’s what organizations must be aware of to be prepared.
C-Suite Alert: US DOJ Updates Guidelines for Managing Cyber Attacks
Jan 2019
The Department of Justice revised its 2015 guidelines across seven overarching themes.
How Asset Management Firms Can Combat the Growing Threat of Cyber Attack
Jan 2019
With asset management firms facing mounting cyber risks and increasing regulation, general counsels must get up to speed quickly on the dynamic cyber threat landscape and take a leading role within their firms to implement best practices to harden their digital infrastructures and respond to cyberattacks and incidents.
Ask the Expert: Is the US Going to Get a Privacy Law Like Europe’s GDPR Anytime Soon?
Jan 2019
Managing Director Paul Prior of FTI Consulting’s global insurance services practice answers the question multinational corporations are asking in light of recent cyber events.
Technology Failure in the Courtroom is a Lawyer’s Worst Nightmare
Jul 2018
Courtroom horror stories illustrate the risks lawyers face by not planning and preparing for courtroom technology needs.
Blockchain, Procurement and the Middleman
Apr 2018
Blockchain is the disruptive technology that is so cost-effective and efficient, even the disruptors themselves are eyeing it.
North Korean Hackers Pose a Threat to Your Company. What Are You Going to Do About It?
Feb 2018
-150x150.jpg)
The state-sponsored WannaCry ransomware attack is a wake-up call to the private sector: Cybersecurity is a shared effort.
Are You Social Media Savvy?
Dec 2017
Communications have gone social. Is your company in the know when it comes to the latest in digital messaging?
5 Tips for Protecting Your Data When You’ve Outsourced It to a Third Party
Nov 2017
Entrusting your company’s data to a BPO? Make sure they’re not involved in any nefarious activities…
Cybersecurity Expertise: From the White House to the C-Suite
Sep 2017
Anthony J. Ferrante, FTI Consulting’s new Head of Cybersecurity in the Global Risk & Investigation Practice, addresses the growing cybersecurity threats affecting U.S. businesses today.
Avoiding the Legal Traps When Migrating Your Corporate Data to Microsoft Office 365
Aug 2017
-150x150.jpg)
You don’t need a lawyer to make the transition to Microsoft Office 365. But it sure helps.
Is Your Company Ready For the Robot Revolution?
Jun 2017
Robotic Process Automation is revolutionizing industry by handling repetitive back-office operations once done only by humans. Should you join the early adopters?
China M&As Eye Western Tech: Tense Times Follow
Nov 2016
Chinese companies are trying to scoop up Western tech companies in M&A mega deals, with big rewards for all. But suspicions on both sides continue to scuttle some of the deals. Here’s why.
Third-Party Vendors: Love ’Em or Leave ’Em
Oct 2016
Banks are increasingly outsourcing services to third-party vendors, which introduces all kinds of business risks. Here’s how banks can get a grip on that relationship and manage the anxiety.
Keeping the Peace in the Cloud
Aug 2016
-150x150.jpg)
When a software provider switches to a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model, turf battles can boil over among internal teams. Here’s what managers can do to cut them off and maintain profitability.
Five Things to Know to Avoid Doing Business with the Yakuza
Jun 2016
Japan’s legendary crime syndicate is deeply embedded within Japanese society and is regulated by the government. Still, foreign executives looking to do business in Japan should take care: The Yakuza are as dangerous in the back alley as they are in the boardroom.
The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:
Dec 2015
There were just over 295,000 civil suits filed in U.S. district courts in 2014, an increase of 4 percent over 2013. On top of that, there were another 81,000 criminal cases (including fraud) filed.
The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil
Dec 2015
It’s no secret that Brazil has been going through hard times and that investors — with good reason — regard the country as a high-risk environment.
Why Data Deletion Makes Sense (and Dollars)
Jul 2015
The price of disks has been dropping for years. According to Gartner, the cost of disk storage per terabyte has been falling, too.
The Adoption Curve: How Professors Learn About Change
May 2015
The study of why and how people adopt new ways of doing things goes back decades. Innovation and marketing experts like Everett M. Rogers and Geoffrey A. Moore made "early adopters" and "laggards" familiar terms to describe those who do or do not embrace the new.
The Rise of Telemedicine: Yes, There’s a Virtual Doctor in the House
Feb 2015
As late as the 1960s, doctors often went to patient homes. A decade later, comparing something with “a doctor’s house call” had become a sarcastic comment on the loss of the personal touch.
In Case of Emergency, Open Browser
Jul 2014
In 2010, the state of Nevada determined that its emergency preparedness for schools was struggling to comply with mandates and directives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Presidential Decision Directives and the U.S. Department of Education.
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Feb 2014
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
Angels in the Analytics
Nov 2013
Boston Medical Center was the city’s largest safety-net provider. But with healthcare insurance reform, state funding dried up, and hospital revenue was in free-fall. Here’s how it turned a 2010 operating loss of $34 million into a $2.5 million gain in two years by deploying advanced analytics to inform decision-making at all levels.
A New War Plan for Defense Contractors
Aug 2013
With the Iraq war over and the Afghanistan conflict in its final stages, relentless pressure on government spending is creating a very different terrain for defense contractors selling to the U.S. military. If they expect to thrive in the “new normal,” contractors need to assess their situations and develop different competitive approaches and defenses.
Better Healthcare Through Clinical Integration
Jun 2013
A Discussion with Singing River Health System Facilitated by Phil Polakoff, M.D., FTI Consulting Chief Medical Executive
Detecting Fraud In Real Time
Mar 2011
Multinationals today face proliferating compliance issues that essentially come down to one requirement: putting technology in place to detect wrongdoing at any time and in any location.
Hedge Fund Disclosure: The Best Defense for an Industry Under Siege
Apr 2010
Hedge funds are under the microscope like never before, as regulators and investors demand greater transparency and disclosure. What does this mean for an industry more used to operating behind a veil?
Show Me the Money
Apr 2010
Non-investment grade companies needing to refinance maturing debt or seeking new money loans are still facing a tough lending environment despite the overall improvement in credit market conditions. This is especially true for middle market companies. FTI Consulting shares some practical insights on how best to find favor with lenders in these challenging times.
The Need for Speed
Oct 2009
Access to high-speed Internet service is fast becoming a necessity that consumers cannot live without. Nonetheless, a sizeable minority remain unconnected. With policymakers working on efforts to make broadband more widely available and affordable, a recent report by Compass Lexecon, an FTI subsidiary, helps to inform the debate.
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