Topic of the Week

As the U.S. doubles down on protecting sensitive personal and government-related data from falling into the hands of the wrong people, a new privacy regulation is on the horizon. The Department of Justice’s Sensitive Data Rule officially takes effect July 8, 2025, and this current “grace period” gives you the chance to prepare. This week we are digging into what this rule means, who it affects, and what your organization should be doing right now to prepare.

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the massive data breach that exposed millions of logins. When I told my partner about it, and recommended he go change his passwords, he asked why, since, more than likely, his information was already out there, and it got me thinking. Usually, we are just told to change our passwords, but nobody really explains why.

Keeping our information private in the digital age remains one of the internet’s greatest challenges, and a newly uncovered breach gives us yet another disturbing reminder.

We have all heard about data breaches and understand that they are quite damaging, but do we understand how damaging they are?

Just a few weeks ago, we discussed the growing challenge job seekers face in determining whether a job posting is even legitimate. But the script has flipped… Now employers are the ones asking if the candidates they're meeting are even real. Welcome to the unsettling new trend of deepfake job applicants.

Our digital landscape is continuously growing and within it, our phones are becoming even more of a one-stop shop. We use our phones for communication, either through text messaging or phone calls; for taking photos; for sending and receiving emails; for setting alarms; for listening to music or audio books; for reading books; for asking google questions; to access social media; and most relevant for today's topic - we use our phones in place of physical debit or credit cards.