Before she became an adjunct professor at Seattle University, Tracy Kosa’s computer’s hard drive, containing all her academic work, suddenly failed. Without much deliberation, she swiftly replaced it, only to receive a surprising call six months later from a kind stranger in Newfoundland. He had purchased her hard drive from a third-party reseller and offered […]
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Christian Kennedy is currently the Director of Information Security – Governance, Risk and Compliance at Wolfspeed, a semiconductor company based out of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. She has been with the company for two years. Wolfspeed creates advanced semiconductor technology that powers the world’s most disruptive
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We last spoke to Kimberly Blue when she was a student in the online Master of Legal Studies in Compliance and Risk Management program at Seattle University School of Law. Since then, she has graduated and has some further insights to share. “I had a wonderful experience in the MLS program. I can’t say enough
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Seattle University is proud to present a series of blogs showcasing our MLS in Compliance and Risk Management students’ Capstone presentations. The Capstone requires the student to create and submit a comprehensive paper or project for presentation in the course, which showcases the student’s competence in compliance. It is also for use in the student’s
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Careers in compliance can mean working in a wide range of fields. Cybersecurity, healthcare, finance, and sports are only a few, but the options are endless. Any organization that safeguards important information must have measures in place to ensure the information is protected and private. Unfortunately, hackers work to infiltrate the company systems and steal
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Cyber threats in various forms have been around since technology allowed it. Hackers, security attacks, phishing, malware, Internet of Things (IoT) attacks, and social engineering are a few of the many ways organizations and people can have their information stolen. As technology evolves, defensive risk strategies and risk management tactics must evolve with it. Additionally,
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Certain critical events may initiate an internal investigation within an organization. These can include receiving a subpoena, facing a regulatory inquiry from federal or state agencies, encountering whistleblower complaints, audit findings, or uncovering any misconduct or impropriety. The depth of these investigations can vary based on the situation, but they invariably entail significant costs. These
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Prompt and thorough witness interviews are critical to any effective investigation in an organizational setting. Witnesses provide essential facts and insights into all cases, even when some cases may appear to rely solely on the existence of documents. The goal of any witness interview is to obtain the maximum amount of relevant information possible. Achieving
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Healthcare is one of the most highly regulated industries today. There are a plethora of reasons that this is the case. First, it is one of the nation’s largest systems in place. Second, a person’s health encompasses more than just their current physical state . The information contained in someone’s medical records is intimate and
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In the United States, there isn’t a singular, comprehensive legislation that regulates data privacy. Instead, there is a patchwork of ever-changing laws on both the state and federal levels that focus on data privacy. If you’re looking to have a career in data privacy, understanding data privacy laws is critical to your career. When it
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