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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What actually is the Capstone Course at Seattle University, and how does a student get the most out of this culmination of their graduate program experience? Kelli Rodriguez Currie, the director of our Master of Legal Studies and Sports Law Program at Seattle, was joined by fellow professor Frank DiMarino as well as some SU
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People typically have a rough idea of your responsibilities when you give them your job title. Also, sometimes slight differences in job titles boil down to essentially the same responsibilities when you read the description. Compliance officers and compliance managers may, to many, seem like they could be one and the same. The nuances are
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Financial compliance involves the regulations that govern capital markets and the financial services sector. The enforcement of those regulations is at the heart of financial compliance. In a complex industry, financial compliance evolves with technology and society. It is important to know and keep up with the top challenges you might face when working in
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Here at Seattle University School of Law, we look at business through a legal lens. But what does that mean for the complex, nuanced business of healthcare? Seattle University School of Law invited an expert to help define and detail the expanding field of healthcare compliance. David Figueroa is currently the Executive Director of Policy
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