Data breaches, data leaks, data threats, data loss, data problems:
Anyway you say it, it sounds bad and many experts will tell you it is bad – very bad.

Data leaks within your title company or unprotected systems exposed to cyber theft can mean loss of reputation, loss of customers, government fines, lawsuits and even loss of your business. But while data thieves and hackers continue to find new ways to threaten your data, privacy and technology experts are working just as hard to find advanced and better ways to prevent such intrusions.

On Oct. 4, a team of nationally-recognized, top privacy experts convened to educate the settlement services industry on solutions and techniques to ensure your customers' data is secure and provide important current information on privacy laws. In this 90-minute training, speakers covered:

• The danger zones as data flows through the title processes and where data loss or data breach can occur;
• Complying with the federal laws surrounding data security and data privacy;
• Expectations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding data security; and
• Solutions for title agents on how to address privacy laws and tips to ensure a secure office.

This Webinar included an opportunity for attendees to ask questions. Participants will also receive the full PowerPoint presentation following the live event, along with related feature articles from October Research, LLC publications.

Register for a live site and have your entire staff listen in and/or order the recording and view the Webinar at your earliest convenience. This Webinar will give you the insight you need to ensure you are on the right path to a safe and secure office.

Featured Speakers:

Richard Purcell
Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Privacy Group

Richard Purcell has been a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection challenges since the late 1990s. He leads Corporate Privacy Group (CPG), an independent consulting firm focusing on establishing sustainable and effective information security and privacy programs. CPG supports multi-national corporations, Internet start-ups and government agencies in planning, developing and implementing enterprise-wide programs designed to respect and protect personal information. CPG also offers award-winning Web-based education and training courseware for security and privacy awareness, knowledge and skills development.

As Microsoft's original privacy officer, Richard designed, developed, implemented and oversaw one of the world's largest and most advanced privacy programs spanning Internet properties, software products, end-user support and information systems. In 2002, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative included the global privacy program as a key enterprise pillar. Throughout this period, Richard worked closely with regulators and legislators in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia to create global accountability and compliance standards and maintains those relationships today.

Recently, Richard also served as chairman of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee to the Department of Homeland Security and as the executive director of the nonprofit research agency, the Privacy Projects. Previously, he served on the Federal Trade Commission's Online Access & Security Advisory Committee and as chairman of TRUSTe, the pioneering online privacy certification agency. He sits on several corporate advisory boards and regularly addresses issues of information privacy and data protection domestically and globally.

Paul Schwartz
Faculty Director and Professor of Law, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology

Paul Schwartz is a leading international expert on information privacy law. He is a professor at Berkeley Law School and a director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. Paul has testified before Congress and served as an advisor to the Commission of the European Union and other international organizations. He assists numerous corporations and law firms with regulatory, policy and governance issues relating to information privacy. He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and corporate events in the United States and abroad.

Paul is the author of many books, including the leading casebook, “Information Privacy Law,” and the distilled guide, “Privacy Law Fundamentals,” each with Daniel Solove. “Information Privacy Law,” now in its fourth edition, is used in courses at more than 20 law schools. Schwartz’s over 50 articles have appeared in journals such as the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, and Chicago Law Review. Paul publishes on a wide array of topics including data analytics, telecommunications surveillance, data security breaches, health care privacy, privacy governance, data mining, financial privacy, European data privacy law and comparative privacy law.

He is a past recipient of the Berlin Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Berlin and a Research Fellowship at the German Marshal Fund in Brussels. Paul is also a recipient of grants from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, the German Academic Exchange and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He is a member of the organizing committee of the Privacy Law Salon and of the American Law Institute. He belongs to the editorial boards of International Data Privacy Law, the International Journal of Law and Information Technology, and the Zeitschrift für Datenschutz (Data Protection Journal). He is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal, and Brown University.

Joe DePaul
Managing Director, Area Senior Vice President
CyberRisk Services
Management and Professional Liability
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc.

Joe DePaul is the CyberRisk Services Practice leader at Arthur J. Gallagher, and is also responsible for management oversight of the Executive Risk Group in New York City. His responsibilities include management, business development and marketing of Executive Risk coverage lines. These specifically include Cyber Liability, Privacy Liability, Network Security Liability, Media Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Crime & Fidelity Insurance & K&R Insurance.

Previous to Gallagher, Joe held senior positions at AmWins Brokerage, AON, and Marsh & Gulf Insurance Co. Joe began his insurance career in 1994 and has developed expertise in all aspects of cyber and executive risk. Joe holds approximately 48 state insurance licenses. He is also a frequent speaker on topics including cyber, management and professional liability.

Moderator:

Andrea Golby
Editor, The Legal Description, October Research, LLC

Andrea Golby is editor of The Legal Description, October Research's legal and regulatory newsletter for the settlement services industry. Much of her work focuses on informing readers about pertinent case law, newly filed lawsuits, proposed legislation and other critical regulatory issues impacting title agents, attorneys and closing agents across the country. In 2011, Andrea assisted in the research, direction and launch of Dodd Frank Update, October Research's newest legal/regulatory publication. She is a graduate of Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.