Douglas M. DePeppe, Author at IR Global

California city declares state of emergency after ransomware attack

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

Cyberattacks continue across all sectors, such as Healthcare, Academia, Financial, etc. But increasingly we are also seeing attacks on critical infrastructure and public institutions of government. Entire communities have suffered lost access to critical services. As this story reveals, Oakley, a city around the Bay Area in California, experienced a large ransomware attack and declared […]

The OnCall Cyber™ Story Starts with IR Global

October 23, 2023October 30, 2023

Even as podcasts extolled the benefits of the Cyber Crisis Team offering from OnCall Cyber™, the story of the company’s formation originates from the mission of IR Global of bringing talented professionals together to make meaningful partnerships that reach around the globe. In the past week, IR Global’s Trusted Partner, Doug DePeppe of cyber law […]

How Attorneys Orchestrate Cyberattack Investigations

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

Doug DePeppe of the firm eosedge Legal, a Trust Partner of IR Global, was recently interviewed in this podcast and described the central role cyberlaw counsel plays in breach coaching after a cyberattack. His narrative during the video runs through the initial advantages – and the best practice – of utilizing counsel for the advantages […]

An Example of Cyber Preparedness

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Clients often ask what “cyber hygiene” means and what are some basic things businesses can do to raise their cybersecurity level. As this article points out, every company should have an Incident Response Plan (IRP). In the article, I am quoted for illustrating how many laws and regulations now mandate businesses to control risks through […]

Screen Actors Need Likeness Ownership

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

And Web3 is Poised to Enable Data Ownership Rights FOREWARD (by Douglas DePeppe, Esq.): Law Student Intern Samuel Mercaldo wrote this excellent article about the attributes of owning data, against the backdrop of the current strike in Hollywood and the threats of AI. His thoughtful analysis asserts that decentralized ownership control over one’s digital identity […]

Cyber Risk Management Now A Top Priority With The SEC

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023

IR Global members take note: all publicly traded companies in the U.S. have new cybersecurity risk management reporting rules! Moreover, these new rules will go into effect by the end of the year, which will greatly impact their 2023 10-K reports. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a statement late on July 26, 2023, […]

Cyber Experts Call for Data Usage Rights Payments

July 21, 2023July 27, 2023

Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghavan call for generative AI to compensate everyone a data license fee, in this article. Their rationale is that “Big Tech companies produce output from generative AI that was trained on public data”, and therefore “You are owed profits for your data that powers today’s AI”. Likening their proposal to Alaska’s Permanent Fund, […]

Combating Lawfare via Web3 – A Call to Action for Cyber Law Professionals

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

ChatGPT released an entirely AI-generated simulation of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on April 14, 2023. The video depicted an entirely simulated video of Joe Rogan and Sam Altman, along with their respective commentary. In another release, ChatGPT released an entirely AI-generated interview of former President Donald Trump with Joe Rogan. Real-looking manipulation of video […]

The Game-Changing Moment of Data Ownership Has a Legal Gap

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

In a series of data-as-property, digital identity ownership articles, I described how distributed ledger and smart contract technology would transform data privacy into a property law-based model. Indeed, “the full range of intangible property can become an asset owned and protected under property law” — I wrote that here. However, there is a gap in […]

Is the Crypto Winter Thawing

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023

This is an excellent article on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and Web3. https://nftnow.com/features/5-unique-nft-use-cases-that-will-dominate-2023/ The author points out several commercial use cases for token technology that are far afield and more tangible than the tulip craze surrounding bored ape art sales of last year. The cited uses include ticketing, membership, voting, “ownership records”, the “melding of physical […]

2023 Cyber Wish List

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

For 2023, Here Are Five Hopes For Cybersecurity The 2023 Cyber Wish List The Leaders at eosedge Legal and OnCall Cyber™, after observing the changing cyber and crypto landscapes over the past year and beyond, offer these beliefs and recommendations for improving cybersecurity for 2023. Views about cybersecurity from cyberlaw professionals: The Basic Idea: Data […]

Douglas DePeppe on the FIFA World Cup & Cyber Security

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

We are pleased to announce that through our PR Partnership, we have successfully secured the opportunity for our Trusted Partner Douglas M. DePeppe of eosedge Legal to feature on 4 globally established media outlets discussing the FIFA World Cup & the Cyber Security risks involved. “Fans should be wary about social media links offering free […]