An introduction to fundamental technology concepts for compliance officers, risk-manager, and others working in technology-intensive, regulated areas, including cybersecurity, privacy, AI, and intellectual property.
This course introduces students to key concepts in law of patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyright. Special focus is given to risk management techniques to protect a company’s intellectual property, including monitoring for potential infringements, addressing suspected infringements, IP licensing, non-compete agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
A study of legal and risk management issues surrounding the use of big data analytics, machine learning and other AI technologies by regulators, business firms and other organizations. Special focus is given to issues arising in health care regulation, financial and securities regulation, and employment law—for example, health care fraud and abuse, Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering, economic sanctions, Federal securities Laws, and employment discrimination.
This course focuses on the legal and risk management issues that arise after a cybersecurity breach. Students will learn about different aspects on incident response, including initial internal communications and related corporate governance issues, the role played by in-house and outside counsel, forensics experts, IT staff and others in investigating the source and scope of the breach, and in mitigation and remediation of cyber breaches.
This course focuses on the design and implementation of cybersecurity compliance programs, including developing policies and procedures, auditing processes, and strategies for ensuring the resiliency and adaptability of the program in an evolving cyberspace and regulatory environment.
A study of privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulation, as they apply to firms in the financial sector and to corporations registered with the SEC. Topics include: prevention, breaches, disclosures, and remediation; Federal and state privacy and cybersecurity regulations; EU GDPR; the NIST Cybersecurity Framework; Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC guidance; and FFIEC and SEC OCIE cybersecurity guidance and initiatives. The course will also cover compliance and risk management best practices.
