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Stopping Data Breaches Will Require Help from Governments

Harvard Business Review

When a bank suffers a physical robbery, we do not think of blaming and shaming it – even though there is almost always some additional precaution the bank could have taken that might have helped prevent the attack (such as a police officer stationed at every teller window or limiting customer access to tellers).

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?Numbers Show Apple Shareholders Have Already Gotten Plenty

Harvard Business Review

Here’s how the first two work: DOMRs: Apple repurchases stock on the open market on strategically chosen dates under SEC Rule 10b-18, presumably in amounts up to its daily “safe harbor” limit, currently $1.5

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The Great Firewall of America

Harvard Business Review

If they don't, they lose their safe harbor provisions. Amongst many other issues, Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist at security vendor DKH points out : "It's not just that lookups to the Pirate Bay go overseas; lookups to Bank of America go overseas.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

The DSM will facilitate data-sharing “safe harbor” agreements, bank licensing agreements, and uniform rules affecting digital traffic ranging from e-commerce to digital streaming across the EU. The DSM is also expected to mobilize over €50 billion of investments.