The Changing Landscape of Workplace Violence: Contributing Factors & Employer Obligations To Keep in Mind5 min read

Since 2014, the American workforce has experienced over a million violent crimes every year. Per the Department of Labor Statistics, in 2020 alone, more than 20,000 workers in private industry were subjected to assault resulting in lost workdays, and 392 workers were victims of workplace homicide. In 2021, the number of fatalities rose to 481. […]
Announcing Transitions for COSECURE and Margolis Healy and Associates3 min read

Today, Cozen O’Connor announces a transition for two of its ancillary businesses, Margolis Healy and Associates and COSECURE. For decades, Margolis Healy has been a market leader specializing in safety, security, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance for communities and workplaces across industries, with a strong focus on K-12 and higher education. Acquired by Cozen O’Connor in 2017 as […]
Who’s Collecting Your Employees’ Unemployment Benefits?5 min read

Recently, we have seen a rise in the hacking and fraudulent exploitation of HR data. In particular, the personally identifiable information (PII) of employees, stored by HR, has become a frequent target of cybercrime. While there are several ways in which PII can be used to scam both businesses and employees, one of the most […]
Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise4 min read

Cybercriminals steal billions of dollars from small businesses every year, and one of their favorite methods is the business email compromise (BEC), a sophisticated way to divert funds from legitimate business-to-business transfers. A Common Example of How BEC Works A prevalent form of BEC starts with an employee’s email account being hacked. Once inside that […]
What Keeps Philadelphia Law Firm Leaders Up at Night? Circumventing Practice Management Land Mines in Small & Mid-Sized Law Firms3 min read

This seminar, focused on practice management land mines in small and mid-sized law firms and how to circumvent them, will feature three segments. Presentations and speakers will include: Management “Land Mine” #1: Workplace Security Management “Land Mine” #2: Protecting Data & Avoiding Disqualification Management “Land Mine” #3: Handling Crisis Communications CLE is approved in NY, […]
You’ve Been Breached – Who Do You Call?59 sec read

On Cozen O’Connor’s Cyber Law Monitor podcast, host Andrew Baer is joined by Matthew Klahre from Cozen O’Connor’s Technology, Privacy & Data Security practice group for a discussion, with practical tips, on how to manage internal and external communications following a data breach. Forensic investigators, like COSECURE Cybersecurity, are a critical party in the investigation or remediation […]