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Linn Foster Freedman

Industries 08/23/2024

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Linn Foster Freedman | Robinson & Cole LLP | Partner and cybersecurity chair LINN FOSTER FREEDMAN KNEW she wanted...

RAISING THE BAR: Robinson & Cole LLP partner Dana Horton serves as a mentor with the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association and seeks to continue serving on the Rhode Island Bar Association’s executive committee.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Advocacy a driving force behind Horton’s career at Robinson & Cole...

Business Services 05/24/2024

2024 Business Women Awards INDUSTRY LEADER | LEGAL SERVICES: Dana Horton Robinson & Cole LLP partner EVEN WHEN SHE was 10 years old, Dana Horton enjoyed...

BE PREPARED: Linn F. Freedman, second from right, explains the importance of assembling a strong cybersecurity plan during a panel discussion at PBN’s Cybersecurity & Tech Summit on Oct. 12. With her on the panel are, from left, Douglas Tondreau, associate professor of computer science at Johnson & Wales University; Rick Norberg, founder and CEO of Vertikal6 Inc.; and Robby Gulri, engineering solutions expert at RapidScale Inc. Moderating is Normand Duquette, standing at right, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. senior vice president.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared

PBN Summit 10/27/2023

By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...

CYBER SPECIALISTS: Roger Williams University professor of cybersecurity Doug White, middle, speaks during a Q&A session at the end of Providence Business News’ 2022 Cybersecurity Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Oct. 6. At left is Linn F. Freedman, a certified information privacy professional and U.S. chair of data privacy and the cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP. At right is Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor of cybersecurity and networking and incoming program director at RWU.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: In fending off cyberattacks, prevention isn’t nearly enough

PBN Summit 10/14/2022

While common security measures can help companies and their employees avoid becoming victims of cybercrime, they aren’t foolproof, said Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor...

LISA SHORR, far right, Secure Future Tech Solutions vice president, speaks during the PBN Cybersecurity Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday afternoon. She is joined during one of the panel discussions by, from left, Jason Albuquerque, Envision Technology Advisors LLC chief operating officer; Linn F. Freedman, certified information privacy professional and U.S. chair of the data privacy and cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP; Doug White, professor of cybersecurity and networking at Roger Williams University; Shakour A. Aubuzneid, professor of cybersecurity and networking and incoming program director at RWU; and Eric Shorr, Secure Future Tech president. Standing is PBN Editor Michael Mello. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

‘Thinking like a hacker,’ ROI benefits highlighted at PBN Cybersecurity Summit

PBN Summit 10/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – In the past five years, the U.S. has logged more than 2.6 million cybersecurity-related complaints, costing a total of $18.8 million in...

OUT-OF-OFFICE ISSUES: Panelists at the Cybersecurity Summit discuss how to keep a secure system while employees are working remotely. Clockwise from top left: Anthony Siravo, chief information security officer at Lifespan Corp.; Daniel Andrea, a partner and director of information systems at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd.; Linn Freedman, chair of the data privacy and cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP; moderator Eric Shorr, president of Secure Future Tech Solutions; and John Sullivan, executive vice president and chief information officer at BankNewport.

Weak points caused by remote work can be fortified

PBN Summit 10/15/2021

With a larger remote workforce comes more opportunities for cybercriminals to steal sensitive data. But amid a rise in attacks, businesses need to put...

CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT KEYNOTE speaker Dan O'Day, director of Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks, outlines how a recent ransomware attack against Kaseya, an information technology developer, played out over the Fourth of July weekend this year.

PBN Cybersecurity Summit: Ransom threats becoming ‘clear and present danger’

PBN Summit 10/07/2021

PROVIDENCE – Cybercriminals are becoming more lean, fast, abundant and strategic, and they are evolving from a nuisance to a “clear and present danger,”...

BEST PRACTICES: Panelists Jeffrey Ziplow, a partner at Blum, Shapiro & Co. P.C.; Cindy Lepore, vice president of Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC.; and Linn F. Freedman, chair of the data privacy and cybersecurity team at Robinson & Cole LLP, discuss the challenges of responding to a ransomware attack during the Cybersecurity Summit on Oct. 7. PBN Editor Michael Mello moderated the discussion.

Summit: Companies at a loss to handle ransom threats

Business Services 10/16/2020

International cybercrime is rising dramatically, driven by sophisticated operatives holed up in places such as Russia and North Korea who use advanced technology and...

Kathryn Rattigan

Business Services 07/17/2020

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2020 AWARD WINNER Kathryn Rattigan, 34 | Associate, Robinson & Cole LLP How has COVID-19 impacted your work-life balance? Fortunately, my...

PBN announces 2020 40 Under Forty winners

PBN Award Winners 06/12/2020

PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals have been chosen as the winners of Providence Business News’ 16th annual 40 Under Forty program, and will be...

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