The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") is spending more time considering social media issues under the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act"). The NLRB’s Acting General Counsel just released a second report on recent social media cases. Employers (union and non-union alike) are covered by the Act and should pay attention to the NLRB’s actions in this evolving area of law.

Many businesses are not aware of the new class of .XXX Internet domain extensions; is yours? Beginning September 7, 2011, the first phase of registration begins for .XXX Internet domain names, including the opportunity for trademark owners to block registration of their mark with an .XXX extension. Don’t want to see your trademark used with an .XXX extension by a company in the adult entertainment industry? See our recent client alert by Kristin Herber for more information on the registration process and what you can do about it.

Recently, Golden State Bridge, Inc. was attacked by spyware designed to steal the construction company’s banking credentials.  Within hours, hackers created fraudulent payroll transactions totaling more than $750,000.  Fortunately, Golden State Bridge’s security team caught the breaches early and prevented much of the loss.  In addition, the company’s cybersecurity insurance coverage compensated it for losses that it was not able to prevent.   

“The Cloud.”  If you don’t know the term, get used to hearing it.  Today’s technology offers extensive opportunities for sharing, storing, and backing up data remotely – data sent to and stored on servers you do not own, control, or, probably, even have the ability to monitor. Where is the data?  It’s in “The Cloud.”