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Feb 13, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Rachel E. Hudgins |Scott P. DeVries |Suzan Kern |Abby M. Warren
Unfortunately, I’ve had unpleasant dealings with the Phobos ransomware group. My interactions with Phobos have been fodder for a good story when I educate client employees on recent cyber-attacks to prevent them from becoming victims. The story highlights how these ransomware groups, including Phobos, are sophisticated criminal organizations with managerial hierarchy. They use common slang in their communications and have to get “authority” to negotiate a ransom. It’s a strange world.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern
Skip to main content November 14, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 319 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern |Cybersecurity Robinson Cole |Alan L. Friel |Dan Renberg
DocuSign is a great and efficient way to obtain authentic signatures for contracts and invoices. As with other efficient tools, threat actors will and have found a way to use the DocuSign API to send fake invoices to divert funds.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Daniel Davis |Alexander Kim |Suzan Kern |Debra Curtis
Skip to main content October 11, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 285 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News United States | Diversity Visa 2026 registration open until Nov.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern |Debra Curtis |Kristen O’Brien |Bruce D. Sokler
The European Commission announced the implementation date for the Entry/Exit System (EES) will be further delayed. Key Points:As BAL previously reported, the official commencement date for the EES was scheduled for Nov. 10. The new border control system is part of a “Smart Borders” initiative originally scheduled to take effect during the first half of 2022. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced that the Nov.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern |Debra Curtis |Kristen O’Brien |Bruce D. Sokler
Skip to main content October 11, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 285 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern
The State Department has published the November Visa Bulletin. The best that can be said of this month’s edition is that no category retrogressed. The bad news is there was no forward movement either: all remains status quo from October. Below is a summary that includes Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month, but first – some background if you’re new to these blog posts. If you’re an old hand at the Visa Bulletin, feel free to skip the next paragraph.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern
Skip to main content September 13, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 257 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern
The September Visa Bulletin brings no surprises. Below is a summary that includes Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month, but first – some background if you’re new to these blog posts. If you’re an old hand at the Visa Bulletin, feel free to skip the next paragraph. The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the US Department of State (in collaboration with US Citizenship and Immigration Services).
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Suzan Kern
On April 1, 2024, US Citizenship & Immigration Services announced the results of the FY2025 H-1B lottery: more than 120,000 registrations were selected to meet the H-1B cap for the upcoming fiscal year beginning October 1. Registrants who were selected were required to submit H-1B petitions to USCIS by June 30.
