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01 Sep CEO Clubs Luncheon Talk with Guest Speaker Former NY Governor David Paterson

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Date: Thursday September 16th from 9AM till 2PM

Location: The 3 West Club, 3 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019

The Administrative State can be tedious and difficult to understand, and when deciphered is often considered intentionally void of due process and fair notice. Michael J. Daugherty, CEO of LabMD, will expose the powers and behaviors of the Federal Trade Commission via his riveting story about his going battle with the FTC. The FTC has finally placed their cards on the table. Their verdict: If you have data that is exposed or vulnerable, but not hacked or breached, and without a single victim, you are violating the FTC Act. Mike will illustrate how far the FTC will go when challenged. Now landing at the US Court of Appeals, this landmark case is destined for the Supreme Court and will impact organizations large and small.

To join Michael and the other guests, learn more and register on line at CEO Clubs

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker: 

Former Governor of New York Honorable David A. Paterson

David Alexander Paterson became the 55th Governor of The State of New York on March 17, 2008. In his first address as Governor, he spoke about the challenges facing New York, and his plans to build a better and brighter future for all citizens. He was ahead of the national curve in predicting and acting on the State’s fiscal downturn.

Governor Paterson recently joined Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated as a Director/Investments with the Moldaver, Paterson, Lee and Chrebet Group- one of the firm’s top teams- based in New York City.

As Governor, during his 2008 inaugural address, Governor Paterson foretold of an impending national fiscal crisis and collapse, displaying prescience as the first American public official at any level to issue such an alarm. The Governor’s decision to address the country’s economic woes originated with his public statements regarding a potential deflationary spiral and misuse of credit default swaps and reckless home mortgage policies.  Ironically, this forecast compelled New York’s Legislature to specially convene in August 2008.  This session resulted in reducing the state’s deficit by $2 billion, as well as diminishing further devastating financial upheaval, and thereby ensured that New York State’s credit rating was never downgraded during his term.

CEO Clubs of America is excited to have Former Governor David Paterson as our Keynote Speaker for you today.

Mid-day Speaker:

John Mattone: Lessons in Leadership, Talent and Culture

Subtitle: Learn from the World’s #1 Authority on Leadership & Former Coach to Steve Jobs

Feature: 3 Best-Selling Books

LeadershipTalent and Culture are the foundation steps from which successful organizations are built – however, most struggle to create an environment in which employees can be fulfilled, very effective in their work, and really unleash their full potential. What exactly is it that makes some organizations achieve and sustain breakthrough success, while others struggle to reinvent and transform to meet ever-changing demands and challenges?

Based on years of research and advising CEOs and senior leadership teams from small and medium-sized as well as large companies, John Mattone argues that the highest performing organizations both embrace and execute 6 critical steps to achieving positive transformation, but transforming culture always begins with leaders who are both willing and able to “think big“ and be bold while maintaining a heavy dose of “humility”.

In this dynamic workshop, John Mattone talks about the essence of what is meant by the “vulnerability decision”  as well as the other critical steps that must be executed in order for your organization to effectively accelerate its own reinvention in terms of leadership, culture, talent and superior business results.

Morning Speaker:

Michael J. Daugherty, is Founder, President, and CEO of LabMD,a cancer detection laboratory based in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the author of the book The Devil Inside the Beltway. Because of his work, Mike has testified before the House of Representatives House Oversight Committee and regularly keynotes in front of healthcare, law, business and technology audience educating them on what to expect when the Federal Government investigates you. He holds a BA in Economics from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, regularly blogs at MichaelDaughtry.com, is Senior Writer for CyberDefense Magazine, and sits on the board of Snoopwall, a privacy company based in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is also a pilot and resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Administrative State can be tedious and difficult to understand, and when deciphered is often considered intentionally void of due process and fair notice. Michael J. Daugherty, CEO of LabMD, will expose the powers and behaviors of the Federal Trade Commission via his riveting story about his going battle with the FTC. The FTC has finally placed their cards on the table. Their verdict: If you have data that is exposed or vulnerable, but not hacked or breached, and without a single victim, you are violating the FTC Act. Mike will illustrate how far the FTC will go when challenged. Now landing at the US Court of Appeals, this landmark case is destined for the Supreme Court and will impact organizations large and small.

ABOUT STEVE GOLDSTEIN Steve Goldstein is a proven leader who has held executive positions with leading global brands, such as American Express (Chairman and CEO of American Express Bank), Sears (President of Sears Credit), and Citigroup, as well as several early-stage enterprises. He currently works in the private equity industry as a Senior Advisor with the consulting and advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal, serves as Chairman of US Auto Sales, serves as a Senior Advisor to Milestone Partners and an Industrial Advisor to EQT Partners (a global private equity firm based in Stockholm). He has also advised CEOs and private equity owners providing counsel on performance improvement with their companies in addition to acquisitions and merger integration opportunities. He has served on numerous boards, such as: American Express Bank, Jafra Cosmetics, Union Bancaire Privée, Pay-O-Matic and Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC. Steve has been an investor, advisor, and interim CEO for more than 10 venture backed e-commerce companies. Steve holds a Bachelor’s degree from City University of NYC, and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He lives in NYC. For more, visit www.sdgoldstein.com

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28 Jul For FTC and LabMD, a turning point is reached with no endgame in sight

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For FTC and LabMD, a turning point is reached with no endgame in sight (July 27, 2016) – LabMD Inc. CEO Michael Daugherty seems to be winning in the court of public opinion. Now all he has to do is win in federal court and at the Federal Trade Commission. For cybersecurity pros, the more important decision is the one the FTC is due to make July 28 after its original June 16 deadline was delayed “to give full consideration of the issues presented.” In the first FTC data breach case to go this far without settling, as some 60 other companies have done over the years, LabMD is challenging whether a minor data leak of dubious origins that led to no consumer harm is subject to the FTC’s authority.

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24 Mar Cybersecurity Firm With A History Of ‘Corporate Blackmail’ Raided By The FBI

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Sharing the latest from TechDirt

from the fate-of-CEO-Robert-‘Whitey’-Boback-currently-unknown dept

Cybersecurity is a crowded field. Not every competitor will make it. That’s inevitable. Tiversa is one of the also-rans.

Tiversa is helmed by Robert Boback. Back in 2009, Boback was already well-versed in the cybersecurity hard sell. Here’s what he had to say about P2P software in front of a Congressional audience — an audience well-versed in the art of selling fear to fund additional government products.

Boback showed off a document, apparently from a senior executive of a Fortune 500 company, listing every acquisition the company planned to make — along with how much it was willing to pay. Also included in the document were still-private details about the company’s financial performance. Boback also showed numerous documents listing Social Security numbers and other personal details on 24,000 patients at a health care system, as well as FBI files, including surveillance photos of an alleged Mafia hit man that were leaked while he was on trial.

Boback was stealthily pitching his company’s P2P monitoring service. During this hearing, he also claimed to have come across documents containing details about the President’s helicopter on an Iranian computer.

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11 Feb Fed officials: Hackers would start small on way to banking system

Jan. 16–Hackers looking to sabotage the U.S. banking system could break into larger companies by targeting smaller institutions, warn officials at the Federal Reserve in Boston, who have launched a pilot program to help thwart cyberattacks.

“We’re focused on the small and medium (banks) because they’re a great door into some of the larger organizations,” said Kenneth C. Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, who joined fed President Eric Rosengren for a sit-down with Boston Herald editors and reporters yesterday.

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11 Jan Top 10 Influencers in Health InfoSec – Michael is number 6!

Michael is honored to be #6 on Healthcare Information Security’s List of Leaders!

Fourth Annual List of Healthcare Information Security Leaders

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HealthcareInfoSecurity announces its fourth annual list of top influencers, recognizing leaders who are playing significant roles in shaping the way healthcare organizations approach information security and privacy.

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30 Dec Author Michael Daugherty Says Technology Will Leave Workers ‘Out In The Cold’

Michael was recently interviewed by Stephen K. Bannon. The following article accompanies the interview. The original can be found here.

Author Michael Daugherty believes that technology as a “double-edged sword” will be responsible for major shifts in the workplace, as companies seek a level of efficiency that will cause jobs to “evaporate.”

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04 Dec When the FTC Attacks…

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I interview Mike Daugherty – author of The Devil Inside the Beltway live from the Security Advisor Alliance first-ever Summit in Dallas, TX. Mike was kind enough to sit down with me (twice, thanks to a tech failure) and tell his absolutely surreal story of what happened to him, his company at the hands of what can only be described as an insane situation.

If you own a business, or manage a business, or work in enterprise — you need to hear Mike’s story. If it wasn’t documented and video recorded, you’d never believe it’s true.

Truth be told, I’ve been a supporter of the FTC as an advocate for the victims of breaches – the person who’s information is stolen. After hearing Mike’s story… I have had my mind completely changed.

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03 Dec CDT Tech Talk – Limewire, LabMD & the FTC

 

Host Brian Wesolowski sits down with Michael Daugherty to discuss in-depth his recent court win against the Federal Trade Commission, how the long-term experience turned into his recent book “The Devil Inside The Beltway,” and more. The issue at hand raises questions about the agency’s ability to protect consumers against risky business practices that have not yet led to actual harm.

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28 Nov FTC loses cybersecurity case against medical lab

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The Federal Trade Commission routinely holds companies responsible for data breaches that expose consumers’ private data to intruders. But the commission’s recent loss in the case of LabMD raises questions about its ability to prevail in other consumer cybersecurity cases.

The agency had sought to hold the medical testing lab responsible for a data breach that exposed the records of 9,000 patients. But LabMD fought back, refusing to sign a consent order and arguing that there was no proof any consumer had suffered any actual harm as a result of the breach.

Late last week, FTC Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Chappell agreed and dismissed the commission’s complaint.

“FTC spent millions of taxpayer dollars to pursue its baseless case against LabMD, an innovative and successful provider of cancer diagnostics,” said Daniel Epstein of Cause of Action Institute, which defended LabMD. “Although FTC’s ostensible justification for this boondoggle was ‘data security,’ it produced no evidence that even a single patient was harmed by LabMD’s alleged inadequacies.”

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