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title: Practical Tips for InfoSec from Cyber Lawyer at SecureWorld Denver
description: Information Security Teams can save their company big legal troubles by thinking proactively about three areas of cyber law.
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# [Practical Tips for InfoSec from Cyber Lawyer at SecureWorld Denver](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/practical-legal-tips-for-infosec)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Fri | Oct 27, 2017 | 1:27 PM Z

You may have seen cybersecurity lawyer Shawn Tuma on TV or heard him on the radio. 

He's been on the airwaves a lot, lately, because those who can crystalize cybersecurity's legal issues into simple terms are in high demand. 

And he’s a keynote speaker at [SecureWorld Denver](http://events.secureworldexpo.com/details/dallas-tx-2017/) on November 2, speaking about, “The Legal Case for Cybersecurity,” and how InfoSec teams should think about legal issues.

Tuma says those in cybersecurity really need to understand three distinct kinds of laws. *Hacking* laws, *Security* laws and *Privacy* laws. He’ll unpack these during his presentation in Denver.

"It is sad but true that even with all of the information we have about cybersecurity threats and what they can and do mean for businesses, we still have a huge challenge in getting companies to take action," he says.

"The best thing that can happen to any company is to have an incident occur that looks like it is going to be very bad, force them to go through the real incident response process and make the preparations to be ready to disclose it publicly and at the very last minute learn that it was a false-alarm. Then, they have experienced it first-hand but ultimately did not have the problem they thought they had and do not have to disclose."

And Tuma says he expects his cybersecurity audience to leave the room with ideas on where to start this process of keeping legal in mind.

"One of the most effective things they can do, before an incident, is to implement a continuously maturing cyber risk management program that is uniquely tailored to the evolving needs and risks of their business, including the legal and regulatory risks that they face."

Expect more specifics during his November 2 keynote in Denver.

His session is part of a timely and relevant [2-day agenda](http://events.secureworldexpo.com/agenda/denver-co-2017/) at the SecureWorld Denver cybersecurity conference. 

You can also explore [attendee options](https://www.secureworld.io/hubfs/PDF%20collateral/Registration_types_guide_TwinCities_SecureWorld_2017.pdf) and [register here](https://secureworld.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/PublicSignIn.aspx?&SessionID=fa0fcpei6fbnfe4ff6) for a powerful day of takeaways that will help you secure your organization.

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