Sandy Garfinkel, co-chair of the Privacy & Data Security Group for McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, has 15 years of experience and expertise advising businesses on compliance with electronic data security laws, consumer privacy laws and industry standards and in responding to breaches of data security.
As a nationally regarded authority on data security and privacy matters, Sandy is regularly published and speaks at numerous industry conferences on compliance with consumer privacy laws and preparing for and responding to data breaches. He is a strong proponent of “information hygiene” best practices in the workplace and he urges that companies and organizations need good cyber insurance to hedge against the numerous types of exposure that can arise from theft or loss of information. Sandy is frequently invited to present and give trainings on cybersecurity topics and is part of the curriculum development team for Diligent Institute’s Cyber Risk & Strategy Certification program, designed to give directors and executives knowledge to better respond to cybersecurity challenges.