February 2020
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In this issue:

  • Rob Telson Joins SmartFlow Sales Team
  • White Paper: GDPR and CCPA Data Privacy Laws and Compliance
  • Blog: Flexera's Acquisition of Revulytics
  • Blog: AutoCAD Files Targeted in Spear Phishing Campaign
  • In the News: China's Theft of American Companies' Intellectual Property
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IQ-whitepaper-thumb-300White Paper: What GDPR and CCPA Mean for License Compliance Teams

John B. Kennedy, partner at Wiggin and Dana focusing on guiding clients regarding the new regulatory schemes such as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and CCPA, shares his extensive knowledge on how the GDPR and CCPA data privacy laws impact legal compliance for software license management tools and how providers and users of license management tools can manage privacy risk under these regulations.

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Telson Headshot#4_Final-2_3_2020_V1Rob Telson Joins the SmartFlow Sales Team

SmartFlow is excited to welcome Rob Telson to our incomparable team of compliance experts and customer service professionals as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He will manage and scale up our sales organization to help us expand our business in 2020.

Rob brings many years of experience in licensing intellectual property and selling EDA technology across multiple vertical markets. He joins us from Synopsys, where he was Senior Director responsible for building and developing a business focused on disruptive technologies in the semiconductor space. Prior to Synopsys, Rob held various Vice President of Sales roles at ARM Holdings, a global semiconductor and software design company.

Rob holds a BS in political science from the University of Arizona and a Program for Leadership Development certificate from Harvard Business School.
featured blogs

Rory O'Connor, Consultant to Smartflow: Flexera's Aquisition of Revulytics... (PlacehHolder)

Adrian Allen, CTO of SmartFlow: AutoCAD Files Targeted in Spear Phishing Campaign

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CAD tools represent a prime target for nation states interested in stealing industrial and military secrets that can provide a competitive advantage to their own indigenous industries. The cyber criminals behind a recent malware campaign appear to be primarily interested in industrial espionage and have targeted companies in specific industries using spear-phishing emails with AutoCAD file attachments or links that have been infected via embedded scripting modules. 

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In the news

Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers the Keynote Address at the Department of Justice's China Initiative Conference

Attorney General Barr made extended remarks today at a Justice Dept. conference on DOJ's "China Initiative" to address China's theft of American companies' intellectual property and U.S. concerns regarding China's "current focus on dominating 5G technology"
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Bill Priestap: The Spy Business is Booming and We Should Be Worried

Bill Priestap, former assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division, warns in this New York Times opinion piece that the Chinese government is stealing not only U.S. government plans, but also the IP of private companies and citizens and is setting itself up as an alternative model for the world. 

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