Category: General

  • Internet Freedom

    April 17, 2020

    The Reputation Risk of Being Male

    Like so many other women I applauded when the #MeToo movement began. It offered long-awaited support for women whose career opportunities have been diminished as a result of sexual harassment and discrimination. The seriousness and…

  • Jessica Robinson, CEO, PurePoint

    December 17, 2019

    Mitigating Reputation Risk When Hiring a Virtual CISO, by Jessica Robinson

    Few corporate crises are as reputation-damaging as a cyber breach. It is cited as a top concern of virtually every major organization worldwide. The Ponemon Institute 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study found that…

  • Managing online harassment

    October 13, 2019

    Online Harassment Leads to Jail Sentence

    Paul Sullivan, the “Wealth Matters” columnist for The New York Times, has published an article detailing an online harassment campaign that resulted in a rare jail sentence for the businessman who masterminded it. He paints…

  • Crisis management

    August 12, 2019

    The Importance of Celebrity “Reputation Insurance”

    In our current digital age, reputation is everything. From social media to personal blogs, how we present ourselves publicly constructs an indelible perception of our brands. This is especially true for public figures. You could…

  • Managing online harassment

    March 7, 2019

    Preparing and Responding to Online Harassment

    Over the past two decades, the Internet has become increasingly integral to the success of the working professional as a powerful self-marketing and networking tool. But part and parcel of using the Internet is the…

  • Reputation Diligence

    October 31, 2018

    You & The Internet

    Just as we thought the Internet couldn’t get any more—choose your favorite word: annoying? invasive? chaotic?—a series of unprecedented events has stirred up even more drama. This is an opportunity to note their relevance to…