While John McCain may think that Andrew Cuomo would be a fine choice for the next SEC Chairman, the fiery and politically-astute Democratic Attorney General of New York State has no intention of waiting on election returns to get involved in one of the most significant financial crises of our lifetime. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Cuomo has begun a “wide ranging investigation into short selling in the financial market.” In the ... Read More

Everyone seems to be talking these days about the death of newspapers. In fact, much of the discussion has been detailed right here in Bulletproof’s corner of cyberspace. But, while the newspaper business may be in trouble, it is dangerous to assume that newspapers themselves are history. It all depends on how one chooses to define the word “newspaper.” If you mean that bundle of cheap newsprint that gets thrown on your lawn every morning, kiss it ... Read More

With the grandeur and pageantry of the Beijing Games in the rearview mirror, observers are once again fearing it’s back to business as usual in China. The U.S. State Department is blasting the nation’s lack of progress on human rights and environmental issues are once again in the news. Perhaps most disturbing for consumers, yet another product safety crisis of epic proportions is shaking the world’s confidence in China’s products. The news that four infants have ... Read More

Yesterday, the September issue of Levick’s monthly e-newsletter, High Stakes, was published and I’d like to invite all the readers of Bulletproof to check it out. This month’s focus is on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the communications strategies that can diminish the impact of an investigation or keep an international company out of hot water all together. With the number of FCPA prosecutions carried out by the U.S. government doubling between 2006 and 2007 – ... Read More

As the election season reaches a fever pitch, the ad wars are about to get ugly. Only we’re not talking about Obama versus McCain, but rather another battle being waged for the hearts and minds of American citizens – that of the PC versus the Mac. This week, Microsoft announced the second phase of a $300 million advertising campaign to remake its tattered image following a year-and-a-half long assault on Windows-based computers from rival Apple. Central ... Read More

Of all the issues one might expect Governor Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy to highlight, data security seemed like an unlikely contender. That was, of course, until last week when hackers broke into the Governor’s personal Yahoo email accounts and posted messages, screenshots of her inbox, and family photos all over the Internet. Now the Governor is taking some flack, not because she was complicit in or could have somehow prevented the virtual break-in. Rather, the ... Read More