Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Get Ready For Cyber-Coverage Disputes

July 26, 2016

Companies should consider very carefully what types of cyber-breach events and losses they consider possible and do whatever they can […]

Microsoft Top Lawyer On Company’s Privacy Battles

July 26, 2016

After a federal appeals court handed Microsoft a major win last week in a case concerning a U.S. government warrant […]

Artificial Intelligence Filling Cybersecurity Pro Gap

July 26, 2016

The U.S. needs about 200,000 more workers in cybersecurity roles to be able to counter criminal hackers, but a major […]

Stolen Smartphone Draws A HIPAA Charge

July 20, 2016

In a case that a McGuire Woods client alert calls the first ever settlement of a HIPAA claim against a […]

Limits of Cyber Insurance Being Tested in Litigation

July 18, 2016

As hackers have become more sophisticated and litigation seeking redress more frequent, companies have turned to a variety of policy types, including…

Visiting A Website Despite Warnings Could Be A Federal Crime

July 18, 2016

A recent Ninth Circuit Appeals Court ruling featured a broad interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which may […]

ADA Decision Highlights “Proportionality” Limits

July 18, 2016

An inclusive ‘”give us everything and the kitchen sink” approach to e-discovery, without limiting requests in view of proportionality and […]

What Europe’s New Privacy Shield Means For U.S. Companies

July 18, 2016

Come of the uncertainty attaching to data transfer from the EU to the United States has been removed, with the […]

From Europe’s Privacy Regulators, Big Penalties But No Rules

July 14, 2016

In October of last year a European court invalidated the “Safe Harbor” that for 15 years had been the norm […]

Standing Is Key Issue In Cyber Lawsuits

July 12, 2016

District Courts have traditionally dismissed consumer lawsuits for data breach on the grounds that plaintiffs could not allege or prove […]

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