Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

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 […]

Could Hackers Take Over Your Car?

July 12, 2016

In a well-publicized experiment, hackers were able turn up the radio, blast cold air through the vents and activate the […]

In A First, SEC Fines Morgan Stanley $1 Million For Cybersecurity Lapse

July 11, 2016

According to the SEC, Morgan Stanley violated the “Safeguards Rule” by failing to prevent an employee from downloading customer information he was not supposed to have access to.

Password Sharing Can Be Criminal

July 7, 2016

A former employee who hacked his old company using another worker’s password can be charged under the 1986 Computer Fraud […]

Warning: Security Products Can Backfire

July 7, 2016

Security software from some of the biggest and best-known companies in the cybersecruity business has been successfully…

Bidding High For Customers’ Emails In Bankruptcy Auction

July 5, 2016

Dick’s Sporting Goods this weekend put in the winning $15 million bid for the rights to 114 million customer files […]

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