Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Standing is Key Issue in Cyber Lawsuits

June 16, 2016

A data breach plaintiff, like any federal plaintiff, must establish standing in order to survive a 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss. […]

Don’t Let “Shadow IT” Take Hold in the Legal Department

June 16, 2016

Employees are becoming empowered to take workplace technology adoption into their own hands, and that’s become a challenge for IT […]

Cybersecurity Concerns For ERISA Fiduciaries

June 13, 2016

Pension and welfare plans store participant and beneficiary personal data that is of interest to cyber attackers. Not only does […]

Employee Negligence Doesn’t Negate Cyber Coverage

June 13, 2016

A decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court summary judgment for the policy holder in […]

Cybersecurity Is A Governance And Risk Management Issue

June 7, 2016

More companies are coming to see cybersecurity as part of a larger compliance and integrity program, rather than shunting it […]

Gathering Worldwide Resistance To U.S. Tech Giants

June 6, 2016

Most people in the U.S., including regulators, seem comfortable with the notion that a few U.S. behemoths are on their way to becoming both gatekeeper and gate, but in much of the rest of the world there is alarm.

Evaluating Your Company’s Social Media Policy

May 31, 2016

Many companies use third party social media sites, for a variety of purposes including marketing and interacting with customers. A […]

Hacker of Bush, Clinton Email Accounts To Plead Guilty

May 25, 2016

The man responsible for hacking personal email accounts that revealed Hillary Clinton’s habit of using a personal email account for […]

Metadata Can Be A Treasure Trove In Litigation

May 25, 2016

The amount and detail of information contained in metadata (data about data embedded in files) is staggering, and it can […]

A Cybersecurity Checklist

May 23, 2016

This list of seven best practices to achieve “cyber resilience” is based on Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report. Some […]

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