Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Tech Giants’ Effort To Curb NSA Data Collection Thwarted By Senate

November 20, 2014

The Senate voted down a measure being pushed by Microsoft, Apple, Google and other Silicon Valley giants, that would have […]

Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over Dropped Texts

November 19, 2014

When Adrienne Moore switched from an iPhone to an Android device, Apple’s operating system blocked the delivery of her text […]

State Department Emails Hacked

November 19, 2014

The State Department’s unclassified emails were hacked, around the same time the White House’s systems were subject to a cyberattack, […]

Law Firms Now Prime Targets For Hackers

October 30, 2014

It’s hard to think of a more concentrated agglomeration of sensitive information than a law firm’s computers or, increasingly, those […]

Facebook, Twitter Receive Praise For Resisting ‘Trademark Bullies’

October 29, 2014

Facebook, Twitter, online shopping site Etsy and photo service Flickr got high marks from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for not […]

Shareholder Cyber-Lawsuit Vs Board Hits Wall

October 23, 2014

This case may signal a potential new area of liability exposure for directors and officers, but the opinion is also a reminder of just how difficult it is for plaintiffs to survive the initial pleading hurdles…

What Lawyers Need To Know About Encryption

October 22, 2014

A recently released whitepaper from Avansic covers the basics about encryption: what it is, how it works, the regulations that […]

Cyber Insurance: How The Carriers See It

October 20, 2014

Cyber insurance has been available for years – AIG has offered it since 1999 – but it’s clearly a product […]

Cybersecurity Breach Liability

October 14, 2014

Companies need to be able to make the case that they have implemented “reasonable security” in the face of cyber threats, even though it’s not clear exactly what reasonable security is.

FDIC to Banks: Prep for “Urgent” Threat of Cyberattacks

October 13, 2014

A Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Working Group formed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council will soon release a report assessing the banking sector’s overall readiness to address a significant cyberthreat, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg told attendees of the American Banker Regulatory Symposium.

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