Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

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.

Insurer Not Off The Hook In $3.5 Million Computer-Hack Case

October 12, 2014

After hackers managed to route $3.5 million from a customer’s Philadelphia bank account to recipients in Russia and Belarus, the […]

SEC’s Increasing Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

October 9, 2014

The key areas where disclosure may be required: risk factors, management discussion and analysis, description of business, legal proceedings and financial statement disclosure.

JPMorgan Hackers Breached Nine Other Financial Firms

October 7, 2014

The overseas hackers who compromised more than seven million people’s information at JPMorgan Chase & Co. also infiltrated nine other […]

Former DHS Chief Offers Up Cyber Insurance

October 6, 2014

Former homeland security chief Tom Ridge is getting into cyber insurance, he announced this week. In light of massive breaches […]

Your Client is Hacked and Personal Information is Leaked Online – Now What?

September 30, 2014

Respond quickly, contact authorities – including an Internet crime specialty organization – and other tips for corporate lawyers to follow when facing cybercrime.

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