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Christopher Garcia on Cyber Security [Video]

In this LEVICK Daily video interview, we discuss cyber security with Christopher Garcia, a partner in the securities litigation practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP. Amid an epidemic of data loss and theft, companies need...more

Cord Blood Bank Settles FTC Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers’ Sensitive Personal Information

On January 28, 2013, CBR Systems, Inc. (CBR) agreed to settle FTC charges that it failed to protect its customers’ personal information, including nearly 300,000 customers’ Social Security numbers and credit and debit card...more

The Sony data breach fine: A hand-slap from London now, but what would it have been under the proposed new EU Data Protection...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Sony £250,000 for the widely publicized 2011 security breach during which hackers gained access to personal data (including credit card information) of over 77 million...more