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Missouri Court Rules Against $440,000 Cyberheist Victim

by Bernstein Shur on 4/22/2013

A Missouri court last week handed a legal defeat to a local escrow firm that sued its financial institution to recover $440,000 stolen in a 2009 cyberheist. The court ruled that the company assumed greater responsibility for...more

Christopher Garcia on Cyber Security [Video]

by LEVICK on 3/7/2013

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

Obama Administration Trade Secret Report Raises Important IP, Business, and Securities Issues

by Matthew P. Allen, Kathleen Koppenhoefer, Michael Simoni | Miller Canfield on 2/28/2013

The Obama Administration’s recent “Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets” makes clear the importance for businesses to be aware of and understand the international threats to their intellectual property, the...more

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

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

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...

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 1/25/2013

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

Network Interference: A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon (2nd Edition)

by Reed Smith on 1/9/2013

In October 2009, we published the first edition of this White Paper, focusing primarily on social media issues in the United States. The response was overwhelming and far beyond our expectation — clients, friends, press and...more

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Missouri Court Rules Against $440,000 Cyberheist Victim

Christopher Garcia on Cyber Security [Video]

Obama Administration Trade Secret Report Raises Important IP, Business, and Securities Issues

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

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

Network Interference: A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon (2nd Edition)

Christopher Garcia on Cyber Security [Video]

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