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State Attorneys General Look Into Recent Data Breach Incident

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 1, the Connecticut Attorney General, George Jepsen, and the Maryland Attorney General and NAAG President, Douglas Gansler, sent a letter to representatives of a “daily deals” website that recently disclosed a data...more

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

If you are the CEO of Google, Facebook, Verizon, Comcast, Exxon or Boeing, don’t read this. You have a team of lawyers working for you who have already spent hours analyzing President Obama’s Cybersecurity executive order...more

The Storm Has Arrived: Cybersecurity, Risks And Response

by Michael Volkov on 2/25/2013

Every day the headlines report another Fortune 500 company suffering a hacking incident. For companies, the hack itself creates substantial risks of economic devastation caused by the theft of valuable trade secrets. Add to...more

Cybersecurity: The Next Big Wave in Securities Litigation?

by King & Spalding on 2/24/2013

News broke this week about significant cybersecurity breaches at many U.S. corporations that raises the possibility of a new wave of SEC enforcement actions, class actions, and derivative lawsuits. A front page New York Times...more

ICO Fine Signals International Risks of Data Breaches

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/8/2013

On January 24, 2013, the UK Data Protection Watchdog — the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited £250,000 (about $400,000) for its alleged failure to implement...more

Death of Activist Aaron Swartz Could Spur Changes to Computer Fraud & Abuse Act [Video]

by LXBN on 1/22/2013

Shortly after entrepreneur and internet activist Aaron Swartz took his own life, his family and others were quick to blame the government’s intense prosecution for the tragedy. The incident has led many to wonder if changes...more

Cyber Risks: Are You Protected?

by Katherine Dawson Varholak, Brooke Yates | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 12/21/2012

As our reliance on technology grows, companies face increasing risk of exposure to cyber breaches. The following outlines some of the risks your business faces and explains why you should implement strategies to manage your...more

Bank Agrees to Reimburse Company for Funds Taken Through Online Bank Account Theft

by Craig Hoffman | BakerHostetler on 12/6/2012

We reported in July on a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision finding that a bank failed to implement commercially reasonable security methods to prevent unauthorized transfers by a criminal that gained the online banking...more

Barnes & Noble PIN Pad Devices Hit By Hackers

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 10/25/2012

As the New York Times reports, Barnes & Noble disclosed this week that it learned over one month ago – on September 14 – that hackers broke into point of sale PIN pad devices at 63 Barnes & Noble stores around the country and...more

The Role of Commercial General Liability and Cyber Risk Insurance Policies in Mitigating Against the Risk of Data Privacy Breaches

by Carlton Fields on 9/24/2012

Originally published in Privacy & Security Law Report, 11 PVLR 1430, 09/24/2012. Companies, organizations, and individuals throughout the world reap significant benefits of having access to the internet. Since the 1990s,...more

Hackers Demand Ransom to Keep Medical Records Private

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/23/2012

Medical-data blackmail is becoming more common as more health care providers adopt electronic health records systems and store patient data digitally. This Bloomberg technology blog story describes some of the larger...more

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State Attorneys General Look Into Recent Data Breach Incident

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

The Storm Has Arrived: Cybersecurity, Risks And Response

Cybersecurity: The Next Big Wave in Securities Litigation?

ICO Fine Signals International Risks of Data Breaches

Death of Activist Aaron Swartz Could Spur Changes to Computer Fraud & Abuse Act [Video]

Cyber Risks: Are You Protected?

Bank Agrees to Reimburse Company for Funds Taken Through Online Bank Account Theft

Barnes & Noble PIN Pad Devices Hit By Hackers

The Role of Commercial General Liability and Cyber Risk Insurance Policies in Mitigating Against the Risk of Data Privacy Breaches

Hackers Demand Ransom to Keep Medical Records Private

Death of Activist Aaron Swartz Could Spur Changes to Computer Fraud & Abuse Act [Video]

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