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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

2018 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report “All Bad”

The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance just released its 2018 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report, which says “2018–Some Better, Some Worse, All Bad.” That’s our experience, too. Below are our highlights from the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

FBI Reports An Increasing Rate Of Internet-Facilitated Crime

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, better known as IC3, released its 2018 Internet Crimes Report. For those unfamiliar with the IC3, it was established by the FBI in May 2000 as a central repository for public...more

Alston & Bird

Ten Lessons from Six 2018 DOJ Indictments of State-Sponsored Hackers

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Take a journey around the world as our Cybersecurity & Preparedness Response Team reviews how the United States responded to state-sponsored cyberattacks and offers 10 lessons the private sector can use to strengthen their...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Smart-Home Devices: The Ugly

The Ugly of Technology — Ransomware Technology is fundamentally good and helpful to us; but, like so many things in our modern world, there is the good…the bad…and the ugly. In October 2016, what might have been the largest...more

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The Evolving Internet of Things and Its Risks for Business Consumers

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The recent distributed denial of service (“DDOS”) attack on domain name service provider Dyn is likely to result in greater scrutiny by regulators and lawmakers of the potential risks associated with the increasing use of the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Understanding the Role of Connected Devices in Recent Cyber Attacks

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On November 16, 2016 the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on “Understanding the Role of Connected...more

Baker Donelson

The October DDoS Attack – Separating Fact from Fiction

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Baker Donelson's Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity attorneys are pleased to introduce a series of client alerts that will address significant cyber-threats to your business and how you can protect yourself by...more

BakerHostetler

Six Proposals to Stop IoT-Based DDoS Attacks

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On Oct. 21, 2016, an extremely large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Dyn prevented many internet users on the East Coast of the U.S. from accessing websites such as Netflix, PayPal, Spotify and Twitter for...more

McGuireWoods LLP

When Botnets Attack: How Hackers Shut Down the Internet

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Beginning early on October 21, 2016, Dyn, a New Hampshire based internet service company, was the victim of three distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The first attack began at 7am ET and was resolved within about...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Recent indictment underscores threat to financial institutions’ cybersecurity

In an era of cyberwarfare, financial institutions can find themselves in the crossfire. The U.S. government indicted seven Iranian hackers last week, charging the individuals for their roles in a 2011 series of cyber-attacks...more

K&L Gates LLP

Viruses, Trojans and Spyware, Oh My! The Yellow Brick Road to Coverage in the Land of Internet Oz – Part I

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We’re not in e-Kansas anymore. And there’s no denying that present day internet Oz, while extraordinary, is increasingly scary. Cyber attacks of various types continue to escalate across the globe. As aptly stated by one...more

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Insuring Your Company Against Cyber-Attacks

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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of 13 individuals associated with the hacker organization Anonymous for a widespread scheme to disrupt and shut down commercial and government websites....more

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