In a recent letter to the UK law society, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and the National Cyber Security Centre have provided lawyers with advice about ransomware payments...more
Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more
1/12/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
CARU ,
CDPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Tracking ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Identity Theft ,
Machine Learning ,
Mobile Privacy ,
Ransomware ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced new guidance addressing ransomware attacks, and highlighting cybersecurity measures to significantly reduce the risk of an attack. The guidance comes as...more
7/13/2021
/ Confidential Information ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
New Guidance ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Ransomware ,
Supply Chain
Cyberattacks have become big business, from the standpoint of both the attackers and attorneys pursuing liability compensation from corporate attack victims. Threat actors range well beyond hacker cults of old, now including...more
3/23/2021
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
Cyberattacks have become big business from the standpoint of attackers. Threat actors range well beyond cults of old, and now including sophisticated state actors, large businesses organized for the very purpose of cyber...more