"Today, nearly every company is or wants to be a business capable of leveraging information and advances in technology. At the same time privacy and cybersecurity laws are changing, becoming more complex and requiring more...more
9/28/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Mergers ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK
As reported last week, it appears that a state-sponsored security hack has resulted in a major security compromise in widely-used software offered by a company called SolarWinds. The compromised software, known as Orion, is...more
12/22/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SolarWinds ,
Supply Chain
As reported last week, a state-sponsored hacker may have breached multiple U.S. government networks through a widely-used software product offered by SolarWinds. The compromised product, known as Orion, helps organizations...more
12/22/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dual Purpose ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
SolarWinds
Ransomware is a Serious and Growing Problem -
In recent years, Ransomware has evolved from merely encrypting files/disabling networks in solicitation of ransom, to sophisticated attacks that often involve actual data...more
12/15/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hackers ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Strict Liability
As we previously reported, the Magistrate Judge in In re: Capital One Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, found that a forensic report that Capital One had claimed was protected by the privilege and work product...more
7/1/2020
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Capital One ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Dual Purpose ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Master Service Agreement ,
Popular ,
Scope of Work ,
Work-Product Doctrine