In 2016, cybersecurity continued to grow as a primary business risk for companies worldwide. Data breaches continued to escalate both in number and magnitude and the landscape of legal and regulatory liability evolved and...more
2/10/2017
/ Ashley Madison ,
Bitcoin ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Yahoo!
The United States Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") strikes again. In the action by the FTC involving the cybersecurity breach of Toronto-based AshleyMadison.com (operated by Ruby Corp. and hereafter referred to as "Ashley...more
In the world of cyber hacks and leaks, there are two general categories of players: the fraudsters who steal data in order to obtain a profit, and the “hacktivists” who expose data, purportedly for the greater good....more
5/20/2016
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Ashley Madison ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Edward Snowden ,
Hackers ,
Panama Papers ,
Popular ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
WikiLeaks ,
Young Lawyers
The threat of commercial crime against companies is transforming. Technology has created new and innovative ways for fraudsters to exploit individuals and companies through cyber attacks. This new face of fraud can give rise...more
2/5/2016
/ Anthem Insurance ,
Ashley Madison ,
Blue Cross ,
Canada ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Home Depot ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Personal Liability ,
PIPEDA ,
Risk Management ,
Sony ,
Target