In the United States, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken an active role in regulating cybersecurity issues. Canadian issuers should be aware that the risk of regulatory enforcement may be coming to Canada....more
Your organization will in all likelihood suffer a cyberattack. According to a recent study by Accenture, the average Canadian organization faces about 96 cyberattacks per year, nearly one third of which result in a security...more
2/17/2017
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Directors ,
Hackers ,
Home Depot ,
Information Technology ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholders
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
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Bitcoin ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
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Risk Assessment ,
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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 as little as 13 seconds, all of a company's data can be stolen by simply plugging in a USB drive.
Intelligence agencies famously used this approach when uploading the Stuxnet worm at an Iranian nuclear facility, but...more
Cybersecurity attacks through the use of ransomware are an increasing threat to Canadian businesses.
Ransomware is a malicious software that is secretly installed on a target’s computer and encrypts files, making them...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
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Ashley Madison ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Edward Snowden ,
Hackers ,
Panama Papers ,
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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
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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