Please find our seventh edition of the Cyber Capsule. As the year end approaches, there was a notable absence of prospective cyber-related regulation. Instead, this edition highlights the rising cost of ransomware, yet...more
According to the Verizon Wireless 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, there are four prominent paths that threat actors use to gain unauthorized access into an organization’s network...
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In this episode of Unauthorized Access, Kamran and Sadia welcome their firm colleague, Privacy + Cyber Partner and Team Leader Ron Raether, in a discussion on consumer breach notices — specifically from Ron's perspective as a...more
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Cyber Capsule. This edition focuses on protecting judges’ personal information; an uptick in phishing; a regulatory decision and a judicial opinion, each of which may impact how companies...more
For nearly 20 years, October has served as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To highlight the importance of being cyber ready, we will release weekly tricks and treats as part of this four-part series to make your business more...more
Welcome to our latest edition of the Cyber Capsule. September followed trends we have seen the last few months, with legislation directed at funding to support state and local governments in their quest to stop cyberattacks;...more
The holiday season is around the corner. For most of us, it is a time of joy, cheer, excitement, and hopefully some relaxation. For cyber criminals, however, this is the busy season (same goes for Santa and his elves).
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Can cyber investigations be canned? Find out what Sadia, Kamran, and this month’s guest, Shawn Tuma of Spencer Fane, have to say. The gloves come off as these three breach coaches duke it out for the final word on this topic....more
Your business was hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend, and the critical systems are locked up (i.e., encrypted). To unlock those valuable systems and continue operating the business, the threat actor demands...more
Please find our fourth edition of the Cyber Capsule. As in months past, we continue to see an emphasis on two trends — an emphasis on cybersecurity funding and an emphasis on information sharing. Information sharing, however,...more
Exemption Extensions Failed. On August 31, California's legislature ended its 2022 session without adopting legislation to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) employee and business-to-business (B2B) personal...more
With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more
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In this episode of Unauthorized Access, Kamran Salour and Sadia Mirza welcome Assistant Vice President of Cyber Services and Incident Response Linda Comerford of AmTrust. During this discussion, Linda navigates the steps of...more
Welcome to the third edition of Troutman Pepper's Cyber Capsule, which recaps last month's noteworthy developments, including updates to new rules and cybercrime sharing and other tidbits relating to cybersecurity. From a...more
In this episode of Unauthorized Access, Kamran and Sadia welcome Tony Kirtley of Secureworks. Tony discusses the emotional response to a ransomware attack, particularly how the emotional response mirrors the Kübler-Ross five...more
Welcome to the second edition of Troutman Pepper’s Cyber Capsule, which recaps last month’s noteworthy developments, including updates to reporting rules and cybercrime sharing, and other tidbits of information relating to...more
Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of Troutman Pepper’s Cyber Capsule. The Cyber Capsule gathers noteworthy news from the prior month and groups them here. You might be asking yourself why am I receiving this? Well,...more
Immediately following a three-day stint at the Summer 2022 Net Diligence conference in Philadelphia, Kamran and Sadia welcome Kroll’s Keith Wojcieszek to the Unauthorized Access podcast. In this episode, the trio discuss...more
Unauthorized Access provides an insightful and interesting recap of the latest developments in cybersecurity. Each month our (mildly funny) hosts, Kamran Salour and Sadia Mirza, will discuss updates on legal developments and...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) established the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and requires the CPPA to adopt, amend, and rescind regulations on 22 topics — including, among other things, definitions,...more
The California Privacy Rights Action (CPRA) will significantly impact how entities process personal information requiring covered businesses to review and update their existing vendor agreements. The CPRA also includes...more
On April 18, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corporation in which the court clarified its position on an important topic: whether the common practice of data “web scraping” can create...more
On April 28, the Connecticut House passed Senate Bill 6, an act concerning personal data privacy and online monitoring (SB 6 or Connecticut Act). The Senate unanimously passed SB 6 on April 20, and is now currently under...more
Most privacy laws derive from the same core foundational principles, namely the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs). This includes the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act of...more
On March 24, Governor Spencer J. Cox signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), making Utah the fourth state in the country to adopt a comprehensive privacy law. The UCPA is set to take effect on December 31, 2023, and this...more