Ransomware threats and attacks dominated the cyber news cycle in 2020 and into 2021. With the global pandemic and the uptick in remote work and learning, cybercriminals and nation-state hackers have seized on vulnerabilities...more
2/10/2021
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
NYDFS ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Underwriting
On April 13, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued guidance to its regulated institutions on how to manage cyber-risks connected to remote working, amid a “significant” increase in cybercrime...more
This Update highlights key legal and policy developments in cybersecurity and privacy law that may impact important trends for 2019 and beyond. A central takeaway from 2018 is that regulators in the U.S. and abroad are...more
1/28/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Carpenter v US ,
CLOUD Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
International Data Transfers ,
Marriott ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stored Communications Act
On Feb. 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released interpretive guidance on public companies’ disclosure practices regarding cybersecurity breaches and risks to the public....more
3/1/2018
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hackers ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
New Guidance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Judge Trims Proposed Class Action Over Wendy’s Data Breach -
Torres v. Wendy’s Int’l, LLC, No. 16-cv-0210 (PGB) (DCI) (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017).
A U.S. district court judge in Florida trimmed a proposed class action...more
5/1/2017
/ Advertising ,
Article III ,
Background Checks ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Email ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hackers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Applicants ,
Malware ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Phishing Scams ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Retail Market ,
Standing ,
Wendy's