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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

You’ve been hit with ransomware. Think twice before you pay.

You've been hit by a ransomware attack, and a cybercriminal group is demanding a cryptocurrency payment in exchange for your data's safe return. Should you pay? Deciding whether to pay a ransom is an internal business...more

Perkins Coie

‘Tis the Season… for Cybercriminals: A Holiday Reminder for Retailers

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As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, it also becomes a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to target retailers, their suppliers, and their customers.  As The Hacker News reports, criminal use of artificial...more

HaystackID

[Webinar] Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise - October 29th, 11:00 am CDT

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become a significant threat to organizations of all sizes, often resulting in hefty financial losses, operational disruptions, and reputational damage. Learn from HaystackID’s seasoned...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 18

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

HaystackID

[Webinar] From Breach to Insight: Incident Response & PII Recovery - May 29th, 12:00 pm EDT

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With escalating cyber risks and heightened regulatory scrutiny, every minute after a data breach is crucial. Sophisticated cybercriminals relentlessly target your organization’s most valuable asset: personally identifiable...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Cyber Bullets for Small Law Firms

In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, all organizations are facing an onslaught of cybersecurity threats. According to recent research, victims of cyber attacks paid out a record $1.1 billion last year and have already...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Don’t Gamble With Your Cybersecurity and Incident Response Plan: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Ransomware Attacks

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Typically, we beat the drum of the need to prepare for a data incident—anything from a full-blown ransomware attack to an employee accidently sharing data with the wrong person—by having your Incident Response Plan developed...more

BakerHostetler

Deeper Dive into the Data

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Every year, BakerHostetler collects and analyzes various metrics about the incident response matters we handle. In 2022, we handled over 1,160 incidents. The most striking trends we saw across those incidents were an overall...more

Ankura

Questions You Should Ask When Selecting a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Provider

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According to the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report by IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute, the cost of a data breach grew to an average of 4.35M in U.S. dollars in 2022 – reaching an all-time high. In addition, 83% of...more

Ankura

The Cybersecurity Insurance Market: What to Expect in 2023

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In recent years, especially through 2019 and 2020, the cyber insurance market in the U.S. has seen significant growth. Middle-market companies have been actively requesting cyber insurance policies with low rates and broad...more

BakerHostetler

2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: NFTs

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The Data Security Incident Response Report features insights and metrics from 1,270+ incidents that members of the firm’s DADM Practice Group helped clients manage in 2021. This episode takes us deeper into the top...more

BakerHostetler

2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Ransomware

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The Data Security Incident Response Report features insights and metrics from 1,270+ incidents that members of the firm’s DADM Practice Group helped clients manage in 2021. This episode takes us deeper into ransomware. ...more

Goldberg Segalla

Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: The Scourge That Is Business Email Compromise

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In June 2014, the CEO of Omaha-based Scoular Company sent a series of emails to his company’s controller to let him know that the company was in negotiations to buy a Chinese company. The emails highlighted the sensitivity of...more

Foley Hoag LLP

[Webinar] How to Prevent and Respond to Business Email Compromises - April 26th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Please join us for a discussion and Q&A regarding the growing threat of business email compromises (a.k.a. man-in-the-middle attacks). Attorneys Chris Hart and Yoni Bard, litigators with experience in privacy matters and...more

NAVEX

Building a Better Response for Ransomware

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You almost can’t blame cyber criminals for their relentless barrage of ransomware attacks against the corporate world. From their perspective, it’s easy money. Corporations face a much more frustrating calculus. You can...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY AG: All Businesses Should Take ‘Credential Stuffing’ Attacks Seriously

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Credential stuffing has quickly become one of the top attack vectors online, according to the Office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James (OAG). On January 6, 2022, the OAG announced the result of a sweeping...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Discerning Data Cyber Vulnerability Alert: Log4j

According to numerous government and media sources, malicious cyber actors are targeting a new “zero day” vulnerability on a massive scale. This vulnerability, referred to as “Log4j” or “Log4Shell,” has resulted in widespread...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worried about Ransomware? Ten Steps to Help Legal Counsel Understand and Mitigate the Risk

Executive teams in the U.S. live in fear of a successful ransomware attack, and who can blame them? Attacks are both prevalent and evolving. Many attackers have shifted from encrypting data and locking up systems to also (or...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Cybersecurity Wake Up Call: SEC Sanctions Eight Firms For Cybersecurity Deficiencies

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently identified cyberthreats as an enforcement priority (see 2021 Examination Priorities). Within months of the Commission’s announcement, the Commission brought three...more

Fisher Phillips

In the World of Ransomware Attacks, Déjà Vu Seems to be the New Normal for Employers

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Pick the date and news publication. After a few flips of the pages (or a scroll of the mouse), you’ll no doubt find an article about “ABC Company” reeling from a ransomware attack. This proliferation of cyberattacks is all...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Webinar Series: Password Protected: Essential Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Planning for Your Small...

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With almost daily news of top firms impacted by data breaches or ransomware attacks, there is no doubt that effective cybersecurity and data privacy are essential to any business. And small businesses are not immune....more

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[Webinar] Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Series: Password Protected: Essential Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Planning for Your Small...

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With almost daily news of top firms impacted by data breaches or ransomware attacks, there is no doubt that effective cybersecurity and data privacy are essential to any business. And small businesses are not immune....more

Burr & Forman

Your Business Experienced a Ransomware Attack, and It Was Not Prepared – Now What?

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It is hard to find a news post without a story on a ransomware attack. The National Security Council has issued an open letter warning all businesses to be alert and prepared for ransomware attacks.  Various industry groups...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Incident Response Plans and Preparedness

I know I sound like a vinyl record that has a scratch in it, but I write it as I see it. And right now, I am seeing that the companies hit with cyber-attacks, ransomware attacks, double extortion attacks, and data theft are...more

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