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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 59

Dechert LLP on 8/2/2024

U.S. Court Axes Most of SEC's SolarWinds Data Breach Suit - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed much of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) suit against...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2024

Alston & Bird on 5/13/2024

Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - CISA Posts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Under CIRCIA - On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)...more

What to Expect in 2023: Trends in Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/31/2023

The New Year is in full swing and it’s time to consider the top trends in cybersecurity & data privacy our team expects to see throughout 2023. It will be an exciting year due to the myriad of new laws coming into effect, and...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/3/2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review Connecticut’s passage of a comprehensive privacy law (making it the fifth state to do so), the newly enacted federal Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, New York’s new law...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/18/2022

The Cryptocurrency Revolution and President Biden's Formal Recognition - Out of the ashes of the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin sprang up like an insurgency, targeting both the unbridled activity of large financial...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/11/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks - Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2021 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/17/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Update on Apache log4j and Kronos Security Incidents - It was a crazy weekend for cyber-attacks. People seem surprised, but those of us in the industry aren’t surprised one bit. It is very logical and...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2021 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/27/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Emerging Ransomware Groups Getting into the Action - According to a report issued on August 24, 2021, by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks Ransomware Groups to Watch: Emerging Threats, four emerging ransomware...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2021 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/16/2021

CYBERSECURITY - White House Focused on Combating Ransomware - Ransomware attacks are frequent and escalating as we speak. Double extortion scams are hitting companies at a dizzying pace, and catching companies, large...more

Data Privacy and E-Commerce: Considerations for the Food and Beverage Industry

International Lawyers Network on 9/17/2020

The global food and beverage e-commerce market is expected to grow to $22.4 billion in 2020, possibly reaching $36.4 billion in 2023. That’s up from $14.9 billion in 2019. Food and beverage e-commerce revenue in the United...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2020 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/30/2020

Cyber-Attacks Against Maritime Industry Quadrupled in Last Few Months - A recent report released by the British Ports Association and Astaara, a risk management firm based in the U.K., concludes that since February of...more

Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

ArentFox Schiff on 11/21/2019

FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

Jones Day on 12/26/2018

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/1/2018

The State of California is once again leading the way with trying to keep up with technology and protecting consumers. Senate Bill 327 requires Internet of Things (IoT) developers to implement “reasonable security features”...more

Increased FTC Enforcement Highlights Need for Cyber-Regulatory Coverage

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/7/2018

Regulatory components to cyber insurance policies are becoming increasingly valuable as data-breach enforcement continues to surge. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), the nation’s primary privacy and data...more

How to Avoid and Respond to a Cybersecurity Breach

Troutman Pepper on 9/17/2015

In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more

FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

Third Circuit Affirms FTC Authority to Police Whether Companies Have Reasonable Data Security

Perkins Coie on 8/27/2015

Since at least 2005, the Federal Trade Commission has asserted that it may regulate lax data security practices as an “unfair” business practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Wyndham hotel chain was the first to...more

New Potential Liability for Data Security: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Announces FTC has Authority to Scrutinize a...

Bilzin Sumberg on 8/26/2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to scrutinize a business’s data security protocol -- and to file a complaint if the FTC finds that protocol...more

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