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Deck the Halls with Cyber Walls: Navigating National Security in the Digital Age

Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/20/2024

Cybersecurity and national security collided in significant ways in 2024, with governments and private-sector entities grappling with the legal, technical, and policy challenges of a rapidly evolving cyber landscape....more

Why Executive Teams Should Prepare for the Cybersecurity and Fraud Risks of Deepfakes

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/23/2024

The widespread availability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has enabled the growing use of “deepfakes,” whereby the human voice and likeness can be replicated seamlessly such that impersonations are impossible to detect...more

FBI, CISA + NSA Issue Conti Ransomware Advisory

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/1/2021

On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a cybersecurity advisory alerting companies to the...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2021 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/23/2021

CYBERSECURITY - NSA Issues New Warning About Four Critical Patches to Microsoft Exchange Servers - The National Security Agency (NSA) recently issued a warning to private industry about four zero-day vulnerabilities in...more

NSA Issues List of Vulnerabilities Used by Chinese Backed Hackers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/23/2020

The National Security Agency (NSA) issued a Cybersecurity Advisory on October 20, 2020, entitled “Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Exploit Publicly Known Vulnerabilities,” alerting IT professionals to 25 vulnerabilities that...more

NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/21/2020

When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen up....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/18/2019

A recent Ponemon Institute study finds that small and mid-sized businesses continue to be targeted by cybercriminals, and are struggling to direct an appropriate amount of resources to combat the attacks. ...more

$10 domain name halts spread of WannaCry ransomware

Hogan Lovells on 6/2/2017

A major global ransomware attack going by the name of WannaCry was recently short circuited by the registration of a single domain name costing just over $10. The unregistered domain name consisting of random characters was...more

WannaCry: What to Know and What to Do

Snell & Wilmer on 5/19/2017

On Friday, May 12, 2017, a malicious ransomware program known as WannaCry was discovered infecting computer systems all over the world. It set off alarms globally, and so far has infected over 200,000 computers across more...more

WannaCry: The Global Ransomware Attack

Jones Day on 5/16/2017

A new and widespread ransomware attack is affecting institutions around the world, with reports of hundreds of thousands of infections in nearly 150 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia,...more

Ransomware: How to Avoid It and What to Do If You Have Been Hit

Perkins Coie on 5/16/2017

Computer systems around the world have been impacted by the largest cyber-extortion attack in history. According to news reports, the “ransomware” attack hit more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries since it started on...more

Global Ransomware Attack: Preparation is Key

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/16/2017

Businesses have been scrambling since Friday evening when news spread that a ransomware attack named WannaCry is compromising organizations at an alarming rate. In less than 48 hours, it has compromised more than 130,000...more

The State of Cybersecurity in 2016 and the (potential) Great Cyber Fire

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/3/2017

Cybersecurity hit the news hard in 2016. The number of high profile, and troubling, cyber incidents increased significantly. The Democratic National Committee and one of Clinton’s top advisor’s being hacked, with leaked...more

Cybersecurity + Law Enforcement: The Cutting Edge Symposium | Friday, October 16, 2015 RWU Law Bristol, RI

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/2/2015

Cybersecurity, encryption, and government surveillance are daily challenges for public officials, corporations, and lawyers. On October 16, the Roger Williams University School of Law will present Cybersecurity and Law...more

Government Websites With Cybersecurity Tips & Information

Snell & Wilmer on 9/8/2015

As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more

What Every Company’s Board Must Know About Cybersecurity

Carlton Fields on 8/7/2015

In recent years, data breaches at some of the world’s largest corporations have made news. But smaller companies are just as vulnerable, and must take steps to protect their data. In addition, businesses that serve as vendors...more

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