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Baker Donelson

Privilege Under Fire: Protecting Forensic Reports in the Wake of a Data Breach

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In the chaos following a cyberattack, forensic reports are often pulled together under intense pressure and can assist companies in responding to and remediating the incident. However, if you're not careful, these reports...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

A Note of Caution: Data Breach Reports May be Discoverable

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An organization that has suffered a data breach likely does not want to have to disclose potentially embarrassing or harmful information, especially in a lawsuit resulting from the breach. Simply involving an attorney in...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Another Court Orders Production of Cybersecurity Firm’s Forensic Report in a Data Breach Case

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Another district court just ordered the defendant in a data breach class action to turn over the forensic report it believed was entirely protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Update: Protecting Privilege: Top 10 Checklist for Cybersecurity Forensic Investigation Reports

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In ongoing multidistrict litigation concerning Capital One’s 2019 data breach, Capital One succeeded in defeating a motion to compel disclosure of a privileged root cause analysis conducted by PwC. In contrast to an earlier...more

Alston & Bird

Potential Solutions for Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protections over Forensic Reports in Light of...

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team delves into how a federal court decided that a data breach forensic report was discoverable despite efforts to protect it under attorney-client privilege and work product protections...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Evaluating Stand-Alone Privilege for Cybersecurity Info

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With cybercrime on the rise, organizations have increasingly found themselves subject to litigation or regulatory investigations related to breaches. Documents and information created before breaches, such as security...more

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