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Proactive Steps for Protecting your Intellectual Property (IP) and Trade Secrets

Purpose Legal on 3/17/2025

We live in an era in which information is a valuable commodity. Access to data, ideas, and trade secrets is in high demand, particularly for individuals or companies seeking to profit from this information. One way they gain...more

How Remote Hiring Practices Could Lead to Infiltration of Your Organization: North Korea Operatives are Exploiting Remote Hiring...

Baker Donelson on 12/20/2024

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses often seek to access a global pool of skilled professionals by turning to remote talent to fill gaps in their IT needs. Although this practice has many advantages, it also...more

Cybersecurity: The changing threat and risk landscape

A&O Shearman on 12/16/2024

Cyber issues are seldom out of the news, from ransomware attacks and espionage to non-malicious outages that cause widespread concern. Organizations need to protect themselves against both current and future risks and...more

From Moscow to Pyongyang: Cyber Threats Revealed by Sandra Joyce at the Tallinn Digital Summit

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 12/4/2024

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Sandra Joyce’s keynote at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2024 offers a vital look into the shifting dynamics of the cyber threat landscape. As an annual gathering of leaders from the digitally...more

Combatting the New Insider Threat: North Korean IT Workers Posing as Remote Employees

Alston & Bird on 11/8/2024

The New York Department of Financial Services issued a cybersecurity advisory on November 1, 2024, regarding a growing threat posed by North Korean operatives seeking remote IT roles at U.S. companies. These operatives secure...more

Today’s Menacing Cyber Threat Environment: What Organizations Need to Know to Quickly Respond to a Data Breach and Reduce the...

Hinckley Allen on 10/30/2024

As the last two years have clearly demonstrated, no organization is immune from cyberattacks. Indeed, numerous studies have reported that a majority of businesses have been impacted by at least one cyberattack over the past...more

Cyber Threats on the Rise: Dissecting the Common Themes Behind Recent Cybersecurity Incidents in Hong Kong

Mayer Brown on 10/10/2024

Hong Kong has witnessed a notable surge in cyber breach incidents in recent years. The cyberattacks have affected various organisations across the public, private and non-profit sector. Cybersecurity incidents recorded a...more

[Webinar] Data Risk & Resilience Part III - Digital Forensics in your Incident Response Plan - September 19th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm...

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 9/13/2024

Data Resilience Masterclass: Navigating the Risks of the Digital Age - Data Risk and Resilience is a critical topic for modern businesses, especially within industries that handle vast amounts of sensitive information....more

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Joint International Guidance for Event Logging and Threat...

Alston & Bird on 8/30/2024

On August 21, 2024, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency, alongside government agencies in key global allies, including Australia, the UK, Canada, and Japan, released guidance on event logging...more

Hong Kong: A Practical Guide to the Proposed Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Legislation

DLA Piper on 8/23/2024

Hong Kong is following other jurisdictions, including Mainland China, Singapore and the UK, in proposing to enhance cybersecurity obligations on IT systems of those operating critical infrastructure (“CI“). While the proposed...more

SharpRhino Malware Targeting IT Professionals

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/9/2024

Information technology professionals—beware of SharpRhino—a malware variant attributed to threat actor cybercriminals associated with Hunters International. It is being reported that Hunters International is the “10th most...more

Offensive Security Under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

Venable LLP on 7/19/2024

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulation is part of the European Union’s (EU) strategy to enhance the overall stability of the EU financial system by ensuring that financial entities are resilient to digital...more

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Inherent Risk, and Why it Really Matters

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 7/15/2024

Defining the role of inherent risk in cybersecurity - Inherent risk is a concept that while fundamental to cybersecurity, has largely been disregarded by popular cybersecurity risk guidelines and standards and remains arcane...more

Cybercrime vs. Cybersecurity: Learning the Tactics of Criminals to Protect Your Interests

J.S. Held on 6/24/2024

Gone are the days where technological solutions were “nice to have” options to provide us with better access to resources and improved process efficiencies. Nowadays, technological solutions – and specifically those that...more

Investing in or Acquiring a Digital Assets Business? Watch Where You Step – Maximizing Value and Managing Risk in Digital Assets...

Mayer Brown on 5/23/2024

As applications and use cases for digital assets and their blockchain infrastructure grow and become more sophisticated, investments and valuations for businesses in these areas have grown as well. The growing number of...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2024

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/12/2024

CYBERSECURITY HC3 Warns Health Sector About Social Engineering Attacks Against IT Help Desks - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently issued an Alert warning that “threat actors employing...more

HC3 Warns Health Sector About Social Engineering Attacks Against IT Help Desks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/12/2024

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently issued an Alert warning that “threat actors employing advanced social engineering tactics to target IT help desks in the health sector and gain initial access...more

Key Takeaways from SEC Speaks 2024 Event

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/9/2024

Last week, Paul Hastings attended the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Speaks 2024 event presented by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) in cooperation with the SEC on April 1 and 2. The SEC Speaks program provides...more

White House Officials Want State Water/Wastewater Cybersecurity Plans Soon

Nossaman LLP on 4/3/2024

In response to “multiple” cyber threat vectors, the Biden administration has asked governors of all 50 states to generate cybersecurity plans within 90 days (approximately July 1, 2024) to protect local water and wastewater...more

White House Issues Dire Warning Regarding Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater System Cyberattacks

Nossaman LLP on 4/2/2024

The Biden-Harris Administration is redoubling its efforts to improve cybersecurity for the nation’s water systems. In March, the EPA and the White House issued a dire warning to state governors alerting them of the need to...more

No Password Required: President at Constellation Cyber, Former FBI Translator, and Finder of Non-Magical Mushrooms

Carlton Fields on 3/27/2024

Roman Sannikov is the president of Constellation Cyber LLC, a boutique consulting firm specializing in cyberthreat intelligence and analysis. In addition to building Constellation from the ground up, he also serves as a...more

CISA Publishes Mitigation Guide to Combat Cyber Threats in the Healthcare and Public Health Sectors

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 11/27/2023

If you need a little intellectual stimulation after hours of Thanksgiving turkey and football, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has just the thing — the new CISA Mitigation Guide for the...more

Weaving Cyber Resilience into the Strategic Fabric of Higher Education Institutions (from EdTech Magazine)

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/13/2023

“At colleges and universities across the nation, leaders agree that the key to ensuring business continuity and sustainability is cyber resilience.” Why this is important: As highlighted in previous editions of The...more

Addressing Cybersecurity Risks in the Construction Industry: 5 Things Companies in the Construction Industry Should Consider

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 10/26/2023

Cybersecurity continues to be a top challenge for many companies and industry sectors, and the construction industry is no different. Additionally, certain characteristics of the construction industry make businesses more...more

“FAR” Reaching Consequences: Proposed FAR Cybersecurity Requirements Will Add New Obligations for Contractors

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/25/2023

Earlier this month the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council released two draft rules which would impose new cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors. The proposed rules, Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting...more

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