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We Talkin’ About Security. Or Are We? Another Look at the FTC’s Recent Settlement with Security Firm Verkada

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As we wrote about last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it had entered a proposed settlement with video equipment surveillance company Verkada over the company’s alleged security failures....more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 21

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US Federal Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Proof of Injury in Data Breach Cases - On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class action lawsuit that had previously been dismissed...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - FBI Warns of Hive Ransomware Following Attack Against Hospital System - On August 25, 2021, the FBI issued a Flash Alert to warn companies, especially in the health care industry, about the proliferation...more

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[Webinar] Emerging Threats in National Security: Is Any Network Safe? Malicious Third Party Code - September 14th, 1:00 pm - 2:15...

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This webinar focuses on the role of the U.S. government and Biden Administration in protecting American cybersecurity with respect to: - The prevalence and spread of malicious third party code; - Internet infiltration,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2021

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CYBERSECURITY - Microsoft Releases Additional Resources for Exchange Flaws and CISA Issues Alert - As we alerted our readers last week, Microsoft announced that its Exchange email servers have been compromised, which is...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Security Camera Data Exposed

It should be assumed that everything connected to the Internet can be hacked and exposed, now more than ever before. It is commonplace and concerning. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are often developed and sold without a...more

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Recent Cases Indicate Viability of False Claims Act Liability Connected to Federal Cybersecurity Standards

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Government contractors are no strangers to the numerous quality standards and assurances required by the government. Over the past several years, cybersecurity in federal contracting has emerged as yet another standard to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #3

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This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an investigative report that outlined cyber incidents that nine public companies had experienced, causing fraudulent losses totaling more than $100 million. The...more

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Google has announced plans to shutter Google Plus, its “floundering answer to Facebook,” following the discovery of a security vulnerability that “exposed the private data of up to 500,000 users of the service.” Google...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Spyware Company Hacked

It has been reported that a hacker was able to break into the servers of TheTruthSpy, a company that is described as “one of the most notorious stalkerware companies out there” (Motherboard, August 2018) and was able to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFocus: Our Insights into the Risk + Crisis Landscape - Vol.1 Issue. 2

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Arrest of a Chinese National on Hacking Charges Illustrates How U.S. Tactics Are Changing to Meet the New Cyber Threat - In August, Yu Pingan, a Chinese national, was arrested on charges that he conspired to acquire and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Come Back With a Warrant: Proposed Rule Change Expands the Government’s Ability to Access Electronically Stored Information in...

On April 28, 2016 the United States Supreme Court proposed a modification to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41 that significantly alters the manner in which the government can obtain search warrants to access computer...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Spies, Hacking & Civil Liberties in the UK

In late 2015, Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary introduced the Investigatory Powers Bill (the “Bill”). Mrs May stated that the Bill was introduced to ensure that surveillance laws are “modern, fit for purpose and can...more

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Senate Passes Legislation To Ease Sharing Of Cybersecurity Threat Information

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On October 27, 2015, the Senate passed S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”), which addresses how companies can share cyber threat information with the federal government. The legislation aims to...more

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California Updates Data Breach Notification Statute

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Three bills that will update California’s data breach notification requirements have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bills impose specific requirements on providing breach notification to consumers, add a...more

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

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

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Throwback Thursday: Why Trade Secret Theft Isn’t Just a Digital Problem And What Businesses Can Do About It

With stories of cyberattacks and data breaches on a seemingly endless loop, businesses and governments have been doubling down on their efforts to protect digital information and assets.  But, in some industries, the greatest...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Trade Secrets Watch 2013 Year-In-Review

It’s been a hot year in the trade secrets field, with some huge verdicts and settlements, a renewed spotlight on cyberattacks, and an unusual flurry of trade secrets legislation. Trade Secrets Watch’s 2013 Year-in-Review...more

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