Cyber Threats
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV – Cybersecurity Part One: Data Breach Notification
Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy
Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?
CF on Cyber: The Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack - Part 2
CF on Cyber: The Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack - Part 1
Cyber Insurance 101: What It Is And Why You Need It
Phishing and Vishing and Smishing (Oh my!): New Types of Scams Require Increased Vigilance
K&L Gates Triage: Cyber Insurance Issues for the Healthcare Industry
On March 12, 2025, a joint cybersecurity advisory was issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to advise...more
On February 19, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), issued...more
Remote worker fraud is expected to continue to proliferate in 2025. Fully remote hiring and work, particularly in the technology sector, continues to pose unique business and legal risks for companies. Just in December 2024,...more
On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more
Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more
Ransomware has been one of the top cyber threats in the past several years. Thanks to the WannaCry attack of 2017 and others, most people have heard of this type of cyber threat, but many do not know how it works, how to...more
In its April 27 Weekly Update, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (“FINRA”) National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection program urged FINRA member firms to review a cyber-threat alert arising from Russia’s...more
As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more
To learn more about the current state of crisis and risk management, Bennett Jones commissioned an independent survey by Environics to understand what corporate concerns are most pressing for Canadian general counsel and...more
Another example of the resiliency and creativity of cyber-attackers is outlined in a new blog by Cisco/Talos researchers, which outlines how, over the past year, and in particular as a result of the migration from work at the...more
The CISA, FBI and HHS have issued an alert (https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a) regarding an imminent threat to hospitals and health care providers. Federal agencies have credible information to suggest that a...more
Cybersecurity does not just pose technical challenges; companies must always keep their eye on the human component of cyber risk. For example, even the most damaging and sophisticated hacks – such as the recent Twitter hacks...more
The UK National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment released an advisory linking APT29 (also known as, ‘the Dukes’ or ‘Cozy Bear’) to attacks against COVID-19 vaccine development in...more
As the COVID-19 disease continues to spread, many countries have implemented nationwide lockdowns and many businesses have mandated employees to work from home. Even with the relaxation of lockdowns in different parts of the...more
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, nearly all companies and organizations were abruptly forced to transition portions of, and in many cases, their entire workforce to remote work. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the past week, the cybersecurity community has seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks being made on healthcare organizations around the globe....more
The developing coronavirus pandemic affects businesses and personnel within the state and elsewhere. With more New Yorkers working from home, there are more opportunities for cyberattacks through unsecure remote connections...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As individuals and businesses continue to focus on the rising number of confirmed Coronavirus cases throughout the world and what steps they can take to guard against infection, malicious actors are...more
We want to enable our personnel to work from home during this health crisis. What do we need to worry about from a privacy and cybersecurity perspective? 1.Equipment. Personnel working remotely will need equipment, and you...more
Several states that have issued shelter-in-place orders or required nonessential businesses to close to slow the spread of COVID-19, reference or rely upon the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity & Infrastructure...more
As concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow, many companies are planning to have more employees work from home. While these measures are aimed at keeping employees healthy and safe, it’s also important to...more
On March 11, the Word Health Organization officially characterized the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. During the outbreak, many employers around the world are seeking to prioritize the well-being and safety of...more
The novel coronavirus outbreak is creating electronic communication and data privacy concerns on a number of fronts. One immediate effect is a significant increase in phishing scams, used by threat actors to launch malware...more
At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more
Pretty much the only time I don’t feel like I am Chicken Little predicting a massive cyber-attack is when I am with my colleagues at the FBI, Secret Service, NSA and my students in the Brown Executive Masters of Cybersecurity...more