Misappropriation, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks

New Federal Tools Can Help Private Sector Protect Trade Secrets From Cyberattacks – And May Soon Require Reporting

Fisher Phillips on 4/5/2021

Cybersecurity was undoubtably on the forefront of the agenda for many organizations in 2020 – and 2021 should be no different. The rapid shift to remote work over the past year has led to an increased number of cybersecurity...more

Hacking EDGAR And Insider Trading

Allen Matkins on 9/28/2017

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton launched a sea of news stories last week when he included the following five sentence in a statement on cybersecurity...more

U.S. Considers Sanctions Against China For Cyber Hacking And Trade Secret Misappropriation

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 9/8/2015

You may have missed it this past weekend, but reports indicate the United States is considering sanctioning Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s alleged cyber hacking of U.S. trade...more

Executive Order Creates Cybersecurity Sanctions Framework

WilmerHale on 4/3/2015

On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions against designated individuals or entities found to be engaged in malicious cyber activity, including various forms of...more

The Real Lesson of Chinese Cyberhacking

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/1/2013

There’s been a lot of news lately about the Chinese military allegedly launching cyber attacks to steal U.S. trade secrets. This has gotten people riled up, including the President of the United States, who issued a 5-point...more

Obama Administration Reports on Efforts to Prevent Trade Secret Misappropriation

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/26/2013

The Obama Administration issued a Report earlier this month, entitled "Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets," that sets forth its efforts to prevent trade secret misappropriation. The Report...more