Public Relations, Popular, Data Breach

Data Breach Litigation Preparation: Should Companies Communicate with the Public/Media After a Data Breach?

BCLP on 1/21/2020

As of January 1, 2020, California became the first state to permit residents whose personal information is exposed in a data breach to seek statutory damages between $100-$750 per incident, even in the absence of any actual...more

Data Security Breach Handbook - 2019 Edition

BCLP on 11/5/2019

It has been several years since data breaches first emerged as the lead news story. Despite increasing security and technology advancements, companies are still grappling with how to stay ahead of hackers and, when they...more

Managing Third-Party Vendor Cybersecurity Risks (Part II of III)

The Volkov Law Group on 9/11/2019

We all know that businesses rely on a large number of third-party vendors to support their business operations. Many of these third parties require access to a company’s data and its internal information and technology...more

Equifax Breach: Lessons Corporations Must Learn from Equifax’s Poor Planning and Response

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 9/29/2017

Equifax’s stunning security breach and inadequate response has now claimed its most prominent victim – the CEO of Equifax, Richard Smith, announced his immediate resignation. In light of this rapid fall from grace, here...more

Crisis Management – Are You Prepared?

Fisher Phillips on 6/3/2017

Newspaper headlines, television airwaves, and social media links are filled with companies dealing with crises on a near-daily basis. Just as Samsung learned in 2016 when its phones were catching on fire, and as United...more

Data Breaches, Media Relations, and the Bottom Line

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 10/19/2015

Data breaches are crisis moments that business must prepare for in many ways: not just in taking steps at prevention, but also mitigating losses, arranging for business continuity, complying with legal and regulatory...more