No Password Required: SVP at SpyCloud Labs, Former Army Investigator, and Current Breakfast Champion
Monumental Win in Data Breach Class Action: A Case Study — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FBI Lockbit Takedown: What Does It Mean for Your Company?
Privacy Officer's Roadmap: Data Breach and Ransomware Defense – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Cybersecurity in Video Games & Esports
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Trying to Assert a New Cause of Action Against Universities Based on an Old Law Regulating Videotape Service Providers
Podcast: A Conversation with Andy Rotherham on Hot Topics in Education for 2023
No Password Required: Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future, the Ransomware Sommelier, and a Guy With a Mildly Exciting Expense Account
Compliance & Disaster Preparedness
2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
Episode 282 -- CISO and CCOs -- The Evolving Partnership
No Password Required: Threat Researcher at Cisco Talos and a Veteran of the Highest-Profile Cyber Incidents Who Roasts His Own Coffee Beans
Innovation in Compliance - The Role of Backup Systems in Cybersecurity Defense with Curtis Preston
Cyber Threats
No Password Required: The Teenage CEO of Girls Who Hack and Secure Open Vote, Who Is as Comfortable Behind a Mic as She Is Behind a Keyboard.
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV – Cybersecurity Third and Final Part: Ransomware
Can Cyber Investigations Be Canned? - Unauthorized Access Podcast
[Podcast] NSA Cybersecurity Services for Defense Contractors
Understanding the Additional Risks When Making a Ransomware Payment
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Ransomware
Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. Sector by Sector: How Data Breaches are Wrecking Bottom Lines - “Data...more
Cyber risk has grown demonstrably in frequency and severity in the past 10 years—and, in tandem, the cyber insurance policy has grown in breadth and complexity. This past year, a record number of organizations fell victim to...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more
It is without question that data centers will continue to play a central role in powering the digital economy, housing critical data, and enabling cloud services, AI, IoT, and other emerging technologies. However, as the...more
A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has cast a spotlight on the persistent threat of ransomware targeting global corporations. The HELLCAT ransomware group is behind this latest breach, exposing internal documents,...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
The construction industry’s reliance on digital data and devices has reshaped the construction process. When used properly, digital technology facilitates collaboration and increases productivity. However, growing dependence...more
Cleveland Municipal Court has been shut down the past two weeks as it grapples with a cyber incident. The nature and scope of this incident is not yet publicly known, but it is reasonable to suggest that the Court may have...more
In today's digital age, the cyber threat landscape is changing faster than ever before. As businesses and individuals increasingly rely on technology, understanding the complexities of cyber insurance has never been more...more
Arecent report put the odds of an asteroid hitting the earth in December 2032 at 3.1%—which is 3,100 times more likely than an organization resolving an enforcement action with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
Between January 2023 and June 2024, cyber threats targeting Europe’s financial sector escalated, posing risks to banks, financial service providers, and regulatory bodies. According to the ENISA Threat Landscape: Finance...more
Welcome to our second issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. For those of you with an interest in the Corporate Transparency Act, Brienne Marco and Joe Unger report that the recent injunction...more
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center released an advisory on February 19, 2025, providing information on Ghost...more
On January 14, 2025, the United Kingdom government published a consultation on ransomware proposing new measures to increase incident reporting and reduce ransom payments (the “Consultation”). The Consultation outlines three...more
On 14 January 2025, the Home Office opened a public consultation (the "Consultation") on proposals seeking to address the growing threat and impact of ransomware in the UK. The UK Government details three specific proposals...more
As part of Data Privacy Awareness Week, Ward and Smith is spotlighting the most common types of data breaches that businesses encounter. In Part 1, we explored the industries most vulnerable to cyberattacks, highlighting the...more
The 2024 CrowdStrike outage and the ransomware attack on NHS partner Synnovis hit mainstream news and highlighted the fragility of ICT supply chains and the risks posed by cyber incidents....more
On January 14, 2025, the UK government unveiled a proposed framework aimed at combating the rise of ransomware attacks by implementing a payment prevention and reporting regime. This would require companies to not only report...more
The UK government has launched a public consultation on proposed measures to combat ransomware — a growing cyber threat with serious economic and security implications — and seeks input from businesses, cybersecurity...more
As the digital landscape evolves, so do the threats that accompany it. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally transformed the nature of cybercrime, enabling attackers to execute more sophisticated and...more
Recent federal enforcement actions have brought home the lesson that there’s really no acceptable reason for denying a patient timely access to medical records. Last year, for example, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...more
In a significant move to bolster the United States’ cybersecurity framework, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) on 16 January 2025 titled “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” days...more
Recent enforcement actions, audit activity, proposed rulemakings, and guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) highlight the agency’s focus on health data...more
The country’s largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 schools announced on January 7 that it fell victim to a massive data breach – which may lead to questions about the implications for your school....more