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5 ways the government shutdown is impacting U.S. cybersecurity | VentureBeat
Add cybersecurity to the already lengthy list of services and agencies impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. While many essential defense and law enforcement personnel have been required to work without pay, some agencies that handle cybersecurity duties, such as the Department of Homeland Security’s recently formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the […]
Seeking Nominations for Cybersecurity Docket’s ‘Incident Response 30′ for 2019
Cybersecurity Docket welcomes your nominations for our ‘IR 30′ for 2019 — the 30 best and brightest Incident Response legal and compliance professionals in the industry.
Shutdown Raises Cybersecurity Fears For Government Websites : NPR
Several parts of the federal government have been shut down for about a month now, and cybersecurity professionals say government websites are becoming more vulnerable to security breaches each day the shutdown lasts. Visitors to manufacturing.gov, for instance, are finding that the site has become unusable — its information about the manufacturing sector is no […]
The Pros and Pitfalls of Cybersecurity Insurance – D Magazine
The insurance industry is still working to understand and get a handle on the extent and variety of cyber risks, says Ernest Martin Jr., a Haynes and Boone partner who chairs the firm’s insurance recovery group. Martin has seen more companies buying this form of insurance in the last 18 months and says that contractual […]
VC funding of cybersecurity companies hits record $5.3B in 2018 | TechCrunch
According to new data out by Strategic Cyber Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused investment firm with a portfolio of four cybersecurity companies, more than $5.3 billion was funneled into companies focused on protecting networks, systems and data across the world, despite fewer deals done during the year.That’s up from 20 percent — $4.4 billion — from 2017, and […]
Statement on EDGAR Hacking Enforcement Action
This action illustrates that the SEC faces many of the same cybersecurity threats that confront exchange-listed companies, other SEC-registered entities and market participants of all types. These threats to our marketplace are significant and ongoing and often involve threats from actors outside our borders. No system can be entirely safe from a cyber intrusion. Here at the SEC, […]
The government shutdown will have a long-lasting impact on America’s cybersecurity – Business Insider
The government is on hiatus. Enemies of the United States are not. Why it matters: During the government shutdown, essential personnel are exempt from the furlough — so in theory, anyone preventing cybersecurity calamities is still showing up for work. But experts believe the loss of support staff makes the cybersecurity effects of a shutdown […]
The Cybersecurity 202: How the shutdown could make it harder for the government to retain cybersecurity talent – The Washington Post
With the prospect of better pay and greater job security in the private sector, more government cyber operators are likely to decamp to industry, those former officials tell me, and the smartest cybersecurity graduates will look to industry rather than government to hone their skills. That’s especially dangerous, they say, considering the government’s struggle to recruit and […]
GDPR May Add Up To $915? Marriott’s Data Breach Expenses
Marriott data breach is under investigation in several countries, where the hotel and resorts giant has a presence. In the E.U., Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) leads the investigation. It is the UK independent body set up to uphold information rights. Local authorities of each country are interested to participate as ‘supervisory authorities’ in the cooperative […]
Cybersecurity 2019 — The Year in Preview: Cryptocurrency and SEC Enforcement | Foley Hoag LLP – Privacy & Data Security – JDSupra
In our 2018 SEC year in preview post, we called attention to an expected increase in SEC cybersecurity enforcement action. The SEC has certainly lived up to the billing throughout 2018, which was the first full year in existence for the SEC’s new Cyber Unit. In particular, the Cyber Unit and the SEC’s Enforcement Division […]
‘Dark Overlord’ Hack Shows Mounting Cyber Risks for Law Firms | Legaltech News
“We have really now started to scratch the surface of the exposures that law firms have. There is no question that the bad actors are really beginning to understand just how valuable the information that law firms hold is,” Ricketts said. “It is making law firms more of a target and is making hackers a […]
Ohio law creates cybersecurity ‘safe harbor’ for businesses – TechRepublic
Businesses in the US will be interested in a ground-breaking Ohio law that became official on November 2, 2018. The state’s Data Protection Act provides business owners a defensive position when accused of failing to implement adequate cybersecurity protections. “Importantly, the new law does not create a minimum cybersecurity standard in Ohio or new cybersecurity […]
No Breach, No Standing | Data Privacy + Security Insider
A federal judge recently held that mere allegations that a healthcare provider’s patient information portal failed to utilize sufficient security measures, without allegations of an actual breach, were insufficient to confer standing on the plaintiff. The case, Williams-Diggins v. Mercy Health—which was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio—centered […]
Baker & Hostetler Steps In for Marriott in Data Breach Class Actions | Law.com
On Tuesday, Baker & Hostetler’s Daniel Warren, a partner in Cleveland, filed a court appearance to represent Marriott before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which is hearing arguments on Jan. 31 in Miami over whether to coordinate the cases spurred by the event. Lawyers have filed about 50 class actions since the breach, which compromised […]