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Dozens of Lawyers Vie to Lead Data Breach Case Against Marriott | Law.com
More than 30 applications poured in Friday, including four that submitted proposed slates of attorneys, many of whom have handled the nation’s largest data breach cases. Most of the applications came from individual lawyers, several of whom were women. via Dozens of Lawyers Vie to Lead Data Breach Case Against Marriott | Law.com.
Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for April 26, 2019
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U.K. Cybersecurity Agency Won’t Tip Regulator on Breaches
The U.K.’s cybersecurity agency said it won’t automatically share information about data breaches with the country’s data privacy regulator. The decision, which the National Cyber Security Centre and the Information Commissioner’s Office jointly announced Thursday, is designed to prevent new data privacy laws from having a chilling effect on businesses’ willingness to share information about […]
Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for April 25, 2019
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Nikolaos Theodorakis has joined the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice as Of Counsel in the Brussels office. via Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice.
UK’s First-Ever Data Breach Class Action Suit Could Expand Breach Liability | Legaltech News
Lawyers say they are watching the case closely because of the implications of the court finding a company vicariously liable even when it has cybersecurity controls in place and the breach is caused by an employee acting inappropriately on his or her own accord. Vicarious liability in U.K. employment law refers to an employer’s liability for its employee’s […]
Bodybuilding.com Breach A Reminder That An Organization’s Biggest Cyber Risk Is Its People
The breach is a reminder that organizations will always be vulnerable if their non-technical employees lack cyber awareness – no matter how good their security team is. Just as muscular imbalance can lead to injury in bodybuilders, cyber-ignorance can weaken an organization’s risk posture. And considering the average data breach costs $3.86 million (as per IBM), […]
Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for April 23, 2019
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Law Firm Recruiting Tries to Keep Up with Blockchain Boom | Legaltech News
It’s no secret that blockchain and cryptocurrency are fast-growing specializations within the financial industry—JPMorgan Chase & Co. just tested its own digital currency—and law firms are busily snatching up lawyers with expertise in the emerging fields. Major, Lindsey & Africa managing director Brian Burlant, who recruits for law firms and in-house legal departments, said it’s been hard to keep […]
Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for April 22, 2019
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He Stopped a Global Cyberattack. Now He’s Pleading Guilty to Writing Malware. – The New York Times
A British security researcher who was hailed as a hero for helping to stop a global “ransomware” cyberattack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to charges in the United States of writing malicious software in a separate case.The researcher, Marcus Hutchins, was arrested at the Las Vegas airport in 2017, as he was on his way […]
Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for April 19, 2019
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Don’t Acquire a Company Until You Evaluate Its Data Security
When Marriott International acquired Starwood in 2016 for $13.6 billion, neither company was awareof a cyber-attack on Starwood’s reservation system that dated back to 2014. The breach, which exposed the sensitive personal data of nearly 500 million Starwood customers, is a perfect example of what we call a “data lemon” — a concept drawn from economist […]
Delaney Announces Plan to Create Department of Cybersecurity | John Delaney for President
We need a central agency whose sole focus is to coordinate and implement U.S. cybersecurity strategy, which is why Delaney is proposing to elevate the cybersecurity mission by creating a Department of Cybersecurity, led by a cabinet-level secretary. via Delaney Announces Plan to Create Department of Cybersecurity | John Delaney for President.