It was recently revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR database, which is used by public companies to file official documents, was breached. According to the SEC, trading off of that hacked...more
10/10/2017
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In the last few weeks, we have seen yet another widespread ransomware attack that hit nearly one hundred companies around the world. It reminded me of a recent request from a client, made just after news broke of the...more
7/11/2017
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Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
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With the confirmation of Jay Clayton as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, comments made last month by the Acting Enforcement Director, Stephanie Avakian, regarding the importance of accurate reporting in...more
On October 25, the Privacy Law Report featured a blog post on new cybersecurity regulations being implemented by the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”). Those regulations impose a number of requirements on...more
Last week, the SEC fined Morgan Stanley $1 million for two data security failures resulting in the exposure of personal information of 730,000 of its customers. Andrew Ceresney, the director of enforcement at the SEC stated,...more
Our last few blogs have focused on litigation under the Video Privacy Protection Act, including the recent ruling from the 10th Circuit in Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7791 (1st...more
It was recently revealed that the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid $17,000 in bitcoins as ransom to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network. This is not the first time hackers have held up a...more
On October 12, Nossaman and UC Irvine hosted their first annual cyber symposium at the Los Angeles City Club. The event brought experts together to discuss a variety of critical issues in the worlds of privacy and data...more
10/26/2015
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Cyber Insurance ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
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Sony