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2024 Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance

Woodruff Sawyer on 7/10/2024

Twenty-one percent (21%) of S&P 500 companies experienced breaches in 2023, according to a report by SecurityScorecard. IBM states the average cost of a data breach globally last year was $4.45 million—a 15% increase over the...more

What a Long Strange Breach It’s Been

BakerHostetler on 5/16/2024

10th Anniversary Look Back - While 2014 may not really seem that long ago, consider this: In 2014, Tom Brady was still the quarterback of the New England Patriots, with nine years to go until his retirement from the NFL....more

Ambient Light Sensors to Malware Threats: MIT Unveils Smartphone Privacy Risks Amid Market Turbulence

HaystackID on 4/24/2024

Editor's Note: In a significant study from MIT's CSAIL, researchers have unveiled vulnerabilities in smartphone ambient light sensors, highlighting them as potential channels for privacy breaches. This discovery underscores...more

Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: 10 Lessons Learned

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 4/2/2024

Why does it matter to you? In February of 2024, Change Healthcare, a prominent player in the healthcare industry, fell victim to a ransomware attack that sent shockwaves through its systems and networks. The incident...more

Evolution of the Chinese Hacking Threat: Risks for Government and Industry

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/8/2023

On May 24, 2023, Microsoft announced the detection of a direct threat to critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States. The alert attributed observed malicious activity to a state-sponsored...more

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 10/6/2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

How Cybersecurity Protects Valuation: Considerations for Private Equity in the Deal Lifecycle

Ankura on 4/27/2023

Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries – it is a risk that cannot be ignored. In particular, cybersecurity risk can no longer be ignored in the deal lifecycle...more

Cyber Capsule - February 2023

Troutman Pepper on 3/8/2023

Before we jump into February developments — trigger warning if you are a Russian hacker — for those keeping track of breach notification requirements, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board approved a final...more

Cybersecurity Risks for Business- A Primer on Prevention

Goldberg Segalla on 10/10/2022

As technology evolves, companies are finding ways to become more nimble and conduct business more efficiently — over remote networks, email on handheld devices, the cloud, and on cellphones. Yet, as technology advances, so...more

How a Cyber Attack Triggers Multiple Parts of a Cyber Security Insurance

Woodruff Sawyer on 10/3/2022

Cyber liability insurance coverage is not a one-size-fits-all blanket policy that can be applied to all types of businesses. Every organization has choices as to what types of cyber liability coverage it needs to protect...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 9/30/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware - It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/22/2022

CYBERSECURITY - Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection - According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 14

Dechert LLP on 5/27/2022

Clearview AI Settles Biometric Data Privacy Suit with ACLU - On May 9, 2022, Clearview AI, Inc. (“Clearview”) and the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) announced an agreement to settle a lawsuit involving Clearview...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 3. Privacy Briefs: March 2022

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 3/14/2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 3 (March, 2022) - HHS said in early March that it was not aware of any specific threat to U.S. health care organizations stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “However, in the...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/4/2022

CYBERSECURITY - CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more

‘Shields Up’ on Cybersecurity in Wake of Ukraine Conflict

Harris Beach PLLC on 3/3/2022

Fears of cybersecurity attacks are mounting in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. From the war itself, a number of malware variants have been created and are circulating on the internet....more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2022

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 2/15/2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - Tensions between the U.S. and Russia could lead to a heightened risk of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks on U.S. interests, including health care organizations,...more

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – February 2022

Alston & Bird on 2/9/2022

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Proposed Rule Will Require Private Funds to Report Certain Cyber Events On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/21/2022

CYBERSECURITY - ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022 - ECRI has been publishing its annual report of health technology hazards for the past 15 years. According to ECRI’s Device...more

Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

ArentFox Schiff on 10/13/2021

FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2021 #5

Robinson & Cole LLP on 7/30/2021

CYBERSECURITY - CISA Issues Alert on Top Exploited Vulnerabilities - On July 28, 2021, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity alert entitled “Top Routinely Exploited...more

Cybersecurity Defense: Recommendations for Companies Impacted by the Biden Administration Executive Order

Lighthouse on 7/19/2021

As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more

Bose Added to List of High-Profile Companies Who Have Suffered Ransomware Attack

ArentFox Schiff on 6/14/2021

Crippling data breaches and sophisticated ransomware attacks are increasingly common threats to modern businesses. Ransomware attacks can not only target confidential company data and data collected from customers but...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2021 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/9/2021

CYBERSECURITY - FBI and DHS/CISA Issue Joint Alert on Mamba Ransomware - The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) recently issued a joint alert with the Department of Homeland Security/Cybersecurity Infrastructure and...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2021 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/22/2021

CYBERSECURITY - NYDFS - Cybersecurity Certificate of Compliance Due April 15, 2021 The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), which regulates certain covered entities and licensed persons in the financial...more

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