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Benefits of a vCISO in the Age of AI-Driven Cyberattacks

J.S. Held on 9/4/2024

Cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence have become more sophisticated as bad actors utilize machine learning to analyze vulnerabilities, automate exploits, and outpace traditional security measures. Through the use...more

One of the Millions Impacted in the USDoD Social Security Data Breach? Here’s What to Do Next.

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 8/21/2024

Millions of individuals could be at the mercy of cybercriminals after a hacking group launched a large-scale data breach impacting 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. The...more

Deeper Dive: Understanding the 2023-24 Crypto Threat Landscape

BakerHostetler on 8/8/2024

As the Web3 and digital assets ecosystem continues to grow, hacks, scams and other threats remain a major cause for concern and a potential impediment to broader adoption. Data from various sources indicates that after a year...more

Cybercrime Trends: A Midyear Review

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/25/2024

Cybercriminals continue to outpace the best efforts of regulators, law enforcement, and cybersecurity professionals. Recent reporting from the Federal Bureau of Investigation demonstrates that cybercriminals are increasingly...more

HHS and FBI Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Statement for Healthcare Providers

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan on 7/18/2024

Shortly after our prior blog post discussing the need for healthcare entities to shore up protections against phishing attacks, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...more

Immediate vs. Slow Burn Risks: A Balanced Cybersecurity Strategy

NAVEX on 4/25/2024

The consequences of a cyberattack can be catastrophic, as we saw in the previous blog of this series. Cybersecurity is a business-wide responsibility that demands a proactive strategy extending far beyond technical solutions...more

Defending Your Law Firm Against Cyber Threats

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 4/9/2024

In an increasingly digitized world, law firms are prime targets for sophisticated cyber threats that can result in substantial financial losses and reputational damage. Recently, a prominent law firm, esteemed for its...more

Data Breaches up 72% From Record High: Cyber Incident Readiness Must be Top of Mind

Epiq on 3/13/2024

“Protect your data! Breaches are on the rise!” These warnings seem to be everywhere – and rightfully so. Threat actors are sophisticated and new breach trends are constantly materializing. Awareness is no longer enough. It...more

AI, Phishing Attacks, Healthcare, and a $480,000 OCR Settlement under HIPAA

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/5/2024

Phishing has long been a favorite tactic for threat actors (hackers) to commence a cyberattack. The rapid expansion of more adaptable and available artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as natural language...more

OCR Will Focus on You if You Don’t Focus on Cybersecurity

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 12/21/2023

With a couple of “firsts,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is signaling that it is cracking down on healthcare organizations that fail to identify and address cybersecurity...more

OCR Settles First Phishing Cyber-Attack Investigation with a Louisiana Medical Group

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 12/14/2023

On December 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced its first-ever settlement involving a phishing attack under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

NYAG Settles with Personal Touch for $350,000 over Phishing Incident

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/27/2023

According to a press release, Personal Touch, a home health company located on Long Island, has reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James for $350,000 for a data breach that occurred in January of 2021...more

Cyber Crime - Protecting Yourself from Publishing Scams in the UAE

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 8/17/2023

Introduction: In the rapidly advancing digital age, cybercrime has become a serious global concern, and the UAE is not immune to this threat. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using tactics such as fake calls,...more

Overview of Cybersecurity in Government Contracts

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/1/2023

The first episode of cybersecurity attorney Eric Crusius’ podcast, "Regulatory Phishing," provides an overview of the latest cybersecurity issues facing government contracting and how significant cybersecurity attacks that...more

7 Key Practices Companies Should Implement to Ensure Cyber Safety in the Age of Remote Work

Flaster Greenberg PC on 7/13/2023

Cybersecurity is critically important in the age of remote work. With more people working from home and accessing company systems and data remotely, the potential for cyberattacks and data breaches has increased...more

Ransomware: The Top 5 Myths and Misconceptions

Ankura on 5/15/2023

Ransomware has become a major threat to businesses across the world as cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, resulting in devastating financial damage for companies that fall victim. Not only are important...more

The Breaches and Threat Actors that Defined 2022

Ankura on 3/22/2023

In 2022, threat actors and hacker groups made their mark on the digital world by causing unprecedented data breaches that left organizations of all sizes and sectors vulnerable. Even with improved cybersecurity measures in...more

Threat Groups Using Translation Tools in Phishing Attacks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/24/2023

It used to be that one of the sure ways to identify a phishing email was to notice grammatical errors or broken English in the text of the communication. Thanks to new translation tools like Google Translate, that are...more

Email Scam Losses May Find Recourse Via Cyber Or Business Interruption Coverage

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 1/27/2023

Losses arising from email scams are usually covered, if at all, under a company’s crime policy. But a recent decision from The District Court in Minnesota suggests that recourse may also be found under an insured’s cyber or...more

Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/20/2023

The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment....more

Employers, beware of scammers hijacking your identity to commit job recruitment fraud

McAfee & Taft on 12/14/2022

Just when it seems that consumers have caught on to one particular online scam or phishing expedition – think of the ubiquitous Nigerian prince email scam that first began making the rounds in the 1990s – a new one comes...more

Emerging Middle Market Cyber-Attack Vectors: Are You at Risk?

Ankura on 11/11/2022

The concept of “security by obscurity” is officially outdated. In recent years, cyber-attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, destructive, and indiscriminate. In today’s landscape, cyber threats can come from internal...more

[Webinar] Wire Transfer Fraud: Preventing and Mitigating this Rising Threat - December 6th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Warner Norcross + Judd on 11/7/2022

Join Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Madelaine Lane, Kelly Hollingsworth and Nate Steed for a webinar focused on preventing and mitigating wire transfer fraud. Cyber criminals are utilizing phishing emails and other...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

What’s Trending Across Asia in the Data, Privacy and Security Space?

King & Spalding on 9/15/2022

As we live and work in an increasingly globalized and computerized world, data, privacy and security (DPS) issues will converge across regions. Asia, however, has some of its own unique challenges trending as we discuss...more

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