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Cyber Attacks
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Carpe Datum Law
Department of Homeland Security and FBI Release Alert Regarding North Korean “Hidden Cobra” Cyber Attacks
By Richard Lutkus, EnCE, EnCEP, CEH, Emily Dorner
On June 13, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security published an alert regarding malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government, known as Hidden Cobra. Per the DHS and FBI,…
Law Practice Tips
Manage Cyber-Attacks: Is It Really Not If You Will Be Attacked, But When?
By Jim Calloway
Cyber-Attacks: Is It Really Not If You Will Be Attacked, But When? is my new column in the Oklahoma Bar Journal. This is a sobering subject, but it is critical…
Technology Law Dispatch
Cyber Attacks in the Shipping Industry
By Sally-Ann Underhill, Philip Thomas
Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the potential fall out from such an attack can be extremely costly. Modern day ships are run by computers which provides an opportunity…
Capital Thinking
FCC’s Tentative Agenda for June 22 Open Meeting Includes Broadband and Public Safety Items
Legislative Activity Senators Seek Probe of Cyber Attacks on FCC’s Website On May 31, Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Al Franken (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Ron Wyden…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Cyber attack probably caused BA to strand 75,000 passengers, but BA claims it just lost electricity! Haha!
By Peter Vogel
The Independent reported that Wallie Walsh (Chief of British Airways’ owner International Airlines Group) broke his silence about BA’s IT failure last week that left 75,000 travelers stranded saying “it…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FCA Publishes Statement on National Cyber Attack and Webpage on Cyber Resilience
By Neil Robson
On May 13, the day after the start of the widespread “WannaCry” ransomware cyber-attack, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement on the cyber-attack. The statement advised firms…
Retail Trend Spotter
WannaCry Ransomware Alert
This is not a drill. Companies and law enforcement agencies around the world have been left scrambling after the world’s most prolific ransomware attack hit over 500,000 computers in 150…
Eye On Privacy
WannaCry Ransomware Alert
This is not a drill. Companies and law enforcement agencies around the world have been left scrambling after the world’s most prolific ransomware attack hit over 500,000 computers in 150…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Cyber Attacks Merit SEC Risk Assessment Intervention
The recent cyberattacks across the globe have caused the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") to issue an alert and highlight certain best practices for firms to handle these ransomware attacks. The OCIE…
The Global Privacy Watch
WannaCry Ransomware Attack: What Happened and How to Address
By Richard Lutkus, EnCE, EnCEP, CEH
Cross-posted from Carpe Datum Law. Recently, a widespread global ransomware attack has struck hospitals, communication, and other types of companies and government offices around the world, seizing control of affected…