Topic
Cyber Attacks
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Data Counsel
Lloyd’s Report Highlights Risk of Cyberattacks on National Power Grid
A sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. power grid could cause nearly $250 billion in economic losses and, under the most severe circumstances, cost more than $1 trillion to the U.S.…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Even the Federal Government Can’t Hide: How a High-End Cyberattack Breached One of the Most “Protected” Systems
Guest Blogger: Violetta Abinaked, Summer Associate (originally posted by Mark McCreary's on Privacy Compliance & Data Security) With data breaches being the quickly trending “flavor of the month” criminal activity, it’s…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Even the Federal Government Can’t Hide: How a High-End Cyberattack Breached One of the Most “Protected” Systems
With data breaches being the quickly trending “flavor of the month” criminal activity, it’s no shock that on June 4, 2015 yet another system was hit. This time though, it…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Amendments to UK Hacking Legislation under The Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force
By Conor Ward
Amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 ("CMA") introduced by Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 ("2015 Act") came into effect on the 3rd May 2015. The 2015…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Hackers seek to access intellectual property assets of higher educational institutions
College and universities, like many other businesses and organizations, defend against millions of cyberattacks each day. Most recently, Penn State’s College of Engineering discovered a multi-year long cyberattack seeking usernames…
The Policyholder Perspective
United States Department of Justice Announces “Best Practices” for Addressing Cyber Attacks
By Melissa Meth
In light of the growing concern over cybersecurity, the United Stated Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued guidance last week on how to prepare for and respond to cyber attacks. Taking…
Of Digital Interest
Cybersecurity Update: U.S. Sanctions on the Horizon for Malicious Cyber-Attackers
By Amy C. Pimentel, McDermott Will & Emery
Executive Order 13694 is the Obama Administration’s latest tool to combat cybersecurity threats. On April 1, 2015, President Obama declared a national emergency to address the “increasing prevalence and severity…
Data Protection Report
Cyber Attackers Targeted by US Treasury Department OFAC Sanctions
On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued Executive Order 13694, creating a new sanctions program that targets the growing and evolving threat posed by cyber-attacks. The Order authorizes sanctions against…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Premera Blue Cross reveals data breach of over 11 million members’ information
By Linn Foster Freedman, Kathryn Rattigan
The luck of the Irish was not with Premera Blue Cross’s (Premera) on St. Patrick’s Day, when the health insurer announced a breach of approximately 11 million of its members’…
Employment Law Matters
Once more into the (data privacy) breach. . . .!
This post is excerpted from an article Honored in the Breach: Employer Action Items for an Insurer Data Breach, written by Timothy G. Verrall (Houston), Stephen A. Riga (Indianapolis), and…