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ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts Downloads (January 5, 2017)
By Mark Burge
As AALS continues in full swing in San Francisco, let's take a moment to glance at our first Top Ten Downloads lists for 2017: SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
The State of Cybersecurity in 2016 and the (potential) Great Cyber Fire
Cybersecurity hit the news hard in 2016. The number of high profile, and troubling, cyber incidents increased significantly. The Democratic National Committee and one of Clinton’s top advisor’s being hacked,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
2016 Was the Year of the Data Breach
Although every year we lament about the significance of data breaches in the past year, 2016 was by far the worst. Data breaches were rampant, victimizing every industry and numbing…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Cyber-attack on LA County Compromises 756,000 individuals’ information
A Nigerian national has been charged with a cyber-attack on Los Angeles County employees that compromised the personal information of over 756,000 people. The attack took place on May 13,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
5 Information Governance Predictions for 2017
Information is every organization's greatest asset. It makes up intellectual property, trade secrets and many other vital corporate assets. It’s how we in corporate America conduct business. With that said,…
Ad Law Access
One Less (Regulator) Affair for AshleyMadison.com: Site Operators Agree to Settle U.S. Charges Stemming from 2015 Breach
By Dana B. Rosenfeld, Alysa Z. Hutnik
Remember the 2015 AshleyMadison.com data breach, where hackers gained access to the personal information of about 36 million users from over 46 countries, and threatened and carried through on their…
Data Counsel
What Can Be Learned From 2016 Security Incidents?
Cue the year-end articles saying that this was the worst year to date for data breaches. Follow that with more dire predictions for 2017. Layer in one-size-fits-all recommendations to mitigate…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Shareholders Derivative Suit Filed against Wendy’s for Data Breach
Continuing the trend of filing a shareholders derivative suit following a data breach, a Wendy's shareholder recently filed a derivative suit against Wendy's executives and board members alleging they did…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
November the Worst Month Yet for Healthcare Breaches
We have repeatedly reiterated numerous warnings to the healthcare industry about malware and ransomware [see related posts here and here]. Our predictions have unfortunately become true, as November was the…
Inside Privacy
Data Breach Allegations Sufficient for Standing After Spokeo, Court Says
On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas ruled that the named plaintiff for a putative class of CareCentrix employees whose personal information was compromised had alleged…