Rebecca L Rakoski

July 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Calling IT immediately after a cyber breach is a knee-jerk reaction, and a smart one at that. But what about the aftermath? Who do you call next? This article discusses the importance of notifying legal early in the process.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

October 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A discussion of synthetic biology and its intersection with privacy/cybersecurity laws.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

May 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A look at some of the tough questions worth considering in light of companies around the world investing an enormous amounts of financial resources to ward off the far-reaching effects of a cyber breach with the expectation of avoiding an actual one and all its damaging effects.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

March 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

AI is racing to process all of this individual creative work, and yet using this type of technology could also put it on a fast-track collision course with copyright infringement and intellectual property laws.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

9 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Putting off a company's cyber assessment of its compliance obligations will likely foretell some rough spots ahead that are characteristically unpredictable in both depth and scope.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

9 minute read

October 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

First-party data collections for businesses that are considering building their own media networks could achieve greater control and transparency; the trade-off will be the incursion of greater exposure to legal liability.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill 

10 minute read

May 13, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article provides a discussion of the legal and ethical questions involved when private companies defend themselves and then retaliate as a result of a cyberattack—a so-called counterpunch known as the "hack-back."

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

March 10, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A company's most valued asset (its employees) can turn into its biggest legal liability by ignoring the fundamental advantages of implementing scientifically targeted cyber awareness training.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

November 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Cybersecurity and data privacy's arc is at its three-quarter turn, having gone from a pure IT issue only five years ago to the inclusion of legal with the passage of constantly evolving state regulatory laws and now the forecasted extension of those laws—enforcement. The final turn will be the passage of a uniform federal law to tie this current patchwork together.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

10 minute read

June 24, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Proactively strengthening a company's cyber readiness against a breach of its most fundamental asset, i.e., data, can significantly mitigate some of these hits to profitability formulas and revenue projections.

By Rebecca L. Rakoski and Patrick D. Isbill

9 minute read