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The Recorder

Ransomware Attack Closes All 36 Los Angeles Courthouses

Court leaders said the ransomware attack does not appear to be related to the worldwide outages caused Friday by a CrowdStrike software update problem.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

CrowdStrike Outage Yields Mixed Impacts on Big Law

"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."
5 minute read

The Recorder

'Uncharted Territory': Panel Eyes 9th Circuit Appeal Hearings on California Children's Online Privacy Laws

The panel followed a hearing by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on the laws at issue, California's Age-Appropriate Design Code and California Assembly Bill 587, which cover online transparency.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Tosses Most of Landmark SEC Suit Alleging SolarWinds and Its Security Chief Hid Cyber Vulnerabilities

But Judge Paul Engelmayer's ruling did not challenge the SEC's decision to include Chief Information Security Officer Tim Brown as a defendant—a decision that has rattled the cybersecurity industry.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Managing Cybersecurity Regulatory Complexity: The Leadership Imperative

GCs should coordinate closely with chief information security officers, boards, and business leaders to play a key role in challenging cybersecurity strategy, understanding cybersecurity capability, and supporting tactical uplifts to protect the strategic interests of the organization.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

44 Class Actions: Lawsuits Are Flying Over a Data Breach. But Can They Succeed?

"The fallout from this data breach has and will continue to wreak havoc on the healthcare industry," one complaint said.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Cybersecurity Startup Cytactic, Founded by Law Firm Partner, Announces $16M Seed Round

The cybersecurity startup, which offers a cyber crisis management and readiness platform, was founded by a former partner and head of tech regulation at Israeli law firm Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman.
2 minute read

Law.com

Data Breach Class Actions Begin to Pile Up Against Prudential Insurance

ALPHV Blackcat, the "notorious" cybercrime group, is likely behind the attack, the complaint contended. The group is known for ransomware and data extortion. The personal data will also likely be sold on the dark web, the plaintiffs alleged.
3 minute read

Law.com

DOJ's Cyber Fraud Initiative: A Wake-up Call That Keeps Ringing

DOJ's Cyber Fraud Initiative has been a wake-up call for companies to prioritize cybersecurity and adhere to stringent standards. By leveraging the FCA, DOJ has used a powerful enforcement tool to target a wide range of cybersecurity failures and misrepresentations. The increasing focus on cybersecurity by enforcement agencies means that robust cybersecurity practices are becoming a standard expectation, not just a best practice.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

CFPB's New Data Rights Rule, AI and Compliance: What It Means for Fla. Companies

Although the Data Rights Rule now imposes greater obligations on financial institutions and related entities, there is room for organizations to exercise the utility of AI to help them facilitate these novel changes while increasing efficiency and maintaining compliance.
7 minute read

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