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New Jersey Law Journal

The Legal Fight Against Cyber-Bullying

New Jersey law requires electronic communication to be included in school districts' bullying prevention policies.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Are You a Hybrid Entity Under HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandates privacy and security safeguards for medical information about a person's health status, care or payment for care, all of which are considered protected health information (PHI).
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Privacy by Deletion: Five Steps to Reducing Data Risk

When it comes to data retention practices, most companies are stuck in limbo, balancing competing needs between providing easy access to data for business and regulatory purposes and safeguarding data against leakage and breaches.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Mueller's Team Charges Russian Nationals in US Election Interference

A grand jury in Washington on Friday indicted the Russian organization Internet Research Agency, along with several other associated companies and individuals, on eight charges related to unlawful interference in the 2016 presidential election.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Latest NY Cybersecurity Deadline for Banks, Insurers Takes Effect

Feb. 15 marked the second major deadline for the state agency's cybersecurity regulations, which requires banking and insurance companies doing business in New York to comply with groundbreaking rules aimed at deterring cyberattacks. A board member or senior officer at DFS-regulated entities has to certify that the company is in compliance with the security requirements established by the department, and must submit certification annually from now on.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Wickr GC Says 'Waymo v. Uber' Had 'Very Positive Result' for Ephemeral Messaging

Jennifer DeTrani, GC at the disappearing message app maker and Wickr outside counsel, and Jonathan Meyer, a partner at Sheppard Mullin, spoke to The Recorder about how they explain the perks of ephemeral messaging to companies and what it's like being name-dropped in court.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Medals for Safety? Surviving the Winter Olympics Cyberthreat

The hack on the 2018 Winter Olympics' IT systems underscores just how difficult it is to protect oneself in such an exposed cyber environment.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

What FTC Nominees Are Saying About the Equifax Data Breach

"I don't want to prejudge any existing matter except to say in any major issue involving data breaches, I would expect the commission to be all over it, providing the necessary resources and just being very vigorous," former Paul Weiss partner Joe Simons, the FTC chair nominee, said at his confirmation hearing.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Plaintiff Class Gets Its Foot in the Courthouse Door in Data Breach Lawsuit

Data breach is today's hot button issue. And it just got hotter. On the heels of major data breaches at Equifax and Uber, the U.S. Supreme Court is confronted with the question of whether it will resolve a threshold issue in all data breach class actions—was the plaintiff class actually injured?
4 minute read

The Recorder

Taking Stock of New Employees and Their Computer Crime Baggage

When people switch jobs, both sets of employers face known risks. The former employers risk their former employees decamping with their trade secrets. And the new employers risk inviting trade secret lawsuits.
6 minute read

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