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New York Law Journal

Nationwide Reaches $5.5M Data Breach Settlement With 33 AGs

The settlement came after the states claimed Nationwide and a subsidiary failed to apply a critical security patch to its network that could have protected it from the cyberattack.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyers Need to Pay Attention to Ethical Obligations Following a Data Breach

As hacking attempts against law firms continue to rise, attorneys can't forget their ethical obligations if the worst occurs.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the DC Judge Who Likely Oversees Mueller's Grand Jury

According to the local rules of the D.C. court, Chief Judge Beryl Howell will oversee any disputes arising from Mueller's probe.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Third-Party Cybersecurity Strategies Critical to Preparedness

Understanding third-party service provider relationships and the security risks they present to any organization is an essential element of cybersecurity planning. Bad actors continue to exploit the risks presented by third-party service providers that maintain access to corporate-owned information systems. Over the last several years, companies have found themselves the victim of costly and high profile data breaches occurring as a result of a third-party service provider's security failures. See, e.g., In re Target Corp. Data Sec. Breach Litig., 66 F. Supp. 3d 1154 (D. Minn. 2014); In re: The Home Depot, Inc., Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., No. 1:14-MD-2583-TWT, 2016 WL 2897520, at 1 (N.D. Ga. May 18, 2016).
36 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Closed-Circuit Testimony Extended to Adults in New Law

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed legislation permitting victims and witnesses of alleged domestic violence or sexual assault to testify against defendants through closed-circuit television—a possibility that until now existed only for minors.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

The US Looks to Europe for Guidance on Encryption, but Can Europe Deliver?

Comments by a U.S. assistant attorney sparked a debate on how Europe's evolving encryption stance will impact the U.S., and whether the security debate has already shifted.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Duped Into Wiring $5 Million? Cyber Insurance Could Cover It

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown write: Courts have begun to encounter a growing number of disputes over cyber insurance coverage, mostly relating to the scope of coverage, not to its existence. One recent example is the Southern District of New York's decision in 'Medidata Solutions v. Federal Insurance Co.'
7 minute read

Legaltech News

7 Tips to Make a Cyber Attack Comeback

No matter how much money a firm is currently investing in cybersecurity, the reality is that it only takes one wrong click for a breach to occur.
15 minute read

Legaltech News

4 Things Small Businesses Should Know During IT Acquisitions in Cyber Risk Management

A digestible guide to help with actionable items implementable during an IT acquisition, as well help an IT vendor analyze the legal implications of its sales.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

3 Unanswered Regulatory Cybersecurity Questions GCs Should Watch

From FTC oversight to state breach laws, questions abound about how enforcement will take shape and what exactly constitutes compliance.
15 minute read

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