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The Legal Intelligencer

Cloud Control: Data Security Hazards and How to Avoid Them

Cloud computing, virtually nonexistent 15 years ago, is now verging on being the rule rather than the exception in the business world. According to the Gartner technology research firm, by 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only, and by the year 2020, a corporate "no-cloud" policy will be as rare as a "no-internet" policy is today.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cybersecurity

In the Legal's Cybersecurity supplement read about health care and cybersecurity, cyberinsurance for businesses and data security hazards and how to avoid them.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Case for Cyberexposure Management Has Been Made

Had enough? If you believe everything you hear, you would be forgiven for concluding that cyberspace is so full of threats that you should shut down all online electronic communications and storage.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Oversight of Cybersecurity Matters Is Good for Business

The Global Risk Management Survey, which surveyed 2,000 public and private companies across a wide range of industries, places cybercrime/hacking/viruses/malicious codes as the fifth risk globally and the top risk in North America. The survey also projects that the risk of cybercrime will stay at these levels in 2020. Since the cyberrisk is clearly on companies' radar screens and not going away in the near future, boards of directors need to establish an effective governance structure to oversee cybersecurity matters and monitor management's plans and progress in this critical area. An effective oversight mechanism can also serve as a good defense of a board's business judgement in the event of a cyberbreach and related lawsuits claiming that directors breached their fiduciary duties.
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Future State of the E-Discovery Job Market Will Be Cloud and Contract Staffing

If the history of e-discovery is the future of cybersecurity, then what should one expect for the future of e-discovery? How long will the current period of consolidation continue? What will be the next chapter in e-discovery's never-ending reinvention? How closely will the next 10 years of cybersecurity job trends mirror e-discovery's past?
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hacking Elections: An Act of War?

Benjamin Dynkin, Barry Dynkin and Daniel Garrie write: Whether an action amounts to an Act of War under the international law of cyber warfare is a complex, intricate, legal question with serious political and military implications. It is not a vague, abstruse general term that can be filled with any meaning that might be politically expedient.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cybersecurity

In this Special Report: "Westworld, Skynet … There Might Be Insurance for That!," "What to Expect From the SEC's New Cyber-Savvy Chair," "Prosecuting Cyber Crime: An Overlooked Part of Bharara's Legacy," "Blockchain: The Key to True Cybersecurity?," "Deal Breakers: The Importance of Privacy and Security Due Diligence in Transactions," "New DFS Cybersecurity Regulations Are Here: Will Your Insurance Protect You?" and "Is Your Discovery Process Setting You Up for a Data Breach?"
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Ransomware: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Ransomware has quickly emerged as a billion dollar industry and shows no sign of slowing down. So why is ransomware the ubiquitous nuisance it is? Simple: It works.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

What to Expect From the SEC's New Cyber-Savvy Chair

Danielle C. Gray and Patrick D. McKegney of O'Melveny & Myers discuss a few areas to keep an eye on in the months ahead, in terms of legislation, regulatory guidance and enforcement activity, as Jay Clayton begins his tenure at the SEC.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Westworld, Skynet … There Might Be Insurance for That!

Mikaela Whitman of Liner writes: The rise of AI-enabled devices and robots will create a host of liability issues as they become progressively more autonomous, independent and interconnected. Companies that employ any type of AI-enabled device or robot should consider the kinds of insurance that could provide coverage for those losses.
6 minute read

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