It was just a matter of time. As cyber-attacks rose and the data security breaches became increasingly devastating to businesses and individuals, cyber breach insurance became more prevalent. And where insurance appears, subrogation recovery follows. We have not seen an overwhelming number…
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Cyber Attacks Reach Subrogation
Tagged with: breach, coverage, cyber security, data breach, data security, litigation, subrogation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
Feds Push for Better Cybersecurity
President Obama has long discussed the importance of improving governmental cybersecurity, but the issue gained significant traction last year after two massive breaches at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In February 2016, the President issued an Executive Order to…
Tagged with: cyber security, data security, privacy, security practices
Posted in Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
Posted in Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
The End of Safe Harbor – What Does it Mean?
This past Tuesday, in the groundbreaking decision of Schrems vs. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the Safe Harbor provision of the EU Commission, 2000/560C/EC. The Safe Harbor program was the easiest…
Politics Slow Federal Action on Cybersecurity
Expectations were raised last month that the federal government would soon enact legislation to address the legal and regulatory obstacles that prevent private companies and government agencies from working together to prevent cyberattacks. President Obama announced he was forwarding a…
Posted in Data Security, Legislation
A New Kind of Architecture: The President’s New Agenda on Cybersecurity
“[I]f we don’t put in place the kind of architecture that can prevent these attacks from taking place, this is not just going to be affecting movies, this is going to be affecting our entire economy in ways that are…
Posted in Legislation, Standards
Two New Laws Give DHS Increased Cybersecurity Authority
Two recently enacted laws give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased authority and ability to contain cybersecurity threats and breaches. Congress passed both the Federal Information Security Modernization Act and the DHS Cybersecurity Authority Act on December 10, 2014. …
Posted in Data Security, Legislation
Cybersecurity…At Least There Is One Thing Congress Can Agree On
While most political observers were focused last week on the debates surrounding passage of the so-called “Cromnibus” spending bill, less noted was the fact that the U.S. Congress managed to pass a number of cyber-security bills in a rare moment…
Posted in Legislation
California Enacts New Data Privacy Legislation
California is once again initiating significant changes to protect informational privacy in the digital world. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed several pieces of legislation in an attempt to protect individuals against invasions of privacy connected with personal data collection. California’s…
