While legislation to enhance data privacy rights and obligations continue to make headlines, regulators and legislators are also stepping up their cybersecurity expectations. In the first half of 2019, a number of states have updated their existing data breach notification laws and passed new cybersecurity requirements.
- August 01, 2019Michael Bahar, Sarah Paul, Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik and Ali Jessani
Bring Your Own Device is one of the biggest compliance-related issues companies face today, and when it comes to security risks, law firms are prime targets. Considering law firms are built on their reputation, firms must make every assurance that the technology they use will protect their data.
August 01, 2019Gevorg KarapetyanAs data security challenges continue to escalate, many law firms and corporate legal departments are upping their efforts to strengthen cyber defenses and minimize risks.
August 01, 2019Debra Frank MonteroDefines Data Breach and Requires Data Security Controls
New York has brought itself into line with a number of states concerning how they define a data breach, and, where applicable, what substantive security controls they require.
August 01, 2019F. Paul GreeneConference of Mayors Resolution Calls for Cities Not to Pay Ransomware
The underlying logic is pretty straightforward: if bad actors realize that there's no longer any cash waiting for them at the end of the rainbow, they'll eventually pack up their ball and go home.
August 01, 2019Frank ReadyWebsites with embedded Facebook “like” buttons must inform users their data will be collected and processed by the social media giant, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled.
August 01, 2019Caroline SpiezioFor businesses that own such a device, or for individual employees who might have a personally owned one on their office desk, the question of who owns any recorded data remains murky.
August 01, 2019Brian SchraderThe most popular justification for avoiding business-development activities is a lack of time. There are, however, a number of strategies that will allow you to execute and produce results in minutes — or even seconds.
July 01, 2019Ari KaplanE-discovery, as an industry, is once again at an inflection point. What are the big trends that are exerting pressure on e-discovery teams today — and more importantly, what will an effective e-discovery team look like in the coming years?
July 01, 2019Nishad ShevdeA review of upcoming programs and events that bring together many of the most active professionals in the field and its various branches.
July 01, 2019Nina Cunningham










