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Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble

April 01, 2019 |

A would-be class action against Barnes & Noble could have cost the bookseller hundreds of millions of dollars — not to mention a reputational hit for allegedly sharing private information about its customers' online video purchases with Facebook.

FINRA Report on Best Cybersecurity Practices Is Must-Read, Alston & Bird Lawyer Says

March 01, 2019 |

Cybersecurity Practices Must “Be Appropriately Tailored to the Entity. It Should Be Risk-Based, Based on Risk to Your Organization.”

The recently released FINRA report provides guidance for broker-dealer firms of various sizes on how they can mitigate the risks of cyberattacks and data theft by other means.

Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?

February 01, 2019 |

The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.

Are Cybersecurity Solutions and Consulting a New Revenue Stream for Law Firms?

January 01, 2019 |

The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services.

Right Out of the Box: California Enacts First-of-its-Kind Statute Regulating Internet-of-Things

December 01, 2018 |

Companies Impacted By California's SB-327 — Especially Manufacturers and Distributors of IoT Devices — Should Work to Ensure Compliance With the Act As Soon As Possible If Regulatory Fallout Is to Be Avoided Come January 2020

While a great deal of attention has focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act, California also passed a less-publicized, but highly critical, statute that will regulate certain aspects of Internet of Things device security.

Meritas' New Cybersecurity Standard Requirement Assures Legal Clients

November 01, 2018 |

Meritas, a nonprofit association of law firms, now requires its law firm members to follow a new cybersecurity standard. The reason for this new standard? Law firms' clients.

Online Extra: The Evolving Nature of Cyber Law

June 01, 2018 |

A Q&A with Penn Law Prof. Anne Toomey McKenna

The newly appointed Penn State professor sees a lot of room for questions in the evolving cyber law landscape, but so far there are few answers.

Vendor Risk Management for Law Firms: 7 Steps to Success

May 01, 2018 |

Most firms have extensive cybersecurity measures in place, but emerging or unclear regulatory requirements embroil them in a never-ending cycle of evaluation, best-practices review, and implementation. Firms don't just need to have their own systems secured; a responsible firm must also reduce the risk of breach at their third-party vendors. As cloud service providers become commonplace, so too does a firm's responsibility to ensure their vendors are managing risk appropriately.

Corporate Counsel Are Tackling Their Data Risk All at Once: Can They Do It?

April 01, 2018 |

A new BDO study finds a lack of priorities in data-related spending could, eventually, leave companies overstretched.

Legal Tech: Four Lessons Learned from Exterro's 4th Annual Federal Judges Survey

April 01, 2018 |

For the fourth time, Exterro has conducted an in-depth survey of federal judges in order to understand better how they see e-discovery law and practice changing.