9/13/22
By: Nicholas Jajko
The litigation battleground in class actions arising out of data breaches is almost always fought on Article III standing. Before any discovery is exchanged or fact depositions take place, claimants must allege they have standing to sue …
Cyber insurance experiencing ‘Future Shock’
8/4/22
By: Barry M. Miller and Elisabeth Gentile
The idea of “Future Shock”—that an accelerated pace of change causes social and psychological disruptions—dates from Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book of the same name. As it copes with the mutable nature of cyber …
Congress Imposes New 72-Hour Reporting Requirement for Cyber Security Incidents
3/28/22
By: David Cole and Heather Kuhn
President Biden’s promise to prioritize cybersecurity this year is beginning to take shape. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (“Cyber Incident Reporting Act”). …
9/21/21
By: Julia Bover
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the Biden administration is “preparing an array of actions” to combat the ransomware epidemic by targeting the digital currency market as early as this week. Sanctions on cryptocurrency were …
9/16/21
Over the past several months, there have been numerous instances of significant data privacy breaches reported in the news. From Facebook, who experienced a data breach affecting over 540 million users, to Microsoft, Capital One, …