cybersecurity Archives

Courtney Klein on Social Media & Security

August 1st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: cybersecurity, data security, social media risk|

A Restructured Paradigm for Corporate Teamwork By Courtney Klein of Soteria Risk Consultants Social media has become an integral part of everyday life. It’s how some of us get our news, research our opinions, learn about local events, and connect with friends. For the modern western business, it is also immensely important for staying in touch with customers, advertising, and overall visibility. For this reason, many companies employ veritable armies of “Social Media Specialists” that do everything from designing graphics to writing tweets to replying to customer questions and complaints. Some companies interact with each other (such as the hilarious and long-standing Twitter Battle between Wendy’s and McDonald's), and some use it as their primary form of communication. Customers, too, know that social media is a way to get in touch with a company - for good reasons and for bad - and while many companies are [...]

A.I. Best Practices: Rules and Policies for Using Artificial Intelligence in Your Business

July 30th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, ransomware, ransomware insurance|

DATE: Sept. 27, 2018 TIME: 2 p.m. EDT; 1 p.m. CDT; 12 p.m. MDT; 11 a.m. PDT PLACE: Your computer or mobile device PRICE: $197* per dial-in site *Price is good through Aug. 16. After that it's $247. GROUPS ARE GOOD: Registering qualifies you to multiple attendees at your location. CLE: 1 credit Please send CLE questions to CLE@LitigationConferences.com SPEAKER: John Frank Weaver Attorney McLane Middleton Your registration includes: • A site license to attend this webinar (invite as many people in one location as you can fit around your computer at no extra charge). • Downloadable PowerPoint presentations from our speakers. • The opportunity to connect directly with speakers during the audience Q&A session. • At least one-hour of CLE credit. Produced in collaboration with and their new Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law Nearly every industry is adopting or preparing to [...]

Halligan, Weyland on Cybersecurity, Trade Secret Asset Management and the Defend Trade Secret Act of 2016

July 23rd, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: Cyber Risk, cybersecurity, Defend Trade Secrets Act|

"Cybersecurity protection against outsider theft has largely succeeded, if competently crafted business methods are strictly followed. The more intractable problem of insider theft is now the major concern, and traditional cybersecurity methods are unavailing. The ever-higher digital barriers placed around the corporation and its sensitive data are no defense against data theft by people allowed inside the digital walls in the normal course of business." Read their complete post on LinkedIn. R. Mark Halligan is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at FisherBroyles, LLP. Mr. Halligan has taught Advanced Trade Secrets Law in the John Marshall Law School LLM program for 24 years. Richard F. Weyand is the President of the Trade Secret Office, Inc. www.thetso.com See R. Mark Halligan and Richard F. Weyand Trade Secret Asset Management 2018: A Guide to Information and Asset Management Including RICO and Blockchainavailable on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997070986

International Cyber Risk Management Conference | Dec. 6-7, 2018 | Bermuda

June 23rd, 2018|Categories: Conferences, HB Risk Notes|Tags: bermuda conference, cyber insurance, Cyber Risk, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, privacy law, ransomware, reinsurance bermuda|

Register Use promotion code HB2018 and save 10% When Dec. 6-7, 2018 Agenda About Where Hamilton Princess & Beach Club 76 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke Hamilton Bermuda HM 08 Questions and Sponsorship Opportunities Contact Brownie Bokelman by email or phone. +1 (484) 844-0437 Plan your year-end trip to Bermuda and join global cyber leaders from AIG, Aon, Chubb, Deloitte, Marsh and more. Now in its fifth year internationally . . . . ICRMC is delighted to expand its cyber conference to Bermuda at the invitation of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA). Come learn from experts, networking and share experiences to help you manage the risk and impact caused by a cyber breach. HB is a proud affiliated marketing sponsor of this prestigious event. World class event, with world class cyber leaders ICRMC Bermuda Session Highlights: The CISO Perspective Reinsurance and [...]

Cyber Security Summit: Seattle | July 19, 2018

May 31st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes, Past Conferences|Tags: cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, privacy law, ransomware|

Registration: $350 Pay just $175 with promo code HB2018 When 7:45am-6pm June 28, 2018 Where The Westin Seattle 1900 Fifth Avenue Seattle Interested in Sponsorship? Email Brownie Bokelman for more info. Check out all the great programs they run around the country and let us know if you're interested! Learn more. HB is proud to announce its association with the annual Cyber Security Summit: Seattle, which connects C-suite and senior executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. Regular admission is $350, but use the HB promo code and get 50% off! It's HB2018. Admission gives you access to all interactive panels, discussions, catered breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception. Agenda Learn more about the sessions on incident response for CISOs, lessons learned about ransomware, and protecting your enterprise from employees and corporate spies. Faculty [...]

Regulators in Cyberia: A Whitepaper from the Regulatory Transparency Project

April 7th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: cyber warfare, cybersecurity, jamil jaffer, regulatory transparency project|

"The Internet’s pioneers hardly envisioned the dramatic growth and transformation that characterize today’s Internet. A relative lack of regulation accelerated early digital innovation," wrote Jamil N. Jaffer and Megan Stifel for the Lawfare Blog. "[The Regulatory Transparency Project's Cyber & Privacy Working Group's paper titled Regulators in Cyberia] highlights five examples that illustrate the hazards that can result when regulations predating the Internet revolution make first contact with the economic and social opportunities unleashed by interconnected technologies. Among other things, they demonstrate that the impact of Moore’s Law—the doubling of computer processing power every 18-24 months—makes regulation a particularly weak tool to achieve policy objectives, including privacy and security, arguing instead that in a rapidly changing technological environment, these goals can often be most effectively met through the use of market incentives. In recent years, the specter of regulation has threatened the viability of the sharing economy [...]

News Release re HB Corporate Counsel and Cyber Risk Programs April 2018

March 21st, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: Altria, American Airlines, blank rome, blockchain, corporate counsel, Covington & Burling, critical infrastructure, Crowell & Moring, cyber security, cybersecurity, Daniel B. Garrie, data breach, Fish & Richardson, IBM, Intersec Worldwide, jackson lewis, Law & Forensics, Microsoft, Oracle, Seiger Gfeller Laurie, Sprint, Traub Lieberman, wiley rein|

For Immediate Release | Download PDF Cyber Attacks on U.S. Power Grids, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles and Blockchain Security – Upcoming HB Seminars Address These Hot Topics and More NEW YORK – MARCH 21, 2018 – Many of the most urgent subjects that face corporations, challenge our laws, and change the way we live will be covered during three seminars taking place over two days in New York, April 24 and 25, 2018. The programs are being produced by HB Litigation Conferences and will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown. Presenters include representatives from global corporations such as American Airlines, Microsoft, IBM, Intersec Worldwide, Altria, Oracle, Sprint, and RSA Security (now part of Dell Technologies) plus a leading healthcare provider, Christiana Care Health System. The insurance industry will be represented as well, with speakers from Allianz, Marsh, Swiss Re, JLT Specialty, TDC Specialty Underwriters, and [...]

Attempt to Kill via Cyber Attack

March 15th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, data breach|

"The only thing that prevented an explosion was a mistake in the attackers’ computer code," the investigators said. From the New York Times March 15, 2018, article A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try. Written by Nicole Perlroth and Clifford Krauss. https://litigationconferences.com/critical-infrastructure-april-25-2018-new-york/ https://litigationconferences.com/critical-infrastructure-blackout/

The Insurance Lifecycle of a Ransomware Attack | April 10 | 2pm

March 9th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, ransomware, ransomware insurance|

Speakers Kimberly Horn Claims Manager Beazley Dominic Paluzzi Partner and Co-Chair of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity McDonald Hopkins LLC Edward (“Ted”) Brown Associate Wiley Rein LLP Info Date: April 10, 2018 Time: 2 – 3:15 P.M. ET Fee: The webinar is complimentary from HB. But upgrade for $95 to get CLE, the PowerPoint and the recording. The webinar is also available to subscribers of the West LegalEdcenter®, but you must register there. CLE: 1 credit* * CLE Questions? Ransomware Damages Estimated to Reach $11.5 Billion Annually by 2019 That's up from $5 billion in 2017 and $325 million in 2015. Organizations of all sizes – from local nonprofits to large, multinational corporations – are finding that ransomware events can range from a costly nuisance to an existential crisis. But despite the prevalence and severity of ransomware attacks, many lawyers, risk managers, and [...]

Critical Infrastructure & Cybersecurity | March 13 | 2pm

March 8th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, data breach, data security|

Speakers Megan Brown Partner Wiley Rein LLP formerly with the U.S. Justice Department Matthew Gardner Partner Wiley Rein LLP former federal prosecutor Gus P. Coldebella Partner Fish & Richardson former acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Info Date: March 13, 2018 Time: 2 – 3:35 P.M. ET Duration: 95 minutes Fee: Complimentary with registration LexisNexis CLE Questions: Is Our Critical Infrastructure Cyber Resistant? Scientific American recently published an article which concluded that while our power grid and most of our infrastructure is pretty well built, it was not constructed with cybersecurity in mind. And our adversaries are pouring it on, the article says, learning about our industrial computer networks and, more urgently, how our industrial engineering systems can be disrupted or torched. “That’s where you start reaching some particularly alarming scenarios,” Scientific American says. Writing for Law360®, Wiley Rein LLP partner [...]

Homeowner Hurricane Insurance Claims

March 3rd, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: Cyber Risk, cybersecurity, ransomware|

Registration: $195 No charge to West LegalEdcenter® subscribers. CLE: 1 credit The Faculty Mark A. Nation Founding Partner The Nation Law Firm Steven C. Teebagy Partner Groelle & Salmon Wystan Ackerman Partner Robinson & Cole LLP ______________________________ The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most destructive we have seen in years. Harvey pounded Houston and other areas of Texas with nearly 52 inches of rain. Irma followed with the record-breaking winds in the Caribbean, the Florida Keys, and up the Florida peninsula. Storm surges caused problems in the southeastern U.S. Jose brought tropical storm winds to New England. But the most lasting damage is in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks to the punishing wind, rain and flooding brought by Hurricane Maria, causing not only devastation but also loss of life. Thousands of homes have been impacted from [...]

Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. Healthcare | Webinar On-Demand

February 9th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: Cyber Risk, cybersecurity, ransomware|

Recorded: March 1, 2018 Now available at the West LegalEdcenter®! Get it direct from HB for just $95. CLE: 1.0 credits HB CLE On-Demand Form Questions? CLE@LitigationConferences.com ______________________________ The Faculty moderator Ben Goodman CEO 4A Security & Compliance speakers Sean Hoar Partner Chair of the Data Security Practice Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Barbara Holland Regional Manager Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Benjamin Stone Supervisory Special Agent Cyber Desk Federal Bureau of Investigation ______________________________ Special thanks to Ben Goodman at 4A Security & Compliance for developing this excellent webinar. ______________________________ Related programs HB Cyber Sector Risk Blockchain Security HB Cyber Sector Risk Critical Infrastructure 3rd Annual 4A Data Security & Privacy Symposium Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations increased 89% in 2017. That's according to CryptoniteNXT Healthcare Cyber Research Report for 2017. All [...]