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Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Sends Important Reminder: Long-Standing, Fundamental Principles of Insurance Policy Construction and Law Are Applicable to Cyber Claims
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Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Sends Important Reminder: Long-Standing, Fundamental Principles of Insurance Policy Construction and Law Are Applicable to Cyber Claims

Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Sends Important Reminder: Long-Standing, Fundamental Principles of Insurance Policy Construction and Law Are Applicable to Cyber Claims

June 16th, 2023|Categories: Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, HB Tort Notes, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, New Featured Post for Home Page, Tort Litigation|Tags: emerging litigation, hb litigation, journal on emerging issues in litigation, litigation articles, mass torts, property insurance, ransomware, ransomware insurance|

The Authors Judy Selby (judy.selby@kennedyslaw.com) is a Partner at Kennedys (New York) where she focuses her practice primarily on insurance coverage matters with a concentration in coverage for exposures arising out of emerging technology, digital, and compliance risks. Tracey M.Kline (tracey.kline@kennedyslaw.com) is an Associate at Kennedys (Philadelphia) where she focuses her practice primarily on insurance coverage litigation and cyber matters. Interviews with leading attorneys and other subject matter experts on new twists in the law and how the law is responding to new twists in the world. Ohio Supreme Court Ruling Sends Important Reminder: Long-Standing, Fundamental Principles of Insurance Policy Construction and Law Are Applicable to Cyber Claims Abstract: On December 27, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a business owner’s property insurance policy issued by Owners Insurance Co. to EMOI Services, LLC did not [...]

Despite Relative Inactivity on the Virtual Front in Ukraine, Russia’s Global Cyber-Attacks are Coming
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Despite Relative Inactivity on the Virtual Front in Ukraine, Russia’s Global Cyber-Attacks are Coming

Despite Relative Inactivity on the Virtual Front in Ukraine, Russia’s Global Cyber-Attacks are Coming

March 29th, 2022|Categories: Cyber Risk, Cyber Risk Litigation, Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, New Featured Post for Home Page|Tags: cyber insurance, cyber war, cybersecurity, data privacy, emerging litigation, emerging litigation podcast, hb litigation, journal on emerging issues in litigation, litigation articles, ransomware, war exclusian, war risk exclusion|

Editor Tom is HB’s Founder and Managing Director. His career in litigation content spans four decades during which he was editor, managing editor, and finally publisher at Mealey’s Litigation Reports. After Mealey’s was acquired by LexisNexis Tom became a vice president involved in creating new content and services at the legal research and services giant. He has always overseen or directly created articles, blogs, conferences, webinars, data collections, and now podcasts — all on litigation. Tom founded HB in 2008, and four years later he founded Custom Legal Content, a boutique content creation shop serving boutique and specialized legal practices and litigation services. In addition to his work at HB and CLC, Tom is Editor in Chief of the Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, and host of the Emerging Litigation Podcast. For years he was a leader in an international specialized publishing association, frequently speaking [...]

Data Security for Small Law Firms with Ondrej Krehel and Gaspare Marturano
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Data Security for Small Law Firms with Ondrej Krehel and Gaspare Marturano

Data Security for Small Law Firms with Ondrej Krehel and Gaspare Marturano

August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Cyber Risk, Cyber Risk Litigation, ELP, Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Emerging Law Notes, HB Risk Notes|Tags: cybersecurity, data forensics, data security, emerging litigation, emerging litigation podcast, ransomware|

Data Security for Small Law Firms with Ondrej Krehel and Gaspare Marturano Joining me to discuss this important issue is Ondrej Krehel, CEO & Founder of LIFARS, a New York-based incident response and digital forensics firm specializing in cybersecurity protection. Ondrej is recognized for his digital forensic expertise and ethical hacking skills. He participates in high-profile engagements around the world using his proprietary methodology to achieve the most rapid root-cause analysis and remediation. He is a former lecturer at FBI Training Academy who has led forensic investigations and cybersecurity involving the U.S. government, including military cyber special operations. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Forensics from Police Academy in Bratislava, Slovakia, an M.S. degree in Mathematical Physics from Comenius University in Bratislava, and an Engineering Diploma from Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. Joining Ondrej and me is Gaspare J. Marturano, Chief Marketing Officer at LIFARS. [...]

Setting the record straight on cyber insurance claim denials and the ‘war exclusion’

July 22nd, 2019|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: ransomware, war risk|

Is insurance coverage for cyber claims barred by a war exclusion? Judy Selby and Peter McLaughlin asked this question in a recent post for IAPP. Two corporate giants, Mondelez International and Merck, made the headlines recently as they sustained serious damage as a result of a NotPetya infection, an encrypting ransomware. They have each filed declaratory judgments after their carriers denied their claims. Reports of these insurance disputes have led to concerns that cyber incidents involving state actors would not be covered by cyber policies with war exclusions. The Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report attributes 23% of breaches to nation-states or state-affiliated players. "These state-sponsored attacks typically range from theft or espionage to financial gain; however, some attacks appear to have been driven by grudge or by swatting a neighbor," Selby and McLaughlin write. "[P]erhaps we are viewing this through an old lens. Insurance has often [...]

International Cyber Risk Management Conference | April 15-16, 2019 | Toronto

August 22nd, 2018|Categories: Conferences, HB Risk Notes|Tags: cyber insurance, Cyber Risk, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, icrmc, privacy law, ransomware, Toronto cyber conference|

Get 10% off with promotion code HB2019 Check out the Agenda and Faculty Date: April 15-16, 2019 Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front St. West Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada Information Brownie Bokelman Email +1 (484) 844-0437 Ask for the list of attending organizations. Photo: Tom Ridge, the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, speaking at ICRMC in 2017. Join 300 cyber insurance and risk professionals. Learn from a carefully selected faculty. Benefit from the program's impressive Steering Committee. Don't miss this great business opportunity!

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Healthcare Cyber Attacks 2017 Report from CryptoniteNXT

February 10th, 2018|Categories: HB Risk Notes|Tags: data breach, denial of service, healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA, privacy law, ransomware|

In boxing your trainer will tell you to keep your eyes open and your head and feet moving. After all, it's way harder to land a solid punch on a moving target. According to the Healthcare Cyber Research Report for 2017 by CryptoniteNXT the same is true for healthcare organizations. In just the ransomware category alone, they experienced an 89% increase of attacks last year. "Health care networks will remain under persistent attack by cyberattackers that target their valuable data through the use of well understood vulnerabilities," the CryptoniteNXT report reads. "It becomes imperative to deploy a comprehensive strategy both to detect and deter the sophisticated attacker moving through the network, as well as the multitudes of ransomware tools that they will deploy into 2018 and 2019." "New best practices and the technologies that support them," the report continues, "such as moving target cyber defense (MTD) and [...]

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 [...]