Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Kim Peretti, co-lead of the Security Incident Management & Response Team, appeared on MSNBC’s UP w/ Chris Hayes on February 23, 2013, joining in a debate on cyberwarfare and cybersecurity. Click here to view the video. Written by Security Incident Management & Response Team | Alston & Bird LLP

A California State Assembly Member has proposed legislation that would require online privacy policies to be no more than 100 words, be written in clear and concise language, be written at no greater than an 8th grade reading level, and to include a statement indicating whether the personally identifiable information may be sold or shared […]

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) re-introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) this morning. The bill has been numbered H.R. 624. In their press release, Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger confirmed that this bill is identical to the version that the full House of Representatives approved by […]

Last evening, President Obama announced in his televised State of the Union Address to Congress that he had signed an Executive Order earlier in the day to direct federal departments and agencies to adopt and implement new cybersecurity initiatives for the purpose of protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure. A legislative response from Congress is anticipated as early […]

On April 10, 2013, Alston & Bird will bring together cybersecurity and cybercrime experts from the government and private sector to discuss the latest developments in the area of cyber and privacy investigations. The experts will also share perspectives on behind-the-scene mechanics in conducting effective and efficient investigations, especially those that result from sophisticated threat […]