Jim Harvey, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security team and the Security Incident Management and Response Team, will moderate a panel discussion during this April 2 webinar. The featured speakers are Kim Peretti, Partner and co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, E.J. Hilbert, Managing Director and Head of […]
Crisis & Data Breach Response
Jim Harvey Speaking at the 2014 IAPP Global Privacy Summit
Jim Harvey, co-chair of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice and the Security Incident Management and Response Team, will participate as a presenter at the 2014 IAPP Global Privacy Summit, March 5-7. The IAPP Summit, one of the largest in the world, hosts privacy and security professionals to focus on a range of privacy-related topics. […]
Investigating International Data Breaches In a Post-Snowden World – Addressing Legal Considerations and Logistical Challenges
Partner Kim Peretti and Senior Associate Kelley Barnaby of Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Data Security Team and Litigation and Trial Practice group have authored a Cyber Alert, “International Data Breach Investigations in a Post-Snowden World – Evolving Legal Obligations and Investigatory Challenges,” with E.J. Hilbert of Kroll. In this article Peretti and Barnaby discuss the evolving international obligations […]
Kim Peretti Quoted in Washington Post Article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers”
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was quoted in the Washington Post article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers.” Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that his agency is investigating the holiday heist on Target, which exposed weaknesses in the nation’s credit card system. As a result […]
Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold First U.S. House of Representatives Hearing in 2014 on Protecting Consumer Information and Preventing Data Security Breaches
Following the recent announcement of two U.S. Senate committee hearings on data security breaches, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing to examine the issue. During the same week as the Senate hearings, the committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (CMT), chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), will […]