Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, was a featured speaker at the Cybersecurity Forum for Independent and Executive Branch Regulators, organized by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Reserve Board on October 16. The Forum, which was held at FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C., focused on primary issues […]
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Alston & Bird to Host Live Program and Webinar on National Security, Espionage, and Data Breaches
On October 29, Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team will host a live program and webinar called National Security, Cyber Espionage and “Bulk PII” Breaches in our Washington, DC office. The program will examine the recent phenomenon of allegedly state-sponsored actors executing major cyber-attacks specifically targeting large databases of personal data for espionage […]
Kim Peretti Quoted by InsideCybersecurity on Board Involvement in Cybersecurity
Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, was quoted in an InsideCybersecurity daily news report on October 2 titled, “Amid regulatory fears, boards improve on cybersecurity.” A recent report from Georgia Tech Information Security Center shows an increase in boardroom involvement in cybersecurity management – 63 percent of boards are now actively addressing IT […]
Alston & Bird Conducts Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Training with Industry Experts
Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response (CPR) team recently partnered with Stroz Friedberg and Brunswick Group to conduct a comprehensive, all day breach preparedness and response training session for A&B team members. Approximately 35 members of the firm participated in this in person multi-disciplinary training session. CPR team members shared their experiences and insight […]
Kim Peretti Speaking at Financial Services Roundtable 2015 Fall Conference
Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, will be a featured speaker at the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) 2015 Fall Conference, hosted by FSR. Ms. Peretti is participating in a public panel on October 2 from 12-1pm EST. The topic is “Corporate Cyber Liability: How Prepared Is Your Board?” Panelists […]