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 […]
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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 […]
SEC Provides Additional Information On Cybersecurity Examinations
On September 15, 2015, the Security and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert to provide additional information on the areas of focus for its second round of cybersecurity examinations. The OCIE’s initial cybersecurity examinations in 2014 were to identify cybersecurity risks and assess cybersecurity preparedness in the securities […]
Kim Peretti Appointed Co-Chair of Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute
Kim Peretti, co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, has been invited to be a co-chair of Georgetown’s Cybersecurity Law Institute. The Cybersecurity Law Institute is in its third year and Ms. Peretti has been an advisory board member of the Institute for the past two years. In that time, she has already […]