Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, co-authored with Jessica Corley, chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation Group, the Bloomberg BNA article, “Cybersecurity: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny.” In the article, Peretti and Corley discuss the cybersecurity issues that directors and officers face due […]
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Kim Peretti to Speak on AllClear ID Webinar
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, will be a featured speaker on a webinar addressing the cyber risk landscape and best practices on breach preparation and response. The webinar, titled “Confidence in the Breach Age: Risks, Preparation, Response & Recovery,” will feature a panel of industry professionals who will […]
FCC Chairman Outlines Industry-Led “New Regulatory Paradigm” for Cybersecurity Leveraging NIST Framework
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler made remarks on Thursday, June 12 at the American Enterprise Institute where he explained the FCC’s vision of how it will improve the communications sector’s cyber readiness. He announced a “new regulatory paradigm” where the FCC “relies on industry and the market first while preserving other options if that approach is […]
International Collaboration Disrupts GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker
On June 2, 2014, in collaboration with the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the GameOver Zeus botnet, an extremely sophisticated type of malware designed to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers. The DOJ and the FBI also […]
Kim Peretti Quoted in BankInfoSecurity
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was quoted in a BankInfoSecurity article titled “Target Breach: Hold Board Responsible?” The article discussed a consulting firm’s report for shareholders in regard to Target Corp. stating that the company should replace seven of the ten members of its board of directors who […]