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Inside Counsel Talks Cybersecurity with Kim Peretti Ahead of WIPL Conference

September 5, 2014 By Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team

Kim Peretti, a partner in the firm’s White Collar Crime Group, discussed cybersecurity and the upcoming Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference with Inside Counsel. “From a legal standpoint, the risk exposure for a cyberattack has continued to rapidly increase,” and senior executives and board members play an important role in their company’s cybersecurity, said […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Events

Alston & Bird Hosting Event: The Evolving Cyber Insurance Market: Key Issues and Challenges

September 3, 2014 By Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team

Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management and Response Team, will moderate a panel discussion during this September 11 event. The featured speakers are Tom Finan, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist and Counsel with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Sean Hyatt, counsel in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group and […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Events, Privacy Tagged With: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Kim Peretti Interviewed by BankInfoSecurity

August 28, 2014 By Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team

Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was interviewed by BankInfoSecurity about what boards must know about security issues and how to keep directors risk-aware. In the interview, titled “Cybersecurity: What Boards Must Know,” Peretti discusses what directors don’t know about security, the pre- and post-breach responsibilities of boards, and how […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy Policy

Secret Service Estimates in Follow-Up Advisory that “Backoff” Malware Affected 1,000 U.S. Businesses

August 25, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Friday, August 22 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Secret Service released an advisory warning that a family of malware known as “Backoff” may have infiltrated the Point of Sale (“PoS”) systems of over 1,000 U.S. businesses. The malware was injected into some systems as far as back as October 2013, and DHS warns […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Security Breach

U.S. Treasury Secretary Lew Emphasizes Cyber-Risks for Financial Institutions

July 30, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In remarks delivered earlier this month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew highlighted the dangers of “cyber intrusions” to financial institutions. Secretary Lew cited more than 250 cyber attacks against U.S. banks and credit unions since 2011, as well as recent hacks and credit card thefts against major retailers. “Cyber attacks on our financial system represent […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Financial Privacy Tagged With: Cybersecurity Executive Order, Senate

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