Since 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has engaged in an increasing number of privacy and data security enforcement actions. The scope of the Commission’s jurisdiction over carriers has also dramatically increased – at least temporarily – following its recent net neutrality order, which reclassified broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service under Title […]
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Moody’s Identifies Cyber Risk As Key Factor in Credit Ratings
In a report released November 23, Moody’s Investors Service announced that the implications of cyber threats could start taking a higher priority in its credit analysis. Moody’s said it views cyber threats as similar to other extraordinary event risks, such as a natural disaster. “While we do not explicitly incorporate cyber risk as a principal […]
Alston & Bird Partners Speak at NAWL General Counsel Institute
Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, and Allison Ryan, partner, were speakers in the session “The Role of In-House Counsel in Cybersecurity in Both the Pre- and Post-Breach Worlds” at the 11th Annual General Counsel Institute. The Institute took place November 5-6 in New York and was hosted by the National […]
Kim Peretti to Speak at Today’s General Counsel Institute
Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, will speak at “The Exchange” Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, DC from November 4-5. The forum is being presented by Today’s General Counsel Institute. Kim will be presenting on the topic “Breach Response: What Do I Do Now?” The session will […]
Kim Peretti Presents at FCC Cybersecurity Forum
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 […]