Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was quoted in the Washington Post article “Target Security Breach: Eric Holder Vows to Find Hackers.” Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that his agency is investigating the holiday heist on Target, which exposed weaknesses in the nation’s credit card system. As a result […]
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Kim Peretti Presented at the Law Seminars International Cybersecurity Law and Strategies Conference
Kimberly Peretti, partner in the Privacy & Data Security Team, was a speaker in the seminar discussion “Legal Developments for Cyber Security Law” during the Law Seminar International Cybersecurity Law and Strategies Conference on Monday, January 27. The following topics were discussed during the program: • Regulatory requirements and structure (to the extent there is […]
Alston & Bird to Host the Financial Marketplaces and Cyber Risk Seminar – February 11
Please join Jim Harvey and Kimberly Peretti, co-chairs of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, for a first-of-its-kind seminar: “Financial Marketplaces and Cyber Risk.” The panel discussion will both define cyber risk and its implications for financial marketplaces and address the existing regulatory framework and strategies purporting to improve risk mitigation for the industry […]
Senator Leahy Reintroduces “Personal Data Privacy and Security Act”: Federal Data Breach Notification Law Includes Criminal Penalties for Failure to Notify
On January 8, 2014, Senator Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced the “Personal Data Privacy and Security Act” (S. 1897) in an effort to both enhance criminal penalties for computer hacking, and create a tough Federal data breach notification statute. The bill was originally cosponsored (at the time of its introduction) by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Al Franken […]
Privacy Associates Kelley Barnaby and David Carpenter Author Law360 Article on the Major TCPA Developments in 2013 That Companies Should Be Aware Of
Senior Associates David Carpenter and Kelley Barnaby of Alston and Bird’s Litigation and Trial Practice group, have co-authored the Law360 article, “Defense Perspective on Major TCPA Developments in 2013.” In the article, Carpenter and Barnaby identify the major developments in the legal landscape for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) address the potential impacts of those developments for […]