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 […]
Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement
Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold First U.S. House of Representatives Hearing in 2014 on Protecting Consumer Information and Preventing Data Security Breaches
Following the recent announcement of two U.S. Senate committee hearings on data security breaches, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing to examine the issue. During the same week as the Senate hearings, the committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (CMT), chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), will […]
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 […]
U.S. Senate Banking and Judiciary Committees to Hold Hearings Examining Data Security Breaches, Identity Theft, and the Safeguarding of Consumers’ Financial Data
The U.S. Senate Committees on Banking and the Judiciary will each host hearings during the week of February 3, 2014, to examine the impact on consumers from recently reported data security breaches and what measures may be taken to protect sensitive information of consumers, including customer financial information, from criminal acquisition and misuse. Consistent with […]