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After observing a noticeable increase in sophisticated attacks targeting payment processors of prepaid debit accounts in which criminals are able to manipulate balances of accounts and/or fraud prevention controls, the United States Secret Service released an Industry Advisory on March 15, 2013. The Advisory outlines several “macro” and “prepaid platform specific” strategies that payment processers […]

The European Community’s Article 29 Working Party has just published an opinion on smartphone apps that discusses the obligations of app developers and all other parties involved in the development and distribution of apps under European data protection law. Among the Working Party’s recommendations is that free and informed consent of end users is essential for […]

On February 27, Alston & Bird’s Kim Peretti spoke at the 2013 RSA conference. Following the conference, Kim was interviewed by BankInfoSecurity about her discussion during the conference. In the video interview entitled, “Tips and Tools for Breach Investigations,” Peretti discusses: Areas most frequently overlooked; Lessons learned from recent investigations; Technology tools to aid investigators. To […]

Kim Peretti, co-lead of the Security Incident Management & Response Team, appeared on MSNBC’s UP w/ Chris Hayes on February 23, 2013, joining in a debate on cyberwarfare and cybersecurity. Click here to view the video. Written by Security Incident Management & Response Team | Alston & Bird LLP

A California State Assembly Member has proposed legislation that would require online privacy policies to be no more than 100 words, be written in clear and concise language, be written at no greater than an 8th grade reading level, and to include a statement indicating whether the personally identifiable information may be sold or shared […]