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SEC Regulations Clash with Best Practices
The battle between the preservation of attorney-client privilege and governmental interests is longstanding.
Aug 4, 20234 min read


Cl0p Increasing Extortion Pressure
Almost two months after the initial MOVEit breach, Cl0p is now leaking private data and threatening to release more on the regular (also...
Jul 25, 20233 min read


ChatGPT Fabricates Content
The Mata sanctions order adds “falsification of content” to the list of reasons why professionals should avoid ChatGPT.
Jul 17, 20234 min read


Cl0p Strikes Against with MOVEit
In one of the largest data breaches of all time, the Cl0p Ransomware Group stole the private data of an estimated fifteen-million people.
Jul 3, 20233 min read


COMING SOON: New State Cyber Laws
The previous delayed response by modern society to acknowledge the negative “yin” to the positive “yang” of technological developments is...
May 15, 20234 min read


3 Reasons to Pair Caution with Artificial Intelligence
Exercise caution prior to initiating or allowing the use of ChatGPT in the workplace.
May 3, 20232 min read


DON'T RUSH DURING A CYBER INCIDENT
I participate in a LOT of cyber incident responses. Here is a golden rule: “Do not rush into any conclusions, statements, or actions.”
Apr 24, 20233 min read


Healthcare Privacy Rules Increasing – Will Fuel More Meta Pixel Lawsuits
Hospitals around the United States are facing litigation (and the threat thereof) for use of data capturing code embedded on their...
Apr 12, 20233 min read


Cancer Patient Sues Healthcare Entity After Nude Photos Stolen in Cyber Attack
The expression “there is no honor among thieves” was recently revived and proved true by the Russian Ransomware group, BlackCat. On...
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Biden Threatens Cyber Vendors
But-for a major shift in responsibility and desire for private sector liability, the March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy...
Mar 10, 20233 min read


More States Ban TikTok
TikTok access from government devices is now restricted in over half of the United States. Indeed, only 13 states lack any restrictions...
Feb 15, 20233 min read


FINTECH Cyber Attacks Already Rising
On January 31, 2023, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) released a report entitled “The Evolution...
Feb 2, 20233 min read


Bossware? Exercise Caution
Employee behaviors substantially contribute to the likelihood of a cyber-attack. Whether attributable to clicking on phishing emails,...
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Ransomware Groups - More Organized Than You Think
A critical eye examining LockBit’s Ransomware as a Service organization and its growth since the January 2020 announcement of LockBit 2.0...
Jan 6, 20232 min read


5 Must-Know Tech Concepts for Lawyers
Law school teaches young minds that most answers are found in case law. While there are a few courses on practical skills, there is...
Dec 22, 20223 min read


3 Reasons to Share Cyber Incidents with the “Right” Public Authorities
Private businesses are usually reluctant to share information following or during a cyber incident with public authorities, even those...
Dec 1, 20224 min read


"WHAT DO YOU DO?"
In the 1991 version of Father of the Bride, Steve Martin asks his future son-in-law about his “independent communications consultant”...
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Who Knew About Lloyd's New Cyber Policy Exclusions?
A U.S. mid-term election year was the perfect time (excluding a Presidential election year) to quietly issue a “Market Bulletin”...
Nov 15, 20223 min read


C-Suite: Is this Worth Risking My Personal Freedom?
The October 5, 2022, conviction of Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Joe Sullivan, ironically a former cybercrimes prosecutor...
Nov 7, 20223 min read


BNSF Cyber Law Failure Elicits $228M Verdict
In December 2018, a former law partner asked me “Are you proposing cyber law as a transactional or litigation practice?” Actively...
Oct 17, 20223 min read
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