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“I need a cybersecurity expert. Do you know anyone?” First, that’s like asking for a doctor. What kind? Dermatologist? Orthopedics?...

“Let’s take a pause. Do not be in a rush to pay the ransom. It could be a double-encryption event.” These words should be on the tip of...

The recent recognition of data breach victims as litigants with actual injuries resemble previous trends in law. In 1964, Title VII of...

Approximately 1 year ago, the world learned of the SolarWinds exploit, which was then dubbed the largest and most catastrophic attack on...

In the week prior to Thanksgiving, the U.S. Government announced two new regulations/policies regarding consumer protection and...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) is completing its 25th anniversary as 2021 closes. To...

In addition to new FTC regulations and HIPAA-related requirements, civil lawsuits continue to emerge against companies asserting...

Following the barrage of data breaches and data security abuses, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its new targeted area for...

I At a Halloween party, a new acquaintance asked, “What do cybersecurity lawyers actually do?” It is a fair question. Without decades of...

Referred by an in-house colleague, a recent ruling within the Fifth Circuit again demonstrated its refusal to allow prosecutorial abuses...

One of the few parenting truths is not to threaten children with punishments unless the parents can deliver. Failure to follow through...

While researching current litigation on end point detection software standards (a regularly recommended activity in this novel legal...

With the Delta variant testing hospital capacity, hospital again become high-value targets for cyber-attacks. Hospitals entice cyber...

Murphy’s law guaranteed that the moment I deployed, U.S. Courts started rapidly issuing cyber law opinions. Nothing like using third...

Apologies for the absentee posting. Balancing civilian responsibilities is slightly more difficult in a third world country... New...

In the words of Julia Robert’s character, Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.” Just ask Marriott yesterday, today,...

First, “hats off” to the publicists for Colonial Pipeline. These people deserve a bonus, perhaps from the $2.3M recovered (out of the...

Author’s Note: Apologies for the absence of articles. I am currently deployed for Uncle Sam. I remain committed to supporting information...

New parents demand surgical-style hand washing before anyone touches their newborn. Fast-forward several years, maybe a second kid, and...

Great question. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that the FBI removed web shells from an unknown number of private servers...