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By Dr. Rebekah Tanti-Dougall LL.B. LL.M. (IMLI) LL.D Maritime security is of utmost importance and the industry is constantly updating its security measures to ensure the safety and security of vessels and port facilities; however there is an insufficient...

“Be Prepared” is one of the world’s most enduring mottos. It has been used, with international and organizational variations, by millions of Boy Scouts—and later Girl Guides and Girl Scouts—for over a century . But like...

Employee resigns. But before her last day of work, Employee copies thousands of emails and documents from Employer's computer. Off goes Employee into the sunset. How often is this scenario? I bet most employers think this never happens in their...

By Rene Siemens and David Beck , Attorneys, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP This commentary observes that the rising threat of cyber attacks and data breaches as well as the proliferation of data security and privacy laws have made it more important...

By Rene Siemens and David Beck , Attorneys, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP This article previously appeared in Risk Management magazine. Exposure to network and data security breaches has grown exponentially in recent years and the market...

By Rene Siemens and David Beck , Attorneys, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP If you thought you did not need cyber insurance before, Uncle Sam may cause you to think otherwise. On October 13, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"...

By Rene Siemens and David Beck , Attorneys, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP This commentary observes that the rising threat of cyber attacks and data breaches as well as the proliferation of data security and privacy laws have made it more important...

Network Security Risk: Because of their nature, the use of social media websites increases a company's exposure to cyber threats such as malware and phishing attacks. With many users accessing their social networks from computers in the workplace...

Cyber security and related privacy issues increasingly dominate the headlines. And for good reason: according to statistics cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article , cyber attacks --ranging from malicious software to denial of service attacks...

On July 19, 2012, Kamala D. Harris, the Attorney General of California, announced that she was forming a new group, the Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit, within the state's Department of Justice. The group includes six prosecutors who specialize...

by Vince Crisler The sophistication and capacity of the cyber insurance market has evolved in the last five years. Cyber insurance can fill the insurance gap but mitigating cyber security risks with cyber insurance is not a simple solution. Counsel...

by Vince Crisler Recent guidance from the SEC establishes new responsibilities for corporations. Public companies are expected to disclose all cyber security risks and cyber incidents that a reasonable investor would consider important in making...

As if it were not bad enough that hackers are attacking retail businesses like Target and Neiman Marcus to obtain consumer credit card information, it turns out that the bad guys are also targeting health-care records. According to sources cited in a...

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed the Executive Order: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity designed to strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure. This Order expands information sharing with critical infrastructure...

Smaller companies increasingly are the subject of data breaches and those smaller companies "are the number-one target of cyber-espionage attackers," according to a recent study detailed in a April 24, 2013 CFO.com article entitled "Should...