Over the last couple of years, courts have struggled with whether cyber claims could trigger coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies. While courts have found most cyber claims will not be covered as “bodily injury” or “property damage”… Continue Reading →
Researchers from the University of Illinois, the University of Michigan and Google published “Users Really Do Plug In USB Drives They Find.” The report covers the controlled experiment where researchers placed nearly 300 USB thumb drives around the University of… Continue Reading →
Over the last few years, cyber security has focused on incidents where there is no contact with the criminal. That is, a data breach would occur and the criminal would be long gone before the victim knew there was an… Continue Reading →
Even though there seems to be a breach in the healthcare industry every week, there is still a lot to learn from these patient information breaches. For example, a recent breach at 21st Century Oncology demonstrates important issues concerning the… Continue Reading →
IBM and the Ponemon Institute estimate the per-record cost of a data breach reached $154. While there have been a number of studies related to the expense of a data breach, there is little information about the cost of cyber… Continue Reading →
The largest privacy case to date is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California between Apple and the U.S. Government. This case arises out of a request by the Department of Justice and FBI for… Continue Reading →
Super Bowl 50 kicks off this Sunday, February 7 at Levi’s Stadium, Silicon Valley’s high-tech stadium in Santa Clara, CA. Super Bowl fans will be pleasantly surprised to find they are able to tweet, text and e-mail without any problems,… Continue Reading →
This article was originally published in Advisen’s Front Page News on January 20, 2016. A recently filed lawsuit by a casino will place a spotlight on the services provided by data security investigators and the expectations of those looking to… Continue Reading →
As data breach plaintiffs are starting to overcome questions of whether or not they have standing to bring lawsuits in federal court under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, a recent decision may place an additional burden on plaintiffs. The August… Continue Reading →
Many consumers are finding new EMV (Europay Mastercard Visa) credit cards in their mailboxes to replace their old credit cards with a magnetic strip on the back. EMV cards are commonly referred to as “chip cards” and are intended to cut down on… Continue Reading →
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