An uptick in data breach litigation and skyrocketing costs tied to ransomware attacks and other cybercrime are making it more difficult—and more expensive—for companies to secure insurance policies that help them cover financial hits. The changing insurance market and disagreements over policy exclusions are also driving legal uncertainty, leaving businesses […]
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The cyber community’s NDAA wish list- POLITICO
— The next defense policy bill is just around the corner, and MC has a roundup of the cyber policy items that experts most want to see tucked into the legislation. — The EPA and the NSA have completed recent cyber tasks involving water systems and sensitive government networks, but […]
Defensive cyber attacks may be justified, says attorney general
The UK’s attorney general Suella Braverman has indicated that the UK may be justified in launching defensive cyber attacks against hostile nation-states, should agreement be reached in the international community on the cyber rules of engagement, and how international law is applied in cyber space. In an interview with […]
Cyber and the Law
The law in armed conflict applies just the same to the use of cyber-means as other means of waging war, the Attorney General and Fareham MP Suella Braverman told the think-tank Chatham House in a speech. She called for shared agreement with other countries “on prohibited behaviors for key sectors,” in terms of cyber, […]
Kentucky Becomes 21st State to Adopt Model Cyber Security Law for Insurers
New You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles! Kentucky has become the 21st state to adopt a data security law that will require insurers and larger agencies to beef up measures designed to help prevent cyber attacks and data breaches. Gov. Andy Beshear in April signed House Bill 474, […]
The Evolving Face of Cyber Conflict and International Law: A Futurespective
Since the inception of the internet, criminals, non-state actors and states have leveraged the inherent insecurities and vulnerabilities of cyberspace at an ever-increasing rate and with ever-more harmful impact. Data theft, ransomware attacks and critical infrastructure disruptions, to name a few, are now near daily occurrences. Notwithstanding the immense societal risks these activities present, a growing […]
Court Strikes Social Media Law, Industry Likes Cyber Initiative, Meta Data Transparency Project : Broadband Breakfast
May 26, 2022 – Alef, a mobile network company, announced on Wednesday that Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will join its board of directors. According to the press release, Wheeler will “serve as an advocate for enterprises to rapidly adopt mobility inside the enterprise private network.” […]
NIS2 moves closer as deal reached on cyber laws
While precise details of what the draft new laws say have still to be published, high-level information about the second Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) was made public after the European Parliament and Council of Ministers reached provisional agreement on the text late last week. The existing NIS […]
Events, dear boy: EU proposes new cyber law
It’s getting hard to keep up with the flurry of legislative activity from the European Union these days. Barely a month goes by without a major technology law being announced, whether it’s the DSA, the DMA, the Data Act or the AI Act. Such is the pace of law-making that, […]
Law Firms Fortify Cyber Defenses
Chicago-based Seyfarth Shaw, one of the country’s largest law firms, suddenly found itself under attack in October 2020. Hackers had breached the firm’s IT system, then held it for ransom. The firm called the breach “a sophisticated and aggressive malware attack” that encrypted many of the firm’s computer networks. Given […]