Vendor-caused incidents continued to surge in 2021. Nearly 20 percent of the total incidents we handled last year were caused by vendors, with more than half requiring notification. As in prior years, vendor incidents involved phishing schemes and inadvertent disclosures but primarily resulted from ransomware attacks on the vendors’ systems. These ransomware attacks often involved … Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: We recently launched a graphic illustrating our Cyber Risk Mitigation Services. This week, our attorneys will be writing about specific examples of those services. One of the last recommendations clients like to hear from their lawyer is, “Let’s call the regulators.” Building relationships with regulators when it comes to privacy and security issues … Continue Reading
In 2011, we saw some of the most significant data breaches in U.S. history. There are a plethora of causes—ranging from hackers to employee error to criminals using sophisticated malware. Notification letters are being sent so frequently, consumers are almost becoming immune to the daily announcements that personal information has been breached. Still, corporations facing data … Continue Reading
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