Like regular physical exercise, exercising your cyber security muscles can be a good way to keep your information technology (IT) staff in cyber-shape. The purpose of cyber security exercises is to prepare and test a person or group to respond to a specific set of circumstances. Performing cyber security exercises can have some of the… Read More
March 1, 2017, marked the day that “23 NYCRR 500” (the New York Cyber Security Regulation) went into full effect for all New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) regulated individuals and organizations. These groups are required to adopt programs, policies, and procedures to protect their most sensitive information and assets from cyber security threats. With… Read More
In past years, when law firms suffered data breaches, it was often because they put themselves in the direct crosshairs of powerful and influential adversaries. For example, four years ago a Chinese group hacked into the files of the Washington D.C.-based firm Wiley Rein seeking confidential details related to several high-profile anti-dumping and unfair trade cases the… Read More