A Q&A with Doug Meal The brave new world of cyber liability got a lot more complicated last May. That’s when the Jetro Holdings LLC v MasterCard Inc. case held that if a card brand withholds merchant funds to satisfy the brand’s PCI fines and assessments following a data breach, the merchant has no legal…

A Q&A with Alice Kane and Philip Goldstein of Duane Morris, LLP Acknowledging the degree to which cyber theft poses a threat to the insurance industry, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a proposed cybersecurity regulation in September. We talked to Alice Kane and Philip Goldstein, attorneys at Duane Morris, LLP about…

 Guest Author: Dane Greisiger A Q&A with Patrick Florer and Heather Goodnight-Hoffmann The annual NetDiligence® Cyber Claims Study examines reported claims by leading insurers to assess the true costs of data breaches. As we unveil the 2016 study, I spoke with Patrick Florer and Heather Goodnight-Hoffmann of Risk Centric Security who compiled the data and analyzed…

A Q&A with Bob Bell and Luke Emrich of RSM US; Sudhir Bhati of Symantec; and Ondrej Krehel of LIFARS Once a crude way for hackers to gain access to sensitive data, phishing attempts have now become increasingly sophisticated and more commonplace. Most concerning, this attack vector relies almost completely on human error, making it…

A Q&A with Jay Edelson of Edelson PC Hacking incidents at law firms have led to major data breach events in recent months. Even as all law firms store and handle sensitive client data, many of the smaller organizations tend to lack robust cybersecurity policies and procedures. I spoke with attorney Jay Edelson of Edelson PC…

A Q&A with Winston Krone of Kivu Consulting There’s no doubt that ransomware attacks are on the rise and they’re becoming more insidious. I spoke with Winston Krone, global managing director of Kivu Consulting about what the latest version of ransomware looks like and what risk managers should do if it strikes their organization.

  A Q&A with David Herron, Chief Legal Officer of Hyperwallet In a 2015 ISACA survey of cybersecurity experts, almost 50 percent of respondents stated that they believed mobile payments are not secure, citing issues like wi-fi, stolen devices and weak passwords as the most prominent worries. I spoke with David Herron, chief legal officer…

A Q&A with John Mullen of Lewis Brisbois In recent months, ransomware attacks have become more frequent, particularly in the healthcare space. While these attacks with their demand for payment give their victims few options for responding, companies can still prepare themselves to act quickly and effectively. Better yet, they can avoid ransom-seeking malware in…

A Q&A with Hans Allnutt of DAC Beachcroft, LLP Adopted in May, the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) replaces the EU’s long-outdated Directive 95/46/EC. The privacy regulation, which takes effect after a two-year transition period, calls for steeper sanctions and fines for violations. To find out more about what its adoption will mean for…

A Q&A with Ray Gallo of Gallo LLP In January, University of California Berkley students brought a claim against Google alleging that the company was violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by using college emails to target ads to the students. I asked attorney Ray Gallo about his work on behalf of the students and…