A Q&A with Ben Barnow of Barnow Associates PC The decision in the recent Neiman Marcus case was a game changer for the swiftly evolving legal climate around data breach events. By establishing the theory of “likely future fraud or injury” the court recognized that plaintiffs no longer have to prove the “impending certainty” of…

A Q&A with Darren Guccione, Keeper Security All too often data breaches arise from insufficient employee passwords—yet improving password security is an easy fix for most organizations to make. Darren Guccione, CEO and cofounder of Keeper Security, which offers password management software as a service, says that companies should be using the technology at their…

A Q&A with Joseph Loomis of CyberSponse The fact is, most companies that have suffered a breach failed to detect the intrusion as it was occurring, and only made aware after the damage was done. A Intrusion Detection System (IDS) with organized and correlated data can be an invaluable solution for incident response—but only if…

Q&A with Alex Cameron In Canada, litigation and regulatory activity regarding privacy and data breaches have increased dramatically. I spoke with Alex Cameron of Fasken Martineau, a leading attorney in this area in Canada, about the factors contributing to the increasing risk and potential liability for organizations doing business in Canada. With the recent landmark…

A Q&A with Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution The deadline for merchants transitioning to the EMV payment system looms: Organizations are expected to adopt the technology by October. I spoke to Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution about a recently released Ponemon Institute study documenting industry attitudes toward this shift.

A Q&A with Zeb Ahmed of iland While most companies seem to understand that preparation is necessary for worst case scenarios, there’s often confusion about what backup services can and can’t do, says Zeb Ahmed of iland. I asked Zeb about the differences between backup and disaster recovery and how organizations can determine which service…

A Q&A with Benjamin Stone of the FBI It’s becoming an increasingly common story: Cyber perpetrators lock systems down with malware and then demand payment to release them. I asked Benjamin Stone, Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI’s Cyber Criminal Squad in Philadelphia, about ransomware and current conditions for cyber criminal activity.

A Q&A with Joe Weiss of Applied Control Solutions The security of industrial control systems is increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack and the stakes for failure are extremely high, yet there’s little public understanding and media coverage about these very real risks. I talked to Joe Weiss of Applied Control Solutions about why industrial control systems…

A Q&A with John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan The legal landscape around data loss is rapidly evolving, and with major events such as the Anthem breach changing the game on a daily basis, it can be a challenge to keep up with the courts’ current thinking. I spoke with plaintiff attorney John Yanchunis of…

A Q&A with John Sileo, Sileo Group Data security and privacy are a growing concern among educational institutions, with some 727 breaches taking place in higher education from 2005-2014, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. I spoke with John Sileo of The Sileo Group about the reasons this space has become particularly vulnerable to data…