The COVID-19 outbreak has necessitated the creation of a mobile workforce practically overnight. Yet this sudden change raises cybersecurity and privacy issues that companies must now reckon with. The webinar “COVID-19 Emerging Issues: Managing Cyber Risks of a Remote Workforce and Global Privacy Concerns,” presented by NetDiligence and Arete Incident Response on March 24th, addressed…

A Q&A with Ian Birdsey of Pinsent MasonsThe European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been implemented for over a year, and we can now start to understand just how this sweeping law is being enforced and the ways it has positively impacted data security. We posed these questions to Ian Birdsey, data protection…

A Q&A with Jon Neiditz of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Passed in 2018 and slated to go into effect January 2020, AB 375 or The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was created to give consumers better ownership and control over their personal data but opens up a world of compliance questions for businesses that…

A Q&A with Andy Sambandam of Clarip Inc. What is arguably the nation’s most far-reaching consumer privacy and security law was passed with lightning speed last week in California. While the law doesn’t go into effect until January, 2020, companies are being advised to get up to date on the new regulation and its stipulations—and…

A Q&A with Ted Charney of Charney Lawyers In November, 2016, Canadian Casino Rama Resort announced it had been hacked, with both employee and vendor data stolen. Shortly after, Toronto-based Ted Charney of Charney Lawyers filed a $50 million class action suit.

A Q&A with Leah Mooney of MinterEllison The cyber security field is rapidly evolving in Australia where new legislation, growing costs and an increased awareness of threats and liability have spurred discussion and concern. I spoke with Attorney Leah Mooney, special counsel in the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group of MinterEllison, about the state of…

A Q&A with Sasha Romanosky, PhD, of the RAND Corporation

In a recent study, RAND Corporation policy researcher Sasha Romanosky examined 12,000 data breaches from 2004 to 2015, trying to get a more holistic view of their causes, costs, and associated risks and trends. I spoke with Dr. Romanosky about his findings.

A Q&A with J.T. Malatesta of Maynard Cooper & GaleMedical Informatics Engineering and subsidiary NoMoreClipboard revealed a breach last month affecting up to 3.9 million Americans which has now resulted in a series of class action lawsuits on behalf of victims. The incident is causing headaches for risk managers in the healthcare sector, including their…

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 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…