A Q&A with Nick Beecroft of Lloyd’s of London New regulation and awareness around growing threats such as operational attacks is changing the face of the European insurance market. I talked to Nick Beecroft, emerging risks and research manager at Lloyd’s of London, about his work assessing cyber vulnerabilities and helping develop products to…

A Q&A with Geff Brown of Microsoft “Privacy is without a doubt the most exciting area of the law to be involved in right now,” says Geff Brown, assistant general counsel in regulatory affairs at Microsoft. I asked him about the current legal climate for consumers and tech companies around privacy issues and what Microsoft…

A Q&A with Barbara Anthony, Undersecretary of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Since 2009, Massachusetts has been releasing reports on the state’s data breaches. In 2013, the state received over 1,800 notifications for breach events that had the potential to impact over 1.2 million residents. I asked Barbara Anthony about the current…

A Q&A with Claire Bernier, Bersay & associés Part of the future General Data Protection Regulation currently under discussion between European State Members, Europe’s Right to be Forgotten regulation will apply to any company that does business in the European Union (EU). I asked Paris-based attorney Claire Bernier of Bersay & Associés about this pending…

A Q&A with Melanie Thomas of INFORM It’s just one of many pressing concerns during a cyber security event, but public relations and crisis communications are absolutely essential for sustaining customer loyalty and brand reputation long after the headlines fade. I spoke with Melanie Thomas of INFORM about how these services work and what companies…

A Q&A with Norm Brogdon of Data Stream Protector Much like eavesdropping, man in the middle (MITM) attacks allow a perpetrator to imperceptibly steal data—a malicious and insidious threat that has been underreported in the media. I spoke with Norm Brogdon of Data Stream Protector about the MITM exploit and how it can be stopped.

Almost every organization can benefit from additional training in security matters, but many small businesses and public entities overlook this essential.

Guest Author: Jamie Sheller Esq. NetDiligence®
‘Big Data’ may be changing the world but it is not changing American’s belief in the value of protecting privacy.
In one of the few areas of liberal and conservative consensus, Americans stand firmly behind the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution which protects the “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

A Q&A with Jay Edelson of Edelson LLC
With court attitudes around privacy issues constantly evolving, it can be a challenge to understand what constitutes a significant data breach case and the consequences liable organizations face. I asked counsel Jay Edelson about how he chooses his class action cases and how the current legal climate is treating them.

A Q&A with James Prendergast and Chris DiIenno of Nelson, Levine, De Luca and Hamilton
First put into effect in 2000, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was designed to protect the PII of children under age 13 online. In July, 2013, the regulation was revised to address more recent ways that children use the internet—namely, through social networking, apps and mobile devices. To better grasp the new amendment’s implications for businesses that collect the PII of children online, I talked to Jim Prendergast and Chris DiIenno, partners in the Privacy and Data Security Group at Nelson Levine De Luca and Hamilton, LLC.