Excerpt: 5 Things Every American Business Leader Should Do To Shield Themselves From A Cyberattack
Excerpt from interview with Tyler Gallagher at Authority Magazine on Cyberdefense.
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- Jun 19
- 3 min
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: DOJ Toes the Supreme Court Line
DOJ sees the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as a mechanism to promote privacy and cybersecurity.
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Why Sue The Victim of a Cybercrime?
Companies that have been hacked are victims of a cybercrime, so why are these companies being sued?
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Is it Bad for Cybersecurity?
As every segment of our society becomes increasingly connected, all companies are becoming technology companies.
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
Hacker Diverts Settlement Funds: Who Should Pay?
When a settlement payment is unknowingly sent to a hacker; should the payor have to pay again, or should the payee forego the payment?
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
Excerpt: Five Cyber Issues to Consider In the Midst of COVID-19
According to the Financial Times, cyber criminals are exploiting disruption caused by COVID-19 through a range of phishing and malware
- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
Court Rules that Insurer Must Cover Tech Firm's Losses From Email Scam
About two hours after Lien received the first email, Principle wired more than $1.7 million to the scammers.
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Fight Over $1.6 Million Email Scam Continues
Last year, I published a blog on a social engineering cyber scheme that resulted in Quality Plus Services, Inc. losing $1,633,018.00 to...
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
Law Firm Can't Seek Indemnification for Cyber Hack
It's becoming a common set of facts: In a real estate deal, a law firm received fraudulent wiring instructions that resulted in funds...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 3 min
Cyber in 2019
After a long holiday break and reflecting on 2018, it's my turn to do what almost every other tech blog does, provide some predictions...
- Oct 16, 2018
- 3 min
Do Attorneys Understand Technology in Computer and Cyber Fraud?
I have written a couple of blog posts where I briefly share my opinion that courts misunderstand the stages of a hack. Courts do not...
- Sep 11, 2018
- 4 min
DraftKings Sues Unknown Hackers
In August, DraftKings' website, www.draftkings.com, was the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. DraftKings is an...
- Aug 23, 2018
- 3 min
Florida Law Firm Hacked Then Sued For Legal Malpractice
Real estate attorneys are prime targets for data breaches, but do they have a duty to prevent/avoid a breach? A Florida company is...
- Aug 14, 2018
- 2 min
Construction company lost $1.6 million in email scam
According to a complaint filed in federal court, Quality Plus Services, Inc, claims that earlier this year it discovered it was a victim...
- Aug 2, 2018
- 2 min
Phishing is Prohibited
Phishing is an attempt to trick a user into voluntarily supplying credentials, such as passwords, or bank account information, often by...
- Jul 26, 2018
- 4 min
Hackers Stole $2.4M From Virginia Bank and Insurer Denies Coverage
On two separate occasions, hackers were able to infiltrate The National Bank of Blacksburg's computer system resulting in the bank losing...
- Jul 19, 2018
- 2 min
Computer Fraud Insurance in the Cyberage - Excerpts
Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) recently published another article I wrote on how some courts have interpreted computer fraud provisions. In...
- Oct 6, 2017
- 3 min
5 Reasons Companies Should Be Concerned About Hacking
It is hacking season! Companies are paying millions of dollars related to hacking incidents - Target, Sony, Anthem, to name a few....