Media Coverage
Source: Law360
Media Coverage
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
12.20.17
The past year has been busy for cybersecurity and privacy lawyers. Significant regulatory and policy developments were brought about by events like the WannaCry and Petya ransomware attacks, breaches at companies like Equifax, and conflicting resolutions for privacy plaintiffs in lower courts, reports Law360. Despite this, Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy partner Brian Finch told Law360 that he doesn’t think any of the breaches this year have been “game changers.”
"I find it fascinating that they keep happening, often in new and creative ways,” Finch told the publication. “To me, that’s not a sign of a particular weakness in the corporate cybersecurity environment, rather it shows that this is an issue that is not going to go away any time soon."
Uber is another company that has recently faced scrutiny over its handling of a security breach that happened in 2016. According to Law360, the ride-sharing company did not disclose the breach after deciding to pay the hackers to delete the stolen data.
Finch told Law360, "The Uber attack is interesting in that it highlights the complicated nature of when and how a company discloses an attack or theft when there isn't a clear deadline involved, or it's arguable whether a reporting threshold has been triggered."
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