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Christopher Escobedo Hart
Chris Hart is a litigation partner at Foley Hoag, LLP, where he co-chairs the firm's Privacy and Data Security practice.  A certified privacy professional, Chris counsels a wide variety of different clients -- from tech and life sciences start-ups to Fortune 50 companies -- on regulatory compliance, breach response, government investigations, and domestic and international litigation relating to data privacy.  In addition to his substantial practice as a privacy lawyer, Chris is active as a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association's privacy and security steering committee.  Chris writes and speaks extensively on privacy and security issues, and regularly teaches a data privacy compliance course as an adjunct professor at Northeastern Law School.

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Ransomware and the Uncertainties of Cyberinsurance

| | cyberinsurance, Cyberlaw, Data Privacy, Ransomware
Ransomware attacks are ubiquitous, and the insurance markets are chaotic. That, at least, seems to be the state of cybersecurity and risk mitigation since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It also isn’t far from the truth: Ransomware attacks have markedly increased, placing significant pressure on insurance markets to provide organizations with ... Read More
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