Cyberlaw

Court Greenlights Accenture/Marriott Breach Suit

A court has ruled that Accenture, as a service provider to Starwood, owed a duty to prevent data breaches to…

1 month ago

Data Breach Litigation Waivers: Be Careful What You Wish For

Companies with data breach litigation waivers may find those waivers used against them by savvy law firms In her 1969…

6 months ago

Texas Court Backs Phishing Attack Insurance Claim

Are insurance companies bound to pay claims for phishing attacks resulting in third-party losses? RealPage, a Texas-based company, operated a…

6 months ago

Supreme Court Looks at Computer Trespass Meaning

Federal statutes have muddied the waters on the meaning of computer trespass, but a Supreme Court case may clear the…

7 months ago

California Proposal for Mandatory Cyber Insurance

Will California's bill to force cyber insurance be a harbinger for the rest of the U.S.? On Feb. 15, California…

9 months ago

Bill to Prevent Child Porn Could Kill Encryption

New legislation being introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham ostensibly to prevent the spread of child porn and other child sexual…

10 months ago

The Symbiotic, Parasitic Relationship Between Privacy, Security

Increasingly, at least in the law, privacy and security are diverging. There are cybersecurity lawyers who specialize in forensic investigations,…

10 months ago

Biometrics: Giving the Government the Finger

A federal court has ruled that suspects can't be forced to provide a biometric key to unlock their digital devices…

2 years ago

Let’s Get Physical – Online vs. In Real Life Law

Almost all of computer law (and there really is no such thing as computer law) is the placing of old…

2 years ago