Cyberlaw
Identity Crisis: Supreme Court Rules on ‘Identity Theft’ Penalty Enhancement
The Supreme Court attempted to define what it means to “use” without lawful authority “a means of identification” of another person ...
Insider Risk: Theft of Trade Secrets Nets Thief Six Months
An interesting case of insider risk wrapped up recently in the Federal District Court in Massachusetts when U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young handed down a lenient sentence to Haoyang ...
Federal Court Dismisses FTC Location Privacy Lawsuit
Geolocation data is among the most sensitive personal data. Marketers can use this data to determine what you are likely to buy, how much you are likely to spend and where you ...
War, Hunh. Yeah. What is it Good For? Reducing Insurer Liability for Cyberattacks
A New Jersey court recently ruled that an insurer was not relieved from its obligation to pay for Merck’s losses after a Russian NotPetya cyberattack. The insurer claimed its ‘Act of War’ ...
A CISO Employment Contract May Mean the Difference Between Success and Jail
On May 4, 2023, U.S. District Judge William Orrick sentenced former Uber CISO and former DOJ cybercrime prosecutor Joe Sullivan to three years of probation and 200 hours of community service for ...
The Ethics of Selling Hacker Tools
With Indiana Jones about to enter the space race in the Dial of Destiny, I am reminded of the great Tom Lehrer’s 1965 song about former Nazi scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun’s ...
Supreme Court to Address Online Threats to Celebrities
On April 19, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Counterman v. Colorado, a case readdressing the question of the mental state the government has to demonstrate to ...
US ‘Strike Force’ Keeps Disruptive Tech From Adversaries
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Commerce launched a “Disruptive Technology Strike Force” to investigate and prosecute criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The aim is to ...
What the TikTok Ban Could Mean for GRC
The White House and TikTok’s critics in Congress have made it clear: They consider TikTok a dangerous social media app and national security threat. Throughout the March 23, 2023, congressional hearing, TikTok ...
Show Me the Coverage: Ransomware Actors Demand Cyberinsurance Policies
The landscape of cybersecurity threats is continuously evolving, and ransomware attacks have emerged as a significant concern for organizations of all sizes. In a ransomware attack, cybercriminals encrypt the victim’s files, rendering ...
