Blog posts in tag cyber threats

What does your insurance company think "cyber" insurance really covers?

Posted on 09/06/2016 at 01:19 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

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What does your insurance company think "cyber" insurance really covers?

This blog has been following a number of lawsuits between insurance companies and their insureds over who is responsible...

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Insurance companies don't want to pay for your cyber losses

Posted on 08/30/2016 at 10:28 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank employees, biotechnology, China, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber insurance, cyber losses, cyber policy, cyber threats, cybersecurity, Federal Insurance Company, Iowa banking, Medidata, State Bank of Bellingham v BancInsure Inc

Insurance companies don't want to pay for your cyber losses

This blog has been following litigation between insurance companies and their insureds over who is responsible for payin...

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Nowhere is safe: Ads hit New York Times, BBC, MSN and more

Posted on 06/01/2016 at 10:16 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber threats, malicious software, malvertising, New York Times, security breach

Nowhere is safe: Ads hit New York Times, BBC, MSN and more

Over the last two weeks, websites including the New York Times, BBC, The Hill, Newsweek, AOL, and MSN were the platforms...

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Not so friendly ghosts: Email ghosting represents threat to organizations

Posted on 03/22/2016 at 08:31 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, Email Ghosting, employee training, FBI, hackers, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Krebs on Security, Suspicious Email

Not so friendly ghosts: Email ghosting represents threat to organizations

Managers and supervisors expect that employees will follow instructions. This is such a central part of the employment r...

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Patching the leaks: Organization policies need to emphasize updating software

Posted on 03/22/2016 at 09:00 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, hackers, malicious software, patch, security update, software vulnerability, Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report

Patching the leaks: Organization policies need to emphasize updating software

This blog has previously covered the serious risks to organizations posed by cyber-attacks, and the role that employees...

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Congress passes cybersecurity legislation

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, cybersecurity act 2015, cybersecurity legislation, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, President Obama

In the bowels of the omnibus spending bill that President Obama signed into law on December 18, 2015, Congress tucked a...

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No need to wait: Court rules data breach victims do not need to wait for fraud before filing suit

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: class action lawsuit, consumer fraud, consumers harmed by data breach, cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, data security, fraud victim, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Neiman Marcus data breach, personal data protection

No need to wait: Court rules data breach victims do not need to wait for fraud before filing suit

On July 20, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit made it a little easier for victims of...

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Too small to care? No bank is too small for cyber-attacks

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank information security breach, community banks, cyber attacks, cyber threats, cybersecurity, data security, hackers, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Target data security breach

This blog has continually covered how recent high profile data breaches at Target and other major internet sites have hi...

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