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    Sean is a former cyber attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served as the lead cyber attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon and worked with the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section in Washington ...

Cryptocurrency exchanges continue to be a target of hackers – and theft is the prize. Continue Reading ›

‘Tis the season for the hustle and bustle of year-end holiday activities. With that comes the increased risk of cybercriminals exploiting the season to find vulnerabilities. This includes taking advantage of increased online transactions, employee vacations, and holiday gift-giving to launch attacks on organizations large and small. Below are some steps companies can consider taking to increase their defenses against the most common holiday cybersecurity threats: Continue Reading ›

As we near the end of another year, it is time to look ahead to developments in the information security and privacy landscape. One area of particular importance is the development of regulations implementing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022Continue Reading ›

On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure.  The “Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rule” will be applicable to public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is premised on the belief that investors will benefit from more timely and consistent disclosure about material cybersecurity incidents, and follows interpretive guidance the SEC issued in 2011 and 2018. The Final Rule will take effect 30 days after being published in the Federal Register – likely by September 1. Continue Reading ›

Welcome to the Constangy Cyber Advisor! Our 44-member cybersecurity and data privacy team is excited to announce we have joined the nationally renowned labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP! As part of this move, the Constangy Cyber Team will regularly post blogs to the Constangy Cyber Advisor about significant data privacy and information security issues. Our blog posts will be informed by the thousands of data breaches we have managed, the dozens of new data breaches we manage each week, the robust compliance advisory services we provide to our clients, and the complex data privacy and security litigation on which we consult with our class action litigators.  Continue Reading ›

The Constangy Cyber Advisor posts regular updates on legislative developments, data privacy, and information security trends. Our blog posts are informed through the Constangy Cyber Team's experience managing thousands of data breaches, providing robust compliance advisory services, and consultation on complex data privacy and security litigation. 

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