Practical Privacy Primer – Elements of a Strong Privacy Program

Session #1: Presented by Borden Ladner Gervais
Learn how an IG program can reduce the risk of data breaches, provide better response and remediation in the event of a security threat, and enhance your organization’s overall compliance effort. Proper management and control may also enable your organization to harness and explore the value of “big data” to accelerate revenue and reduce inefficient programs. Whether it’s day to day operations, M&A activity, or data analytics, let us show you how you can get control of your data and make it work for you. 

Session #2: Presented by McGuireWoods LLP
This session will discuss the building blocks of a solid IG program, including: 

• What it means to “inventory” your data.
• Compliance with federal, state, and industry-specific regulations and standards related to IG, data privacy and information security.
• Key IG policies and procedures for leveraging information and reducing risk (e.g. Written Information Security Program, Incident Response Plan, Records Retention Schedule, Privacy Policy, BYOD policy, key vendor contract protections, etc.).
• Learn how an IG program can reduce the risk of data breaches, provide better response and remediation in the event of a security threat, and enhance your organization’s overall compliance effort. Proper management and control may also enable your organization to harness and explore the value of “big data” to accelerate revenue and reduce inefficient programs. 

Session #3: Presented by Baker Botts
Even the best laid plan needs a Plan B.  The focus of this program will be on how to build an incident response plan in the unfortunate event of a breach and preparing the Legal team for a response to the incident response, including:

• How the privilege can be best utilized;
• How to best manage communications between the in-house team and outside counsel, security team, communications, operations and the C-suite/board. 

Session #4: Presented by Barnes & Thornburg 
Seeing that cybercriminals have figured out new ways to get money from companies across America, will your insurance respond?  And what can you do to put your company in the best spot possible to get such matters covered?  

This session will discuss coverage for ransomware events, business email compromises and wire fraud, and more.  It will address new insurance lawsuits, including litigation over whether a war exclusion applies, sub-limits reduce the total coverage available, and other updates.