On May 19, 2022, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced significant clarifications to its policy on charging Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) violations that give some comfort to cyber security consultants who engage in network testing and related operations. Such activity has long been a gray area for “white hat” hackers.
This checklist of issues and questions can help you develop your data breach after-action report (AAR) to account for how your organization detects, responds, and recovers from a breach.
This comprehensive article on the fundamentals of corporate governance provides guidance to to experts across various fields including crypto, cyber security, and economics. Within these pages, you will find a concise description of the most important generally accepted principles of corporate governance as well as takeaways to help board members and others to avoid violating corporate governance principles.
While corporate governance covers a broad spectrum of topics, this article focuses primarily on the principal duties of directors and officers generally understood in the United States.
This article was originally published by Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
This guide covers cybersecurity laws and regulations in 21 jurisdictions. Topics discussed in this edition include preventing attacks, corporate governance, litigation, insurance, and investigatory and police powers.
This is a sample chart, a risk matrix organizing risk identification and assessment as part of a company's compliance program. The risk matrix is organized by risk type, risk category, and risk description.
This whitepaper provides an overview of the most important provisions of the NIS2 Directive, also known as the new version of the Network and Information Security Directive. NIS2 is a European directive aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the European Union (EU).
This resource from Seyfarth & Shaw LLP discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for three new sets of rules (the “Proposed Rules”), as well as key considerations for the future based on this proposal.
This is a sample insurance service agreement, for the services such as assessing the client company's risk, helping to develop the client company's insurance program, assisting with the preparation of underwriting submissions, and negotiating with insurance underwriters.