Data Theft

On July 20, 2015, in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, LLC, No. 14-3122 (7th Cir. 2015), the Seventh Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Northern
Continue Reading The Seventh Circuit Sides with Plaintiffs in Data Breach Litigation

This is the second installment in a seven-part discussion on the best practices to prevent a cyberattack. The first part discussed four critical steps to prepare a business in the case of a cyberattack. These included: (1) identifying the crucial assets and functions a business, (2) creating an Response Plan, (3) installing the appropriate technology, and (4) obtaining authority for network monitoring. This article builds on those steps by suggesting further best practices in order to prevent a cyberattack.
Continue Reading The Anatomy of a Cyber Attack: Prevention, Response and Postmortem (Part 2 of 6)

Cyber-attacks can impact any business regardless of size, sector, or level of cyber security. The best way to minimize damages from a cyber-attack is to plan ahead and prepare for a possible attack. Forward thinking can minimize damages and shorten the process of recovery from a cyber-attack. The following suggestions are important steps that every business should take to prepare for a cyber-attack.
Continue Reading The Anatomy of a Cyber Attack: Prevention, Response and Postmortem (Part 1 of 6)

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (“UWM”) announced on Wednesday that a malware-infected, university server was discovered on May 25th that allowed hackers, apparently seeking research data, to access several types of scanned documents. Included in the potentially accessed documents were student applications from past and present students, which applications contained Social Security numbers.
Continue Reading HACKED: 75,000 Social Security Numbers at Risk at University of Wisconsin

Organized crime has been known as a group responsible for trading in stolen, personally identifiable information. The recent 2010 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report reports that organized criminals were responsible for 85% of all data breaches caused by external agents. As a whole, data breaches caused by external agents comprise 70% of all data breaches, and 98% of all record compromised. Statistics, analysis and recommendations pepper the 66-page report.
Continue Reading Tony Soprano Goes Into the Business of Stealing Personal Information