By Laruen Reynolds, Rose Law Group attorney focusing her practice on Cyber Security and Dan Gauthier, law clerk A look at driverless benefits, accidents, insurance and laws By Daniel Gauthier | Rose Law Group law clerk Imagine your commute to work this way: You walk out your front door, coffee and newspaper in hand, open the car door, and press the on button; after …
Arizona cyber experts warn that WannaCry outbreak just tip of iceberg; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigation attorney who focuses on privacy and data breach issues, also sounds the alarm
By Nathan J. Fish | Cronkite News Arizona cybersecurity experts called the recent international cyberattacks known as “WannaCry” among the worst attacks they have seen, and they called it a warning about the country’s lack of cybersecurity preparation. “This is only the beginning of a very, very long list of bad stuff,” said Brett Scott, co-founder of the Arizona Cyber …
Government and business cooperation regarding cybercrime investigations
by Lauren Reynolds and Daniel Gauthier, who are focused on cybersecurity and privacy issues Recently a client asked: The FBI wants my help with investigating a cybercrime against my business. What do I do? This is an increasingly common issue as businesses rely more on technologies with security protocols. The government has an obvious incentive to investigate the cybercrime but …
Facebook sanction: a warning to American businesses collecting data in the EU
by Lauren Reynolds and Daniel Gauthier, who are focused on cybersecurity and privacy issues In January 2016, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, notified Facebook that it was violating the French Data Protection Act and gave the social media giant three months to revise its data collection policies. Facebook provided “unsatisfactory responses,” and …
WannaCry ransomware attack illustrates need for evolution in cybersecurity norms; efforts must be coordinated globally says Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity
By Zachary Goldman and Damon McCoy | The Hill Individuals and institutions affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack face a Hobson’s choice — the malicious software (malware) encrypts a user’s documents while the decryption keys remain in the hands of the cybercriminals. Victims of the attack can either pay the hackers for the release of their files, feeding the profit motive that …
How do I protect myself from cyber crime and being held up for ransom?
by Lauren Reynolds and Daniel Gauthier, who are focused on cybersecurity and privacy issues “I’m reading a lot about companies getting locked out of information and asked to pay a ransom, what can I do about this and what should I do if this happens to me?” Recent ransomware attacks illustrate the prevalence and dangers of cybercrime. Ransomware is a …
How to protect yourself from ransomware attacks; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, shares some ‘proactive steps’
By Brian X. Chen | The New York Times A decade-old form of malicious software known as ransomware has been making headlines after cybercriminals hijacked hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. Ransomware, which is often transmitted by email or web pop-ups, involves locking up people’s data and threatening to destroy it if a ransom is not paid. The global cyberattack …
Long Before ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware, Decades Of Cyber ‘Wake-Up Calls;’ Comprehensive efforts to work against threats lacking, says Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity
By Alina Selyukh | NPR By latest counts, more than 200,000 computers in some 150 countries have been hit by a cyberattack using ransomware called WannaCry or WannaCrypt, which locked the data and demanded payment in bitcoin. The malware was stopped by a young U.K. researcher’s lucky discovery of a kill switch, but not before it caused hospitals to divert patients and factories to shut …
The fallout from a global cyberattack: ‘A Battle We’re Fighting Every Day’; Steep costs beyond ransom, says Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity
By Steve Lohr and Liz Alderman | The New York Times On Sunday, union representatives for a Renault auto plant in France received text messages from the management: Tell the workers to stay home the next day. The company was still dealing with the fallout from a global hack that hit thousands of businesses and the factory would be shut. …
How to protect yourself from the global ransomware attack; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, weighs in
By Brian Fung | The Washington Post Security experts are bracing for more fallout from Friday’s worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack, which has so far affected more than 150 countries and major businesses and organizations, including FedEx, Renault and Britain’s National Health Service. But if you’re just hearing about this attack — or waking up to an unresponsive computer of your own — here’s what …
