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 …

Diverse interests came together in 1980 to pass Arizona’s groundwater law; a matter of balancing growth with conservation, says Tom Galvin, Rose Law Group land use and water attorney

Controversy continues over safe-yield, Big Chino, environment By Cindy Barks | The Daily Courier Water — and its long and contentious history in Arizona – took center stage in Prescott this past week. About 275 people turned out at the Elks Theatre in downtown Prescott Wednesday evening, May 17, for the northern Arizona premier of “Groundwater, To Enact a Law …

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 …

Court of Appeals rules no property tax for rooftop solar panels

(Disclosure: Rose law group represents one of the taxpayers that prevailed in this ruling) Rose Law Group Reporter Thursday the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that companies leasing rooftop systems to homeowners should not be subjected to a new set of property taxes that the Department of Revenue only recently sought to impose on these businesses. The ruling upheld a …

​$30M, 280-acre car country club development moves forward

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Apex Motor Club By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Development plans for a country club for car collectors and enthusiasts have moved forward. The Maricopa City Council has approved plans for the $30 million APEX Motor Club in Pinal County. The APEX club south of Phoenix will include a four-mile race track and car …

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. …