Topic: Cybersecurity Law

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Women in Cybersecurity Law: Undermining Prejudices

Author(s):

Elizabeth B. Shirley, Partner, Burr & Forman LLP

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Girls and women too often avoid pursuing studies and careers in fields based in math and science, such as information technology, cybersecurity and, in the context of law, cybersecurity law. Indeed, there is (and was) a misperception and deeply rooted prejudice that girls and women are, by nature, not good at math and science. These … Read more

From the Spring 2015 Issue

A SHOPPER’S GUIDE TO CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE

Author(s):

Holly Winger, Esq., , Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP

As the insurance specialist at Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, I have reviewed a variety of insurance policies for clients with cybersecurity needs. Some host websites for marketing commercial real estate; others develop software to assist hospitals with monitoring patients for serious chronic conditions, or coordinate billions of credit transactions for retailers. These policies came to … Read more

From the Spring 2015 Issue

The Problem of Attribution in Cyber Attacks: The Sony Example

Author(s):

Ira E. Hoffman, Esq., Of Counsel, Butzel Long

At Fort Sumter, Union troops quickly identified the forces that were bombarding them as newly minted Confederate artillery. Similarly, at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy immediately identified Japan as the source of the bombing raid because of the unmistakable markings on the low-flying aircraft overhead. In attacks involving conventional warfare, “attribution,” or the identification of … Read more