Sarah Anderson
Why are CEOs Increasingly Targeted by Hackers?
The answer to the title question is “psychology and access.” Many forget that cyber-attacks are equal parts mental manipulation and...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Cyber Insurance Rates: Up, Up, and Away!
Nothing like frustrating news on a Monday morning to start a cold week. Since Friday, several stories arose noting the dramatic increase...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Malicious QR Codes - The Digital Slip & Fall
Before customers cross a business's threshold, its manager does not spray soap onto the porcelain tile to induce a broken hip. Instead,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 14
- 3 min
CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS – WHO QUALIFIES?
“I need a cybersecurity expert. Do you know anyone?” First, that’s like asking for a doctor. What kind? Dermatologist? Orthopedics?...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 7
- 3 min
2 Warning Signs of Double-Encryption Ransomware
“Let’s take a pause. Do not be in a rush to pay the ransom. It could be a double-encryption event.” These words should be on the tip of...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Unauthorized PI Access: A Compensable Injury (in court)
The recent recognition of data breach victims as litigants with actual injuries resemble previous trends in law. In 1964, Title VII of...
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Sarah Anderson
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
WTF is Log4j - Why do I care?
Approximately 1 year ago, the world learned of the SolarWinds exploit, which was then dubbed the largest and most catastrophic attack on...
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Sarah Anderson
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
U.S. Government Doubles-Down on Cybersecurity Enforcement (Prison?)
In the week prior to Thanksgiving, the U.S. Government announced two new regulations/policies regarding consumer protection and...
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Sarah Anderson
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
HIPAA FINES TREND DOWN; CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TREND UP
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) is completing its 25th anniversary as 2021 closes. To...
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Sarah Anderson
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Lax Cybersecurity Practices Create More Lawsuits
In addition to new FTC regulations and HIPAA-related requirements, civil lawsuits continue to emerge against companies asserting...
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Sarah Anderson
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
CAR DEALERS AND MORTGAGE BROKERS: GLBA Safeguards Rule Now Applies to YOU!
Following the barrage of data breaches and data security abuses, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its new targeted area for...
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Sarah Anderson
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
WHAT DO CYBER LAWYERS DO? About 5 things…
I At a Halloween party, a new acquaintance asked, “What do cybersecurity lawyers actually do?” It is a fair question. Without decades of...
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Sarah Anderson
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
U.S. 5th Cir. Defends HealthTech Again!
Referred by an in-house colleague, a recent ruling within the Fifth Circuit again demonstrated its refusal to allow prosecutorial abuses...
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Sarah Anderson
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
HIPAA-Exempt Health Apps Face FTC Threats
One of the few parenting truths is not to threaten children with punishments unless the parents can deliver. Failure to follow through...
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Sarah Anderson
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Claims Against Malwarebytes Dismissed for Lack of “Objective Criteria"
While researching current litigation on end point detection software standards (a regularly recommended activity in this novel legal...
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Sarah Anderson
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
It’s Not Just Financial – It’s Also Life or Death
With the Delta variant testing hospital capacity, hospital again become high-value targets for cyber-attacks. Hospitals entice cyber...
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Sarah Anderson
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
3 LESSONS ON PRESERVING LEGAL PRIVILEGES FOLLOWING A “BREACH”
Murphy’s law guaranteed that the moment I deployed, U.S. Courts started rapidly issuing cyber law opinions. Nothing like using third...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Reward for Ransomware Reporting? And other news bytes.
Apologies for the absentee posting. Balancing civilian responsibilities is slightly more difficult in a third world country... New...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
Failure to Conduct Cybersecurity Due Diligence Before M&A
In the words of Julia Robert’s character, Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.” Just ask Marriott yesterday, today,...
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Sarah Anderson
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
Pipeline Companies – Ready for June 28, 2021?
First, “hats off” to the publicists for Colonial Pipeline. These people deserve a bonus, perhaps from the $2.3M recovered (out of the...
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