Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Group was featured in a Law360 article that touted the team for their recently released Cyber-Risk Legal Package, a customized package for each client letting them know what they should be doing to counter the growing threat of security breaches, as well as what to expect in terms of […]

Alston & Bird recently announced its Cyber-Risk Legal Package, a comprehensive, made-to-order suite of legal services that will help clients prepare for network intrusions, data breaches and other cybersecurity events. The package builds on the firm’s existing Global Privacy and Security Network, and is customized to clients’ needs based on their industry, cybersecurity maturity level, […]

On July 17, Security Incident Management & Response Team Co-Leader Jim Harvey was a featured speaker in the breakfast briefing, “U.S. Cybercrime 2013: Today’s Stark Realities,” hosted by Sandpiper Partners, LLC, in the Army Navy Club, in Washington, D.C. He participated in the panel session “The Fictional Corporation Case Study,” which addressed various matters on cybercrime. Written […]

ComScore, Inc. v. Jeff Dunstan et al., No. 13-8007 (7th Cir., June 11, 2013) U.S. Circuit Judges Richard A. Posner, Joel M. Flaum, and Ilana Diamond Rovner. Denying petition for leave to appeal class certification. Last week the Seventh Circuit denied comScore Inc.’s petition for leave to appeal the certification of a 10 million member […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the latest government agency to respond to the growing concern over increasing cybersecurity threats. After security analysts alerted FDA that medical devices used in the clinical setting were vulnerable to function manipulation and/or failure due to malware and other types of cyber threats, on June 13, 2013, […]