Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team and former senior litigator for the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, was interviewed by NPR on the unsealed indictments against five men accused of hacking the computer network of several major corporations. These men allegedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars […]

This article is the third in a four-part series describing some of the challenges to conducting breach investigations in response to increasingly sophisticated attacks. In Part 1, entitled “Right-Sizing the Data Breach Investigation,” published in Law360 on March 26, 2013, we provided an overview of the evolving advanced cyber threat landscape and the three common […]

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 […]