Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management and Response Team, will moderate a panel discussion during this September 11 event. The featured speakers are Tom Finan, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist and Counsel with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Sean Hyatt, counsel in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group and […]
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Kim Peretti Interviewed by BankInfoSecurity
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was interviewed by BankInfoSecurity about what boards must know about security issues and how to keep directors risk-aware. In the interview, titled “Cybersecurity: What Boards Must Know,” Peretti discusses what directors don’t know about security, the pre- and post-breach responsibilities of boards, and how […]
Secret Service Estimates in Follow-Up Advisory that “Backoff” Malware Affected 1,000 U.S. Businesses
On Friday, August 22 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Secret Service released an advisory warning that a family of malware known as “Backoff” may have infiltrated the Point of Sale (“PoS”) systems of over 1,000 U.S. businesses. The malware was injected into some systems as far as back as October 2013, and DHS warns […]
PCI Security Standards Council Publishes Third-Party Security Assurance Guidance
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) today released recommendations for meeting the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) when sharing cardholder data with third party service providers. PCI-DSS requires a merchant or other entity in entrusted with cardholder data to ensure that cardholder data continues to be protected when it is provided to a […]
Dominique Shelton Named Most Influential Lawyer in Digital Media and E-Commerce Law by Los Angeles Business Journal
Dominique Shelton, partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice and Privacy & Data Security Groups was recently included by the Los Angeles Business Journal in their inaugural, “Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce.” The list recognizes 30 Los Angeles attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in digital media and e-commerce law. Shelton is noted as […]