Tag: Cyber Insurance

Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What you really need to know (slides)

Shawn Tuma delivered the presentation Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What you really need to know at a Cybersecurity Summit sponsored by the Tarleton State University School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies’ Institute for Homeland Security, Cybercrime and International Criminal Justice. The presentation was on September 13, 2016 at the George Bush Institue. The following are the slides…

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Cybersecurity Legal Year in Review – #DtSR Podcast

Do not miss this podcast discussing key cybersecurity legal events from 2015. Shawn Tuma joined the DtSR Gang [Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst)] on the Down the Security Rabbit Hole podcast. In this episode… Most important cybersecurity-related legal developments of 2015 Tectonic Shift that occurred with “standing” in consumer data…

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Why Lawyers Need to Understand Cyber Insurance for Their Clients

Cybersecurity, data breach, cyber attacks, and cyber insurance. Unless you live under a rock, you have heard of it. You better hope your lawyer has too! Shawn Tuma argues that the minimum standard of care for lawyers practicing in 2015-16 requires a basic understanding of cyber insurance. He recently explained that argument, along with his co-author…

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Cyber Insurance, You Need to Know if You Have It, and Your Lawyer Darn Sure Does!

Cyber law, cybersecurity, cyber attacks, and cyber insurance — unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard of it. And, you had better hope your lawyer has also. I would argue that the minimum standard of care for lawyers practicing in 2015 requires a basic understanding of cyber insurance. In fact, I did make that…

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Cybersecurity Keynote Address at International Association of Insurance Professionals Event

I am really looking forward to delivering the Keynote Address at the International Association of Insurance Professionals IAIP DFW NAIW Week event on May 12, 2015. My address, which will follow 2 hours of CE/CLE education on Cyber Liability, is titled Cyber Risk Reality Check but, the more I think about it, perhaps it should be…

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This Is Why Your Business Needs Cyber Insurance Coverage

Unless your business is selling home-grown vegetables out of a truck on the side of the road, you need to seriously consider getting insurance that covers cyber risks. Why? Because most insurance companies will not willingly cover cyber-related losses under their conventional insurance policies. Trust me, I have fought this battle before! A recent case…

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The legal influence of today’s CIO

In today’s companies the sphere of influence of CIOs is dramatically increasing vis-a-vis other C-Suite executives. This point was nicely made in a blog I read earlier this morning entitled CIO’s Seven Points of Key Influences that was written by Pearl Zhu. I believe that influence is even broader and also includes influence over legal…

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