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Courts Strictly Construing Cyber Insurance Policies, Finding Coverage Is Narrow Image

Courts Strictly Construing Cyber Insurance Policies, Finding Coverage Is Narrow

Ella Shenhav & Eric S. Adams

In several recent cases, companies with cyber insurance discovered that provisions in these policies led their insurers to limit coverage. Courts have been strictly construing cyber policies, and have found that the coverage provided is narrow. These decisions hinged upon whether an event constituted a covered "direct" loss and whether intervening actions precluded coverage, like an employee responding to fraudulent communications.

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Evolution of the Standing Requirement In Data Breach Class Actions

Sean C. Coughlin, Vivian B. Isaboke & Akum K. Singh

As the landscape of cybersecurity and data privacy continues to evolve, so do the requirements needed to establish standing in regard to the type of harm suffered as a result of a data breach. Moreover, there has been a shift in the requirements needed to hold an organization legally and financially responsible for data stolen during a data breach.

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Cybercrime and Bankruptcy: The Crypto Winter

Sean J. Coughlin & Vivian B. Isaboke

It comes as no surprise that the crypto winter has reinforced the perception of critics that digital currencies are "risky, flawed and unproven digital financial instruments." This article analyzes the state of the cryptocurrency market and examines the impact of cybercrimes and crypto bankruptcies on the current market.

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The Information Governance Groundhog Day Syndrome

Ben Schmidt & Nathan Curtis

Security and privacy start with good information governance, and for many firms — trying to get their information governance policy implemented feels a lot like Groundhog Day. Yes, the one with Bill Murray. Let's take a closer look.

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Compliance for Privacy Officers on the New Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act

John Beardwood & Shan Arora

Part Three In a Series Part Three continues the analysis of new compliance requirements in Canada's new Consumer Privacy Protection Act, including the content of organizational privacy policies and anonymization of personal information policies, and business transaction policies contained in the Act.

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Are We Over Thinking Office Return Strategies?

Anthony Davies

Routines based around 'work from home' are calcifying, and commuting, parking, sandwich shops and childcare are fading into distant memory. With each passing week, the challenge to win attorneys back into the office increases.

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In Digital-First Landscape, All Data Is At Risk

Steve Whiter

With hybrid and remote working practices having become the norm, lawyers communicate through messaging applications — including on personal devices — and firms are using innovative technologies in novel ways as they adopt digital means of working. In this digital-first landscape, all data is at risk. The good news is that new security solutions offer law firms a range of new tools to counter this threat.

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EU Releases Attempt At Comprehensive Cybersecurity Legislation

Cassandre Coyer

The European Union released its first attempt at a comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, the Cyber Resilience Act — and its impact on the technology market could be far-reaching.

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Can Regulation Provide Stability Through 'Cryptocurrency Winter'?

Sean J. Coughlin & Vivian B. Isaboke

It comes as no surprise as we enter the second half of the year that the crypto winter has reinforced the perception of critics that digital currencies are "risky, flawed and unproven digital financial instruments." This article examines the impact of cybercrimes and crypto bankruptcies on the current market.

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The Meaning of the 'War Exclusion Clauses' In Cyberinsurance

Isha Marathe

The Eastern European conflict is already adding stress to already strained domestic relationships in the U.S. — between businesses and cyber insurance companies. As businesses face more cyberthreats than ever before, many are seeing higher premiums. Meanwhile, insurance companies are looking for ways to skirt coverage obligations that end up proving far too expensive

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