03.02.22

Publicizing private equity deals may attract malware attacks

Ransomware groups consider newly-acquired companies to be appealing targets. Private equity firms will need to balance the value of publicizing an investment with the risk of making a target out of a new portfolio company.

Category Cybersecurity

01.28.22

Trends to watch on 2022 Data Privacy Day

Data Privacy Day is an opportunity to reflect on the security and regulatory challenges facing our data-rich world. The Nixon Peabody Cybersecurity & Privacy team shares trends to watch when it comes to protecting sensitive date.

Category Cybersecurity

12.23.21

Meta attempts to stop scraping of Instagram user data

On Monday, December 20, Meta (f/k/a Facebook) filed a complaint in the Northern District of California against Social Data Trading Ltd. The crux of the issue, according to Meta, is that Social Data scrapes data without permission from accounts on websites such as Instagram (which is owned by Meta) and other popular sites.

Category Privacy

11.10.21

Robinhood breach shows importance of cybersecurity training

Online trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. learned the hard way the importance of properly trained employees. Earlier this week, Robinhood said that personal information for more than 7 million customers was accessed during a data breach on November 3.

Category Privacy

11.09.21

Is this the end of facial recognition systems?

While recent developments may suggest crackdowns on certain uses of facial recognition systems, these systems and the underlying technology are here to stay. Regulatory proposals governing facial recognition systems are forthcoming, and the issues surrounding this technology will remain relevant and widely debated.

Category Artificial Intelligence

10.18.21

Southwest Airlines wins early battle in web scraping dispute...

Southwest Airlines is engaged in a battle with flight aggregator Kiwi.com, to prevent scraping of Southwest’s flight data by Kiwi, and has pursued, among other claims, a CFAA claim to prevent Kiwi’s unauthorized access to Southwest’s data. Kiwi has moved to dismiss the CFAA claim.

Category Privacy

10.04.21

Coast to coast data protection law looming for United States

The proposed Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act will control how sensitive personal data is collected, processed, stored and shared. Nixon Peabody partner Staci Riordan discusses the impact for U.S. retailers.

Category Privacy

09.02.21

Study highlights that most companies do not have adequate...

A recent study suggests that while 75% of organizations currently support a hybrid work model of allowing workers to work both in and outside of an office, only 20% of companies believe that it has the necessary security infrastructure to support that model for the long term.

Category Cybersecurity