Children today are digital natives. They do homework, read books, talk to friends, play games and watch videos online. Personally, I...

In my last blog, Attorneys will Impact the Internet of Things, I discussed that the IoT creates a significant risk to privacy and...

Anything connected to the Internet can be hacked. With the Internet of Things (IoT), everything is being connected to the Internet. ...

On September 13, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act. The...

Business executives and owners may not appreciate the pain (financially, mentally, and emotionally) that a data breach will cause. Ask...

In August, DraftKings' website, www.draftkings.com, was the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. DraftKings is an...

In cyberspace, there is a difference between privacy and security that is sometimes misunderstood. The two concepts are similar and...

Real estate attorneys are prime targets for data breaches, but do they have a duty to prevent/avoid a breach? A Florida company is...

A local Maryland embroidery and silk-screening company is suing its insurance carrier due to a Locked-In ransomware attack. In July,...

According to a complaint filed in federal court, Quality Plus Services, Inc, claims that earlier this year it discovered it was a victim...

People understand and may even accept that software in computers and mobile devices have glitches, failures and security holes. People...

Phishing is an attempt to trick a user into voluntarily supplying credentials, such as passwords, or bank account information, often by...

Cyber Law or cyberspace law is the field of law dealing with the Internet, encompassing cases, statutes, regulations, and disputes that...

On two separate occasions, hackers were able to infiltrate The National Bank of Blacksburg's computer system resulting in the bank losing...

Recently, in Carpenter v. United States, the US Supreme Court ruled that an individual maintains a legitimate expectation of privacy in...

Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) recently published another article I wrote on how some courts have interpreted computer fraud provisions. In...

Earlier this year, Westlaw (Thomson Reuters) published an article I wrote. In case you missed it, here are some excerpts. Technology...

You probably can't define it and even scholars disagree on what it means, but we all operate in "cyberspace." At first, cyberspace was...

I recently attended a one-day seminar on Managing Cybersecurity Incidents organized by the Practicing Law Institute. I walked away from...

It is hacking season! Companies are paying millions of dollars related to hacking incidents - Target, Sony, Anthem, to name a few....