Cybersecurity

Consumer Protection

Francine E. Friedman, Michelle A. Reed, Bob Huffman | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Francine, please tell our readers about your background in government affairs and lobbying, including your data-protection practice. Friedman: During my high school and college years, I had various internships on Capitol Hill, mostly on the political fundraising side. My first job in...

Cybersecurity

Joshua Gold | Anderson Kill

The Massive & Ever-Increasing Risk 2014 has seen one massive data breach after another, affecting industries and organizations of every type. One recent report indicated an Eastern European cyber-crime gang by itself has hacked 1.2 billion username and password combinations. Another report...

Cybersecurity

Robyn Bew | National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)

Editor: Why is cybersecurity a current area of focus for NACD? Bew: Cybersecurity and cyber breaches are no longer emerging issues. The headlines about breaches in both the public and private sectors have put the issue on every organization’s agenda, whether large or small, whatever the...