The Cybersecurity Law Report | Reacting Quickly with a Nimble Incident Response Plan

Our Securities and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) process for companies seeking to delay Form 8-K disclosures under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) cybersecurity rules.

Keep up with what’s happening in privacy, data security, and all things cyber – from California’s CCPA, CPPA, and CPRA to FTC and SEC actions to EU #GDPR guidance – from our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group.

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and Investment Management, Trading & Markets Teams review the Securities and Exchange Commission’s potentially transformative proposed rules that would require registered investment advisers, investment companies, and business development companies to strengthen their cybersecurity programs.

Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Kim Peretti, Alston & Bird partner and co-leader of the firm’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response and National Security & Digital Crimes teams, has been named a 2017 “Top Lawyer” for cybersecurity by Washingtonian magazine.