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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Cybercrimes affect large and small companies across all industries, including health care, financial services, Ecommerce, manufacturing, industrial, IoT, technology, construction, education, oil and gas, utilities and transportation. Brouse McDowell attorneys have advised publically traded global Fortune 500 companies to privately held family businesses and local nonprofits on all types of data privacy and cybersecurity matters. In addition, we routinely counsel companies through sophisticated merger and acquisition transactions involving the transfer of personal, corporate, customer, employee, vendor, and supplier data.
Our teams work across practice groups to guide organizations through the unique regulatory requirements affecting a multitude of industries. We have deep knowledge of international, federal, and state statutes including, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Homeland Security Act, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, the FTC Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Ohio Data Protection Act (ODPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and a myriad of others.
Our attorneys routinely guide companies through pre-breach and cybersecurity planning, developing regulatory compliance plans, technical transactions and contract review, and cyber liability insurance reviews to prevent and mitigate corporate and business risk.
In the event of a breach, we work to minimize litigation by directing investigations, working with law enforcement agencies, tailoring an incident response, providing disclosure obligation services, negotiating insurance claims, negotiating ransom demands, and completing post-breach forensics.
Our attorneys are equipped to manage the legal components of:
- Phishing Attacks
- Ransomware
- Business Email Compromise (BEC)
- Data Breaches targeting intellectual property and trade secrets
- Malware Attacks
- Hacking Attacks
- DDoS Attacks
- Botnets
- Social Engineering schemes
- Tech Support Fraud
- Overview
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
At any time of the day or night your company can fall prey to cybercriminals whose goal is to bring your company to a grinding halt. Between lost work hours, embarrassing disclosures to your loyal customers and employees, and the threat of potential litigation, this disruption can impact your bottom line and cause irreparable damage to your company’s reputation. Whether your company is a victim of a mass campaign or a targeted attack, these types of assaults are on the rise and they’re becoming more sophisticated, malicious, and costly.
Cybercrimes affect large and small companies across all industries, including health care, financial services, Ecommerce, manufacturing, industrial, IoT, technology, construction, education, oil and gas, utilities and transportation. Brouse McDowell attorneys have advised publically traded global Fortune 500 companies to privately held family businesses and local nonprofits on all types of data privacy and cybersecurity matters. In addition, we routinely counsel companies through sophisticated merger and acquisition transactions involving the transfer of personal, corporate, customer, employee, vendor, and supplier data.
Our teams work across practice groups to guide organizations through the unique regulatory requirements affecting a multitude of industries. We have deep knowledge of international, federal, and state statutes including, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Homeland Security Act, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, the FTC Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Ohio Data Protection Act (ODPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and a myriad of others.
Our attorneys routinely guide companies through pre-breach and cybersecurity planning, developing regulatory compliance plans, technical transactions and contract review, and cyber liability insurance reviews to prevent and mitigate corporate and business risk.
In the event of a breach, we work to minimize litigation by directing investigations, working with law enforcement agencies, tailoring an incident response, providing disclosure obligation services, negotiating insurance claims, negotiating ransom demands, and completing post-breach forensics.
Our attorneys are equipped to manage the legal components of:- Phishing Attacks
- Ransomware
- Business Email Compromise (BEC)
- Data Breaches targeting intellectual property and trade secrets
- Malware Attacks
- Hacking Attacks
- DDoS Attacks
- Botnets
- Social Engineering schemes
- Tech Support Fraud
- Representative Engagements
- Counseled a large manufacturer on a data breach ransomware attack in excess of a $500,000 demand.
- Counseled multiple clients on ransomware attacks.
- Provided counseling on multiple security incident responses related to Business Email Compromise (BEC), phishing and malware attacks.
- Negotiated and drafted penetration testing contracts for a national security advisor company to avoid CoalFire situation.
- Handled GDPR compliance projects for multiple national and international companies.
- Handled CCPA and ODPA compliance projects for multiple companies.
- Advised on data privacy issues for multiple national companies.
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June 21, 2022Cyber War Games: An Interactive Simulation
April 29, 2020Webinar: Brouse and AtNetPlus Present "Are You Ready for Re-Entry? Day-Zero and a New Era of Business"
August 08, 2019There's Been a Breach! An Interactive Incident Response Simulation
April 30, 2019AtNetPlus's 2nd Annual Biz Tech Forecast
May 03, 2017Cyber-Crime Breakfast Briefing
January 12, 2017Cyber and Social Engineering Fraud Insurance Coverage
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December 29, 2022Health Care Alert: New Year's Resolution #1 - Review Your Patient-Facing Web and App Platforms
May 12, 2021Cybersecurity Alert: More Industries Falling Victim to Cybersecurity Breaches
June 12, 2020Cybersecurity Alert: California Consumer Privacy Act Finality on the Horizon
March 12, 2020Cybersecurity Alert: COVID-19 & Cybersecurity
January 09, 2020Cybersecurity Alert: New Regulation That Will Impact Any DoD Contractors in 2020 and Beyond
January 06, 2020Cybersecurity Alert: Cybersecurity Breaches Still Wreaking Havoc for Businesses
November 18, 2019Data Privacy Alert: Businesses Will Feel the Impact of the New California Consumer Privacy Act Scheduled To Go Into Effect January 2020
October 04, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: Recent Increase in Wire Transfer Fraud
August 05, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: Number of Targeted Ransomware Attacks on the Rise
May 13, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: BEC Scams and Tips to Avoid Being a Victim
April 02, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: Lawmakers Draft Bi-Partisan Bill to Enhance Internet of Things Security
March 26, 2019Data Privacy Alert: Businesses Will Likely Bear the Brunt of US Federal Privacy Law
March 13, 2019Data Privacy Alert: TikTok to Pay $5.7 Million for Violating COPPA
March 05, 2019Data Privacy Alert: Congress Considering National Privacy Legislation
February 15, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: Lost Passwords Could Lead to $190 Million Gone Forever
February 12, 2019Cybersecurity Alert: Cyberattacks on the Rise - No. 1 Challenge Facing Businesses Today
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September 02, 2019Cyber confusion: What to look for in a cybersecurity insurance policy
February 25, 2019Insurance Coverage for Regulatory Penalties Resulting from a Data Breach
January 31, 2019Ohio Raises Cybersecurity Standards For Insurance Industry
January 15, 2019Cybersecurity Program Safe Harbor - A Physician's Perspective
December 26, 2018Serious About Cybersecurity: How Ohio Companies Can Protect Themselves by Protecting Their Data
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