Webinar: Cyber and the Law (It's Really About the Money)

cyber-law.jpgFor a quick introduction to cybersecurity law, take a listen to a new webcast from Evolver, a FAIR-powered consultancy that specializes in legal tech, cyber insurance and other info-risk concerns.

Cyber & Law: It’s Really about The Money features Chip Block, VP at Evolver (and leader of the Washington, DC, Area FAIR Chapter) and Patricia Carreiro, an attorney from the Axxin law firm and specialist in cyber law and litigation.  

The webcast covers topics for both attorneys and their clients, including:

  • How to counsel clients on what most affects the bottom line
  • Cyber risk from a defensible dollars and cents perspective
  • Monetary risk quantification in action 

Spoiler alert: Just about any legal issue you can think of is still up for grabs in the courts.

As Carreiro explains, courts have given conflicting direction on just who can sue whom, for instance:

  • Did the provider take reasonable care? But given the wide variety of compliance standards, Carreiro says, plaintiffs can probably find one standard any business  has violated.
  • Are the decisions made defensible in court and how does that align with contractual structures and agreements?
  • The economic loss doctrine requires a personal loss for standing in a suit but courts have made many exceptions.

Standing, particularly for class action suits, is a vital foundational issue that the Supreme Court may take up; health insurer CareFirst petitioned the court after losing a lower court decision on a data breach class action suit.

In his talk, Chip Block addressed how using a quantitative approach like FAIR provides a stronger defense for cyber related decisions.  This includes the tricky area of cyber insurance. His message: Better have a recognized standard for estimating risk – like FAIR – to understand your liabilities for insurance and legal purposes.

Listen to the Cyber & Law webinar.


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