Herb Stapleton's FBI Experience Proves to be Asset to Dinsmore's Corporate Team
Former FBI Executive and Cybersecurity Leader Herbert Stapleton Joins Dinsmore’s National Corporate Practice
No Password Required: SVP at SpyCloud Labs, Former Army Investigator, and Current Breakfast Champion
No Password Required: USF Cybercrime Professor, Former Federal Agent, and Vintage Computer Archivist
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Episode 282 -- CISO and CCOs -- The Evolving Partnership
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: NFTs
Wire Fraud Scams: What You Need to Know - The Consumer Finance Podcast
No Password Required: The Sailing CTO of Sylint Group Who Routinely Defends Against Nation-State Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
Understanding the Additional Risks When Making a Ransomware Payment
2022 DSIR Deeper Dive: Ransomware
Fighting the Constantly Evolving Threat of Cybercrimes
Greetings and Felicitations - Aly McDevitt on Ransomware Case Study, Part 2
No Password Required: A Former Police Officer Who Embodies All the Qualities of a Great Leader
Not If, but When: A Data Protection Roadmap for Legal Teams in a Post-Pandemic World
No Password Required: An Infowar Expert Paved the Path From Rock-And-Roll to Cybersecurity
JONES DAY TALKS®: The eBay Cyberstalking Case: Mitigating the Compliance Risks of Employee Misconduct
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In this line of work, I am often asked if law enforcement is ever successful in finding and punishing the threat actors who have wreaked havoc on U.S. businesses and stolen millions of dollars in ransomware attacks. I am so...more
With Herb Stapleton’s recent arrival to the Firm’s corporate team, Dinsmore adds a powerful asset to help clients stay ahead of cyber threats…or manage the fallout when the worst happens. As a former FBI agent and Special...more
After 9/11, Herb Stapleton felt a deep pull toward public service. He left behind a successful legal career to join the FBI, where he eventually led the Indianapolis Field Office as Special Agent in Charge. His work focused...more
Health care remains one of the most targeted and vulnerable sectors when it comes to cyberattacks. In fact, a recent breach at a major health care analytics firm exposed the data of 5.4 million U.S. patients, making it one of...more
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The potential criminalization of activities associated with ransomware cyber attacks, including ransom payments by victims, has long been an unresolved issue. This concern has now led Italy to introduce a ground breaking...more
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When PowerSchool announced in January that it fell victim to a massive data breach at the end of 2024, it assured the thousands of schools and over 50 million students who use the education software that the matter had been...more
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On this episode, we sit down with Trevor Hilligoss, director of security research and the research and innovation division of SpyCloud Labs. From his beginnings in the Army Criminal Investigation Division to his leadership...more
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2024 was a record year for cyberattacks in the healthcare sector. According to the Breach Portal maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), to date this year, there...more
On November 21, the Supreme Court of Virginia entered a published order reversing a 14-3 en banc decision of the Court of Appeals of Virginia addressing the applicability of Virginia’s criminal laws regulating cybercrime. The...more
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