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Automating Identity Threat Response: Automating IP Blocking, Session Revocation, and Blocklist Management

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Credential-based threats—such as password sprays, token reuse, and low-complexity sign-in attempts—remain a constant operational burden. While these activities are easily detected in most environments, the workflows to fully...more

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Fund Managers Must Assess Whether Microsoft/CrowdStrike Outage Has Triggered Additional Regulatory Filings

A global technology outage linked to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft apps and triggered major disruptions across the asset management sector, along with other global industries. Private fund managers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2017

In this edition of our Privacy and Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the Trump administration's executive order outlining its cybersecurity plans, Acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen's comments on the possible...more

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WannaCry Global Ransomware Attack: What You Need to Know

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The WannaCry ransomware attack was first reported on Friday, May 12. Within hours, it shut down thousands of computer systems, locking users out of their own files. The latest report estimates over 300,000 computers in 150...more

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WannaCry: What to Know and What to Do

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On Friday, May 12, 2017, a malicious ransomware program known as WannaCry was discovered infecting computer systems all over the world. It set off alarms globally, and so far has infected over 200,000 computers across more...more

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Global Cyber Attack Highlights Need for President Trump’s Executive Order

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Many companies from around the globe are continuing their recovery efforts after a massive ransomware attack affected hundreds of thousands of computers across various industries and throughout several nations. Ransomware is...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Global Ransomware Attack Update

We’ve been following the latest on the WannaCry ransomware attack that we first told you about over the weekend. A feared “second strike” did not materialize today, but victimized firms in over 100 countries are still...more

Jones Day

WannaCry: The Global Ransomware Attack

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A new and widespread ransomware attack is affecting institutions around the world, with reports of hundreds of thousands of infections in nearly 150 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia,...more

Perkins Coie

Ransomware: How to Avoid It and What to Do If You Have Been Hit

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Computer systems around the world have been impacted by the largest cyber-extortion attack in history. According to news reports, the “ransomware” attack hit more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries since it started on...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

WannaCry Ransomware Attack Updates — Europol Says “Patch Before Monday”

UPDATE: Europol chief Rob Wainwright told the BBC, “Companies need to make sure they have updated their systems and ‘patched where they should’ before staff arrives for work on Monday morning.” By now, you may have...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Important Steps to Prepare for the WannaCry Ransomware Attack

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Your business may have been victim to the latest ransomware attack, or it may be caught in the next wave. On May 12, 2017, the “WannaCry” ransomware attack compromised over 70,000 organizations in nearly 100...more

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