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Your Money or Your Data: Ten Things You Need To Know About Ransomware

…end of the bargain. Many go so far as to send “customer service surveys” to targets, seeking “feedback” on their “service.” Distinguishing ransomware from more reputable business practices is not…

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The Future of Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers

…is expected in two years, it is time to prepare. Three, companies should incorporate “privacy by design” concerns into developing processes and procedures. Processes and procedures that incorporate privacy considerations…

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What Is Blockchain? Why Does It Matter?

…“darknet” drug emporium. Nevertheless, bitcoin bounced back and continues to reign as the flagship virtual currency. The potential implications of blockchain are breathtaking. The analogue is the Internet in 1994:…

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Why The Election Can’t Be Hacked: Internet Of Things Edition.

…privacy, data security, and cyber liability issues, including risk management plans, regulatory compliance, cloud computing implications, and breach obligations. Saad (@NC_Cyberlaw) may be reached at 919.783.1170 or sgul@poynerspruill.com. Mike may…

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Is There A Right To Facebook In The Constitution? North Carolina Cyberlaw Goes To The United States Supreme Court

…of former sex offenders to “access” a wide array of websites – including Facebook, YouTube, and nytimes.com – that enable communication, expression, and the exchange of information among their users,…

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“They Can’t Do That To Our Pledges; Only We Can Do That To Our Pledges”: Admiral, Big Data, Privacy, and The Internet of Things

…connections, status updates, and “likes” to determine the safety quotient of a driver. Admiral believed that a user who “liked” Michael Jordan was likely to present a different profile from…

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The Day After: What The Election Tells Us About Big Data

…regulatory compliance, cloud computing implications, and breach obligations. Saad (@NC_Cyberlaw) may be reached at 919.783.1170 or sgul@poynerspruill.com. Mike may be reached at 919.783.2851 or mslipsky@poynerspruill.com. Physical Address: 301 Fayetteville Street,…

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The Nation’s First Cryptocurrency Law: A Chat With North Carolina’s Commissioner of Banks

…Burroughs 100-key adding machines. Computers were just coming on the scene. They were there of course, and they became prevalent fairly quickly, but in the late 1970s and early 1980s,…

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Four Points And A Stick: What You Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation

…companies need to make sure that he or she knows what to do, and ensure that he or she has a big enough “stick” (or institutional authority) to get it…

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Locked in Sixty Seconds: Ransomware, Remote Access, and the Brave New Internet of Things

…a new wrinkle: the Internet of Things (IoT) means that the meaning of “ransomware” is likely to change. In one high profile instance, a pacemaker manufacturer was compelled to forcefully…