ASCEND: Elevate Your Cybersecurity Strategy
Opening Remarks
- David Perla, President, Bloomberg Law
- Sharon Klein, CIPP/US, Partner, Chair, Privacy, Security and Data Protection Practice, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Before the Breach: Top Level Cybersecurity
The first line of defense for businesses is knowing what to do every day regardless of a breach. This session will cover 10 ways to prepare for a data breach and proactive security management as well as compliance.
- Mary Galligan, Director, Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Robert Shaker, Global Leader, Incident Response Operations, Cyber Readiness and Response, Symantec
- Angelo Stio, CIPP/US, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Moderator: Michael Newborn, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Bloomberg BNA
Cybersecurity – The Art of the Deal
Understand the legal implications of cyber risk from corporate and commercial transactions and how to set up a cyber-risk management framework to reduce these risks. This session will explore (i) due diligence and proper data sharing
before an acquisition, (ii) the importance of compliance while integrating the data of the businesses after the acquisition, (iii) structuring contract protections for third party compliance and (iii) cyber governance and internal
controls at the Board level. Experts will review how to identify which risks to avoid, accept, mitigate or transfer through insurance.
- Sharon Klein, CIPP/US, Partner, Chair, Privacy, Security and Data Protection Practice, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Robert Parisi, Managing Director, Marsh
- Sabine Schilg, Vice President, M&A Integrations, IBM Security
- Moderator: Dune Lawrence, Reporter, Bloomberg News
Developments in Cybersecurity Litigation
When the worst happens: learn what to do in the first 24 hours after a breach to reduce litigation, including defense against D&O claims. Recent class action lawsuits and attorney general actions will be covered, as a well as
a case study on a typical data breach.
- Jan Levine, Partner, Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Angela Messer, Executive Vice President, Predictive Intelligence Business, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Bryan Rose, Managing Director, Stroz Friedberg
- Moderator: Don Aplin, Managing Editor, Privacy and Data Security News, Bloomberg BNA
Closing Remarks
- Jan Levine, Partner, Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Pepper Hamilton LLP
The risk of cyber attacks continues to grow and has become a topic of concern for corporations in all industries, as well as their Boards. As more organizations store sensitive data in the cloud and through networked computing, the
potential impact of a security breach has grown exponentially. Company insiders, hacktivists, organized crime cartels, state sponsored agents, hobbyists – all have the potential to put your corporation’s proprietary
and customer data at risk and are exceedingly difficult to identify in advance of an onslaught.
Strategies for protecting your corporation from an attack and the liability that comes with it don’t only include well-defined internal security measures. Pending M&A transactions must also be evaluated for potential
cyber security risks during the due diligence process. According to an article published by Bloomberg BNA’s Corporate Law & Accountability report, a 2014 study of companies engaged in international M&A found that 78
percent of global deal-makers do not believe cyber risk is analyzed in-depth during the M&A due diligence process.
Join leading cybersecurity experts as they discuss methods to prevent a breach, as well as ways to prevent litigation if you can't. Discussion points include:
- Creating an action plan to deploy in the 24 hours after a breach
- Tips for setting up a cyber-risk management framework
- Learning more about what you can do every day to minimize liability.
CLE credit available.