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In-house legal and cyber experts must work together on cyber risk

Oct 9, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon |Aleesha Way

Cyber crime is one of the top three concerns for chief legal officers, according to a recent survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel – in which 37% of the participants identified it as their biggest worry. The survey results formed part of a report by the Financial Times (FT) on the critical role in-house lawyers can play in protecting the business.
NIS2 compliance hampered across EU as October deadline approaches

Sep 17, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon |Stuart Davey

The EU’s second Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) will strengthen existing cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting obligations that have applied under the original NIS regime and extend them to thousands of other businesses. However, as we explore below, some EU member states look set to miss the 17 October deadline for implementing the directive into their national legislation.
UK government calls for enhanced cyber security system governance

Mar 4, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

As the digital economy expands, so do cyber threats, with potential attacks a common occurrence within modern business operations. To address this challenge, the UK government is working to improve cyber resilience across the UK. Examples of this can be seen in a currently ongoing consultation as well as a recent cyber security framework update from the NIST.
US cloud providers to face new AI cyber risk duties

Nov 1, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

The regulations are to be drafted within the 90 days in accordance with measures outlined by US president Joe Biden in a new executive order he has issued on safe, secure and trustworthy AI. The executive order is multi-faceted. It commits the US government to enforcing existing legislation and to enacting “appropriate safeguards” to address harms arising from use of AI, such as fraud, unintended bias, discrimination, and infringements on privacy.
Expert warns of cybercrime potential of ‘hostile’ AI

Sep 19, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

Christian Toon, cybersecurity specialist at Pinsent Masons, warned that generative AI was being harnessed by online fraudsters at a “worrying pace”. He added: “A prime example of hostility within the generative AI scene, is software that acts as an attacker’s best friend, a malicious version of ChatGPT.
UK’s cyber security skills gap ‘a ticking time bomb’ for industry

Aug 4, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

The report (102 pages / 3.19MB PDF), published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, found that half of all UK businesses employ people in cyber security roles who lack appropriate skills. The issue was found to be particularly advanced in around a third of all UK businesses. Previous reviews conducted in 2021 and 2022 had similar findings.
Cyber insurance could be a worthwhile investment - Christian Toon

Jun 2, 2023 | scotsman.com | Christian Toon

The Law Gazette reported how the company behind conveyancing firm Simplify was able to recover from its insurance provider the majority of costs the company attributed to a cyber incident in 2021. The Law Gazette’s report followed its analysis of annual accounts filed by UKLS Acquisitions Limited for the year ending 31 March 2022.
In-house legal teams can help cyber security leaders combat burnout

Jun 1, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

Research carried out by UK security firm Proofpoint found that relentless cyber attacks and pressure to fix security gaps amid budget constraints were among the top concerns for chief information security officers (CISOs) across 16 countries.
Simplify case highlights value of cyber insurance

May 24, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

Christian Toon of Pinsent Masons was commenting after the Law Gazette reported how the company behind conveyancing firm Simplify was able to recover the majority of costs the company attributed to a cyber incident in 2021 from its insurance provider. The Law Gazette’s report followed its analysis of annual accounts filed by UKLS Acquisitions Limited for the year ending 31 March 2022.
Human Cyber Index

Apr 20, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Christian Toon

Be relevant, build trust and focus efforts on security enablement The Human Cyber Index is a measure of your organisation's security culture and its relationship to the productivity of your employees. This allows you to hone your efforts in creating a responsive security culture underpinned by policies and processes that your people find easy to use. Why do I need to worry about my security culture?