A long time ago, there was a beardless comedian named David Letterman. He did a nightly show that you couldn’t stream, pause, or download. And it always included a Top 10 list. Through two recent decisions, you could say that the North Carolina Business Court has picked up Dave’s mantle […]
Cases involving corporate espionage, trade-secret misappropriation, and theft of confidential information frequently involve someone taking information from a company’s computer system. This conduct often spawns claims under North Carolina’s computer trespass statute or a similar federal statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Today’s post explores several issues surrounding […]
If you aren’t losing sleep over malicious phishing schemes and other cybercrimes, you should be. According to the FBI, one type of cybercrime in particular—Business Email Compromise or BEC—cost businesses more than $26 billion over only three years. And, to bring the point closer to home, according to State Bar […]
As we’ve discussed at some length, privacy and data security laws create significant litigation risk for businesses. Individuals, other businesses, and federal and state regulators can and do sue when they believe a business violates these laws. Those same laws can also create risk in the conduct of litigation, even […]