Cyber risk
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We understand that managing cyber risk is one of the highest priorities for our clients. This is why we have built a dedicated cyber practice to provide 360-degree cyber risk management and incident response services.
Whether your challenge relates to ransomware, cyber extortion, corporate espionage, inadvertent disclosure, advanced persistent threat, or something else – we have the experience to assist you. With a follow-the-sun model across our offices in APAC, EMEA and the US, and an established network of trusted best-friend firms, our teams provide assistance wherever and whenever you require. Our practice brings together deep knowledge across crisis management, data privacy, insurance, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, disputes and class actions to provide a complete service for your needs. Our multidisciplinary team has backgrounds in IT, forensics and cyber security, and can speak the same language as your technical teams.
Our risk management and advisory services include developing incident response plans, delivering incident simulations, advising boards, reviewing policies and procedures, regulatory compliance audits and uplifting overall cyber resilience.
We offer 24/7/365 cyber incident response standby retainers. We recognise one size does not fit all, tailoring our services to fit what you need and can work with any forensic, IT or other providers of your choosing. Should an incident occur, we are your trusted crisis management advisers. Our team provides bespoke advice to guide you through the incident and its aftermath, including working to manage ransomware negotiations, media and communications strategies, law enforcement and regulator engagement, supplier and customer disputes, realising insurance recoveries, class actions and more.
Our global team of advisers can also provide the full suite of data breach analytics services, including processing, analysis, analytics and hosting services, to get to the heart of compromised data and to understand the issues it presents.
Backed by one of the world’s leading litigation and dispute resolution teams, we are equally adept at guiding you through issues that arise as a result of cyber incidents.
Experience
Coles
Assisting on privacy law reform, big data analytics, loyalty programs, privacy training, regulatory investigations, direct marketing and targeted advertising across multiple channels including email, web, social media and mobile apps
PageUp People
Assisting in relation to all aspects of its data breach involving customer information, including liaising with regulators in four countries, advising the board, preparing external communications and reviewing relevant agreements
A telecoms company
We advised a telecoms company in relation to a state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) cyber security incident which was detected during its acquisition of a data centre and subsea cable capacity provider, and resulted in customer data being exfiltrated. This included advising on data protection compliance issues and how to deal with the liability for the incident in the context of the corporate transaction
A global company
We acted for a global company in relation to incident response following the inadvertent disclosure of the entirety of its global HR database to an unrelated third party by one of its cloud service providers. The incident affected employees in multiple jurisdictions across Australasia, Europe and the Americas. Herbert Smith Freehills London coordinated the global response (engaging local counsel where required).
A multinational energy company
We are the preferred cyber security legal counsel to an energy multinational, advising globally.
A global financial services company
We are appointed as the sole APAC and EMEA cyber security counsel to a global financial services company to assist in managing cyber security risks and incidents across 26 countries
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Key contacts
Andrew Moir
Partner, Intellectual Property and Head of Cyber Security and Data, London
Cameron Whittfield
Partner, Melbourne
Peter Dalton
Partner, London
Miriam Everett
Partner, London
Peter Jones
Partner, Head of TMT, Asia, Singapore
Alan R. Friedman
Counsel, New York
Magdalena Blanch-de Wilt
Executive Counsel, Melbourne
Austin Manes
Special Counsel, Privacy Counsel, Silicon Valley