Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog

EMPLOYER ALERT: THERE IS A NEW “SUMMARY OF RIGHTS” UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING THAT YOU MUST BE USING TODAY!

Posted on 10/05/2018 at 03:49 PM by Russell Samson

FRCA Rules Russel Samson Dickinson Law Des Moines

On September 18, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in an “interim final rule” which, among other...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Fair Credit Reporting Act, FRCA amendments, hiring, individual's rights under FRCA, Russ Samson

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Finding Consistency in Cybersecurity

Posted on 09/24/2018 at 08:57 AM by Jesse Johnston

Cybersecurity Jesse Johnston Des Moines Attorney

A recently released study regarding cyber-threats give financial institutions some reassurances that their efforts in cy...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: bank cyber attack, cyber attacks, cybersecurity, Botnet, DDOS

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Fiserv Leaves Window Open for Hackers

Posted on 08/28/2018 at 10:36 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Cybersecurity Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Security blog Krebs on Security is reporting that Fiserv, Inc. recently implemented a fix for a “glaring weakness” that...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: banks, data breach, Gramm Leach Bliley Act, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, iowa financial institutions, Krebs on Security, vendor contracts, Fiserv

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Banks Beware: Massive Phishing Attack in Progress!

Posted on 08/16/2018 at 08:12 AM by Jesse Johnston

Necurs botnet Phishing Lande Johnston Dickinson Law Des Moines

Tech security and research firm Cofense issued a report on August 15 warning of a change in Necurs botnet activity of wh...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston, John Lande

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, bank cyber attack, business email compromise, cyber attack, Necurs botnet, phishing scams

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Eighteen Dickinson Attorneys Selected for 2019 Best Lawyers in America

Posted on 08/15/2018 at 12:59 PM by The Newsroom

Dickinson, Des Moines, Best Lawyers

Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that 18 of the firms' attorneys have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Fred Schneider, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, Mary Zambreno, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: 2019 Best Lawyers in America

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FBI Warns: Fraudsters Trying to Convert ATMs to Slot Machines

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 11:40 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog, Iowa Banking Law Blog, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

The FBI is alerting financial institutions about a global fraud scheme targeting ATMs. Fraudsters may be planning a worl...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: anti-virus, ATMs, Banking & Finance Law - Des Moines Iowa, banking fraud, banks, cyber security, FBI, financial fraud, firewall, fraud, iowa financial institutions, jackpotting

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Watch out for dethroned Nigerian princes

Posted on 08/09/2018 at 11:59 AM by John Lande

Cybersecurity, BEC Fraud, UnityPoint Breach, Iowa

The ubiquitous “Nigerian prince” scheme seems like it wouldn’t trick anyone anymore, but a recent report from Crowdstrik...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: consumers harmed by data breach, cyber attacks, cyber defense, cyber security program, UnityPoint

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The Bank That Cried Breach: Knowing When It's Time to Send a Security Breach Notice to Customers

Posted on 08/03/2018 at 11:56 AM by Jesse Johnston

Iowa Banking Law Blog, Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog, Jesse Johnston, Des Moines Iowa, Dickinson Law Firm

Data breaches can occur in a myriad of ways: by the hacker, by an employee’s departure with customer information, or thr...

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston

Tagged As: banks, computer security, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data breach notice, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, hackers, identity theft, Iowa banking law, network security, vendor contracts

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Hackers have my information! Now what?

Posted on 08/02/2018 at 03:56 PM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Commercial Litigation Blog, Iowa Cybersecurity Blog, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

The drumbeat of news of high-profile data breaches exposing customer information continues. In 2018 alone, there have be...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: commercial litigation, cyber attack, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, Facebook, hackers, trial attorney, trial lawyer, Unity Point

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Employee Causes Five Years of Data Breach Litigation

Posted on 07/23/2018 at 10:23 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Banking Law Blog, Iowa Commercial Litigation Blog, Iowa Cybersecurity Blog, Iowa Employer Law Blog

A recent decision from United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit demonstrates how costly employee misconduct...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

Tagged As: bank employees, Coca-Cola, computer security, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data breach, Enslin v. Coca-Cola Company, Equifax, hackers, human resource, internet security, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, legal advice, network security

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