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Buyer beware. Cybersecurity due diligence for transactions

February 27, 2019

In the context of a transaction, it is common to focus due diligence on areas such as tax, employment and real estate. Devices enabling connectivity and the adoption of digital technologies (robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, etc.) have increased companies’ vulnerability to a security breach. The connected ecosystem, together with growing regulatory scrutiny of data … More Buyer beware. Cybersecurity due diligence for transactions

Mitigating Third-party Cyber Risks in a New Regulatory Environment

January 28, 2019

The headlines are full of data breaches. A report in October from the UK National Cyber Security Centre revealed that the GCHQ offshoot had stopped almost 1,200 attacks in the past two years and is fighting off around 10 attacks every week. These numbers don’t account for the many more cyber attacks targeting private companies and their … More Mitigating Third-party Cyber Risks in a New Regulatory Environment

Converge or conglomerate

January 23, 2019

Competition law implications for Technology Media and Telecommunications When it comes to convergence, TMT companies are relentlessly driving disruption, even as that same force ceaselessly reshapes them. Their market boundaries continually dissolve, reform and dissolve again. Content distributors are transforming into content producers, and vice versa; service providers are becoming tech companies; and technology companies … More Converge or conglomerate