CyberSide Chats by Epiq

BIOGRAPHY Attorney Benjamin Wright helps others navigate the law of technology. He teaches the class Law of Data Security and Investigations for SANS Institute, the premier authority for training information security professionals and digital forensics experts. That 5-day boot camp is unique in the world. It trains professionals on how to manage cyber law risk across the globe. Wright advises clients -- in the US and throughout the world -- on privacy, e-discovery, data breach...

Cyber law expert, attorney, and SANS instructor, Ben Wright joins hosts Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum to discuss a variety of topics, including Ben’s career path into cyber law and teaching, the pros and cons of having a cyber whistleblower, and the importance of the investigation and knowledge of the impacted company. We talked about the need for cyber security education for all lawyers, how cyber risk should be foundational to legal training and education, and how that could be imple...

Security expert, Roselle Safran, joins hosts Jerich Beason& Whitney McCollum have come together after realizing more people know more about “The Queen’s Crown Jewels” than those that are vital to their company. How do you determine which are those precious systems that are the bare minimum & mission-critical to operate, generate revenue, or contain the In some industries these could mean life or death. Where do you invest most to protect the organization? The analogy is po...

Privacy & Compliance expert from Microsoft, Ingrid Rodriguez, joins hosts Jerich Beason& Whitney McCollum to discuss taking risk out of silos. They talk about how the entire organization needs to have understanding of the enterprise risks. Specifically, how does security & compliance fit into the enterprise risk framework? What are the situational perspectives of the C-Suite and how can those perspectives drive compliance goals? How can the CISO and legal work to...

Professor, Attorney and Expert in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance, Kevin Powers joins Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum to discuss where the law stands on “Hacking Back”. Everyone at some point wants to be Batman. During this Cyberside Chat they will answer questions such as: Is it ok to do whatever it takes to protect data or is it like breaking back into a thief’s house to steal your items back? What could go wrong? How does the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act apply? What are the ci...

Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum speak on this Cyberside Chat to discuss the recent Merck & Co. cyber insurance win and how this impacts future wars fought with cyber weapons such as the conflict in Ukraine. This case sets a precedent for how legal teams and cyber insurers will draft contracts in the future. What defines war? Could a separatist group or terrorist attack be considered an act of war, or does it require a nation state? Should you worry about your third partie...

Dr Zero Trust – Chase Cunningham creator of the Zero Trust eXtended Framework joins Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum for today’s Cyberside Chat to discuss the principles and types of technologies that support a zero trust architecture and whether you are negligent if you are not adopting a Zero Trust methodology. While companies are concentrating on delivering the best service to their customers, they also need to begin ingraining what would be considered reasonable security measure...

On this episode of CyberSide Chats, Epiq’s CISO Jerich Beason, and this week’s co-host Whitney McCollum are joined by Stefanie Drysdale to discuss M&A. They discuss the process of evaluating a target company’s cybersecurity risk and the implications of managing that risk after the deal is closed. They also opine the importance of taking into account other factors when evaluating a target organization such as security culture, reputation, regulations, existing contracts, privacy stat...

Jerich is joined by Melissa Parisi of Herbalife Nutrition and Caroline Morgan of Culhane Meadows to discuss the topic of retaining privilege after engaging a cyber attorney during or after a cyber incident. An organization may lose legal privilege after a cyber incident if they don’t take some of the steps that Caroline & Melissa discuss in this episode. In the event of post-incident litigation, the do’s and don’ts covered can make or break a defense strategy. Bio’s: Melis...

During this special edition of CISO vs CISO, Jerich and Amanda Fennell , Relativity CSO & CIO, discuss the White House Cyber Summit that took place in August. During this candid discussion, they provide their perspectives on the outcomes of the summit and the impact businesses can expect. They also took a look at what promises from industry giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM mean for the future of the cybersecurity industry.BioAmanda joined the Relativity team in 2018 as CSO ...