Cyber Defense: Private Funds & Banks
An interview with Michelle A. Reed
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As banks and investment funds implement more technology into their activities, cybersecurity risks multiply. The financial industry is in many ways the ultimate target for cybercrime as hackers seek access to the fortunes they control and the sensitive and lucrative information that they protect. Unfortunately, with the advent of advanced persistent threats (“APT”) and the growing volume of attacks being launched, a cybersecurity breach for most companies is now a matter of “when” rather than “if.” Akin Gump partner Michelle Reed explains common and surprising cyberattack techniques, best practices for cyber defense, and the steps regulators are now taking to bolster the financial world in a digital war against cyber criminals and hostile nation states.
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About Michelle A. Reed
“Convenience and security are inversely related. The more secure [a cybersecurity system] is, the more inconvenient it is.”
Michelle Reed is a partner at Paul Hastings. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on securities and consumer class actions, as well as internal investigations. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, International Association of Privacy Professionals), Reed counsels corporations in data breach investigations and notifications, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity compliance and regulatory issues, privacy and data protection compliance, and cloud computing advice. Reed was recognized as Texas Trailblazer by Texas Lawyer in 2019 and listed in The Legal 500 Cyber Law practice from 2017 to 2019.
