Dan Burke, Author at Woodruff Sawyer

Dan Burke

Senior Vice President, National Cyber Practice Leader

Editor, Cyber Liability

As National Cyber Practice Leader, Dan drives the strategy to grow our cyber business, such as developing tools to help clients and prospects understand and quantify their cyber exposures, as well as thought leadership. He frequently speaks at industry conferences and has been quoted in various trade magazines and newsletters, including The Wall Street Journal.

dburke@woodruffsawyer.com

415.402.6514

Dan Burke

Senior Vice President, National Cyber Practice Leader

Editor, Cyber Liability

dburke@woodruffsawyer.com

415.402.6514

INSIGHTS

Dan Burke

INSIGHTS

EU-US Privacy Shield Is Dead, but the Risk Is the Same

The EU-US Privacy Shield no longer provides operation benefits, though the risk has not changed. Read more about compliance and how cyber insurance can enable companies to privacy transfer risk.

Dan Burke

Multi-Factor Authentication: A Small Step for a Big Decline in Cyber Attacks

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an increasingly important solution to thwart account compromise attacks, especially when the workforce is remote and gaining access to key corporate networks and applications is vital.

What Is Remote Desktop Protocol and Why Is it a Cyber Risk?

Learn what remote desktop protocol is, the risks, and how to mitigate those risks––including insurance.

Should We Call the FBI After Our Cyber Incident? The Surprising Benefits

Key benefits exist to engaging authorities like the FBI when the cyber incident calls for it. Let's look in more detail at when and why you'd call the FBI.

Investment Managers: Three Critical Cyber Risks to Know

Here are three critical cyber risks that both companies with a high volume of records and alternative investment managers need to know.

Board of Directors: Prioritize Your Cyber Risk

To ease director liability, all boards need to put cyber risk front and center as part of their corporate governance.

Cyber Litigation Is Testing the Attorney-Client Privilege. But We Still Have Best Practices.

The way a company handles a cyber event can either protect sensitive data under attorney-client privilege or leave it open to discovery in a lawsuit.

Buying the Right Limit with Cyber Analytics: One Size Does Not Fit All

This cyber insight discusses not only the right questions to ask, but also the detailed analytics process for determining your cyber risk and how to insure it.

Cyber Representations and Warranties in M&A: A Growing Risk

We discuss the newly tracked representations (reps) related to privacy and cyber security and address the question: How would both representations and warranties insurance, and cyber insurance, respond to some of these new representations?

Coronavirus Impact on Cyber Insurance Coverage

As the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the corporate landscape, a modern cyber insurance policy can address the most immediate risks: operational and security.

The Cyber Risks of Working Remotely During the Coronavirus Pandemic

There are cyber risks associated with remote work policies, including bandwidth and connectivity issues, employee access, and phishing, as well as how cyber insurance might respond.

How Biometric Privacy Litigation Could Mean Trouble for CCPA

When the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, one of the primary enforcement mechanisms was the private right of action which grants statutory damages to aggrieved consumers under the law. However, California was not the first state to pass privacy legislation with statutory damages built into it.

Ransomware Attacks and Your Cyber Insurance: A Complete Action Plan

What is ransomware and how does it work? Read more for the answer and to learn about the process of reporting, how insurance responds to ransomware claims, and three rules to ease friction with your carrier during a ransomware incident