Beware Bad Actors And Avoid A Cyber Security Shock

How Healthcare Players Can Lower The Risk Of Making A Cyber Insurance Claim

Medtech and pharma and businesses can take steps to avoid having to claim on their cyber insurance policies, says Edward Machin of law firm Ropes & Gray.

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Six years ago I was on secondment to a multinational pharma firm to kickstart its preparation for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance.

Things were going smoothly until the firm became a victim of the infamous NotPetya malware. Numerous organizations were severely affected...

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