Think Tank: Getting Hacked by a Lawyer at a Deposition

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Presented at CyberSecuritySummitDenver 2018 by

Daniel Garrie

Lucia Milica

Since the modern day security executive is on the hot seat after a data breach, it’s critical that CISOs understand what the role of the company’s lawyer is and the right way to engage with Counsel and to get themselves some form of liability protection. The downside is that such protection could shield those who deserve the blame for an incident. The truth is that it does not matter that CISOs warn executives, often repeatedly, that certain cultural or technological issues were putting the company at risk, or that the CISO had a shoestring budget with too little or no staff. Chances are that the CISOs is going to be on the front lines facing lawyers at a deposition after an incident. This discussion will offer a conversation that offers strategies for CISOs to utilize when facing a lawyer in a deposition; What happens? Why does it happen? How should you dress? How to ultimately survive?