Can We Sue Ourselves Secure? The Legal System's Role in Protecting Us in the Era of Mass Data Leaks and Internet of Things

Presented at The Eleventh HOPE (2016), July 24, 2016, 2 p.m. (60 minutes).

Large data breach stories just merge into one another. Weak IoT security is no secret. Yet the marketplace isn't fixing this problem. Can the legal system play a part? This talk will discuss current approaches under U.S. regulatory, product liability, and tort law to encourage vendors to secure their devices and services.

Presenters:

• Alex Muentz
  Alex Muentz is both an information security consultant and a lawyer with a fondness for seersucker in this heat. He's spoken at a bunch of conferences you've heard of (HOPE, Defcon, ShmooCon). He occasionally takes pro-bono cases and attempts to avoid career-limiting moves.

Links:

• https://xi.hope.net/schedule.html#-can-we-sue-ourselves-secure-the-legal-system-s-role-in-protecting-us-in-the-era-of-mass-data-leaks-and-internet-of-things- (Conference Schedule)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) - Can We Sue Ourselves Secure The Legal Systems Role in Protecting Us.srt (subtitles)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) - Can We Sue Ourselves Secure The Legal Systems Role in Protecting Us.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjvNJCwjOmY

Similar Presentations:

• THOTCON 0x6 (2015) / Being a Victim can be a Crime [Ain’t Losin’ Data a Breach?]
• The Circle Of HOPE (2018) / "Help! My Toaster's Attacking Me!" and Other 911 Calls of the Future: An Update on the Legal and Policy Landscape for the Internet of Things
• Black Hat USA 2018 / Legal Liability for IOT Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities