Cyber Defense: Private Funds & Banks (Part 2)
An interview with Michelle A. Reed
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As private funds implement more technology into their activities, their cybersecurity risks multiply. The funds industry is a particularly high value target because they conduct large transactions and hold highly sensitive information on investors, investment targets, and management and portfolio companies. In the digital age, a cybersecurity breach is now a matter of “when” rather than “if.” Akin Gump partner Michelle Reed explains the common and uncommon cyberattack methods, the regulatory framework and enforcement actions, and best practices for private funds to prepare for a cybersecurity breach.
Watch Part 1 of Cyber Defense: Private Funds & Banks.
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.
