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Ex-Sony Employees’ Lawsuit Blames Company For Failed Data Security

Sony Pictures Entertainment has been sued by two self-described former employees who accuse the movie studio of failing to protect Social Security numbers, healthcare records, salaries and other data from computer hackers who attacked it last month. The proposed class …

Risk Modelers Aim to Gauge Risks of ‘Cyber Hurricane’

Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to get. Unlike earthquakes, …

Sony Hack Reveals Need for Business, Government to Collaborate on Cyber Issues

Back-channel talks between Sony Pictures Entertainment and the White House to coordinate a response to a debilitating cyber-attack didn’t prevent a public disagreement over the studio’s decision to pull its film, “The Interview.” President Barack Obama’s rare rebuke Dec. 19 …

Sony’s Unprecedented Cyber Attack: Deep, Costly, Controversial

Sony Pictures’ decision to let Seth Rogen make a comedy about a plot to kill a head of state will potentially cost the studio hundreds of millions of dollars after a devastating cyber-attack linked to North Korea. The Sony Corp. …

Sony Movie Breach Could Cost $100M But Less Than 2011 Playstation Breach

Sony Corp.’s movie studio could face tens of millions of dollars in costs from the massive computer hack that hobbled its operations and exposed sensitive data, according to cybersecurity experts who have studied past breaches. The tab will be less …