Simulated Cybersecurity Incident
Speaking Engagement | October.18.2016
Seattle, WA
The ISACA lunch is a simulated cybersecurity incident. Legal and PR/communications experts have created a hypothetical cybersecurity data breach, ripped right from the current data breach headlines. Designed to mimic the way that a typical data breach incident unfolds, our tabletop exercise will begin with a basic factual scenario (e.g., FBI contact about employee personal data on the dark web; a blog post speculating about a potential security incident, customer complaints of identity theft or fraud). Then, over the course of the exercise, our facilitators will inject new facts into the situation, and give participants a chance to discuss response measures, tactics, and strategies. Our facilitators will guide participants, highlighting best practices and potential pitfalls based on their experience responding to hundreds of similar incidents over the last three years. At the conclusion of the exercise, the facilitators will provide comments and critique of the participants, and offer additional insights into breach incident response.
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
- Class Action Defense
- White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
- Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
- Trials
- Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)
Aravind Swaminathan Partner
Seattle; Boston
A leading cybersecurity and online safety authority, Aravind is recognized by Chambers USA in Privacy and Data Security in both Litigation and Incident Response. Clients describe him as “a very talented lawyer experienced with incident responses” and “incredibly responsive and technically savvy.”
Aravind’s deep knowledge of his clients’ business objectives and technological capabilities distinguishes him as a strategic advisor and frontline crisis responder. He advises some of the world’s leading online platforms, public and private financial institutions, tech companies, higher education institutions, and critical infrastructure providers on cybersecurity, and their obligations to monitor and remove harmful or illegal content online and root out instances of child exploitation.
He is adept at guiding companies through cybersecurity incidents, having directed more than 500 data breach investigations, including enterprise-wide network intrusions to cyberattacks with national security implications. Aravind defends clients in an array of cybersecurity and privacy class actions and regulatory enforcement actions brought by the SEC, FTC, NY DFS and State AGs, and also represents individual C-level executives in criminal and civil regulatory enforcement matters.
As a former assistant United States attorney, he investigated and prosecuted a broad array of cybercrime, child exploitation cases, digital crimes, and white-collar crime cases. This first-hand knowledge of federal agencies allows him to navigate the system, partner with investigators and find creative solutions for clients.
Aravind is a member of Orrick’s Board of Directors, and he devotes much of his free time to advising independent schools on AI, online safety, and cybersecurity, and teaching and coaching.