The following is written by Tressler LLP’s Todd Rowe. The original post can be found here – “One-Size Does Not Fit All: Court Finds Not Every Crime Involving A Computer Is A Cyber Crime”

Over the years there have been questions whether the term “cyber” is adequate in light of the exponential growth of privacy law. First, the term “cyber” tried to do too much when it was used to describe everything from large-scale data breaches to small instances of corporate espionage. Further, the term “cyber” did not do enough to distinguish between personal information being compromised through sophisticated computer attacks and information compromised through unsophisticated employee negligence. Finally, the “one-size fits all” use of the term “cyber” has recently been called into question by a federal court. [Read more…]