On this episode, Babst Calland Attorneys Nicholas Faas, Ember Holmes and Audra Hutter discuss the different kinds of cybersecurity threats facing companies. 
All the key topics include:
- Ransomware – a kind of malware that targets sensitive information, encrypts the information so it cannot be accessed, then demands a ransom in exchange for decryption.
- Hacktivism – computer hacking done to further the goals of political or social activism.
- Malware – a malicious software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a system by exploiting its vulnerabilities.
- Phishing Scams – malicious emails or website links to infect a system. Phishing emails often appear to come from a legitimate organization or person, and they contain links or attachments that run malicious codes on the system, infecting it with malware.
In particular they look at how cyber threats are impacting the energy industry as detailed in the Babst Calland Report: https://reports.babstcalland.com/energy2022-2/
Listen to the podcast, here.
Attorney Justine Kasznica would be the first to admit that she moved to Pittsburgh to take a chance on an apparent regional business renaissance driven by a promising technology sector. Over time, the region hasn’t disappointed.
“It’s an incredibly exciting time to be in this region and to be an attorney working with emerging technologies,” said Kasznica, who quickly would find her way into the center of Pittsburgh’s technology universe and help drive significant industry growth as part of a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem here.
“We are absolutely capturing a moment in history in this tri-state region,” she said. “To be able to experience the outputs of the efforts of the technologists across the region and to be part of the investor and adviser teams who are helping them grow is as rewarding as it is exciting.”
Today, Kasznica serves as a shareholder of Babst Calland, leading the firm’s emerging technologies group and serving on the front lines of a local industry sector that has gained global recognition while also facing its share of business and legal challenges. Babst Calland is one of the Pittsburgh region’s largest law firms…
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