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Cyber Law Revolution

Cyber Law Revolution

Hosted by Spencer Pollock

Episodes

102

Latest episode

Apr 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

The cyber war is upon us. We are here to talk about how to keep your business from going bankrupt after a data breach, the legal obligations associated with cyber and privacy law, and all things in between! We welcome questions and comments - call us at 4109175189 or email spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

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April 19, 20265 min

Ep. 102 Mythos - Good, Bad, or Unknown?

Send us Fan MailEpisode 102 of the Cyber Law Revolution is Live!On this episode, we break down the recent discussion around Anthropic’s Mythos and what it could mean for the future of cybersecurity. The issue is not a reported breach, but something potentially bigger: advanced AI models may be moving from helping attackers write better phishing emails to helping identify, test, and potentially exploit technical vulnerabilities faster than ever before. We discuss why financial institutions, regulators, vendors, insurers, and business leaders should be paying attention, how AI may compress the timeline between vulnerability discovery and exploitation, and what organizations should be doing now to strengthen resilience, improve patching, assess vendor risk, and prepare their incident response plans for a faster-moving threat environment. Keep the calls, questions, comments, etc. coming - 4109175189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

February 19, 202629 min

Ep. 101 Kelly Johnson Joins to Talk Coverage

Send us Fan MailEp. 101 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!Thrilled to have Kelly Johnson from Swift Currie on to talk all things cyber insurance coverage, both from the insured and insurer perspective, along with where coverage is going in the next five years!You won't want to miss it!

December 10, 202513 min

Ep. 100 of the Cyber Law Revoluton!!

Send us Fan MailEpisode 100(!!!!!) of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!A bit sentimental because it's been five years since I launched this podcast, and reaching 100 is pretty cool to me!Looking back on the last five years and listening to my past podcasts was both entertaining and horrifying. Specifically, so much has changed and continues to evolve. That is the best part about cyber (whether law, insurance, security, crisis comms, etc.): everything is constantly shifting! We are forced to keep pace, continue learning, and bring our A-game to every engagement.Thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, sent questions, etc. I am truly honored that everyone has taken their time to come to the show. If I forgot to tag you, please forgive me (it was hard to figure out each person who was on the last five years).I am looking forward to the next five years and seeing what is ahead!As always, keep the questions and calls coming – 410-917-5189 or e-mail me at spollock@mccdonaldhopkins.com.

October 26, 20255 min

Ep. 99 - Good v. Bad MSPs, and AWS' outage

Send us Fan MailEp. 99 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, we discuss the importance of a good managed service provider (“MSP”) and how a bad MSP can cripple you. We walk through the different aspects that define both a good and bad MSP. Also, we touch on the recent AWS outage and how we are all dependent on these large cloud-based providers.Keep the questions, calls, comments, etc. coming – 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

September 14, 20256 min

Ep. 98 Akira hits SonicWall vulnerability and Drift/Sales force get breached

Send us Fan MailEp. 98 Of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, we discuss Akira campaign against a SonicWall vulnerability and its subsequent rampage and damage caused to companies. Also, we dive into the Drift/Salesforce breach and how companies need to beef up their incident response plans to weather large-scale upstream vendor incidents.You won’t want to miss it!Keep the questions, calls, comments, etc. coming – 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

July 27, 20255 min

Ep. 97 Tea App Gets Breached

Send us Fan MailEp. 97 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, we discuss the unfortunate breach of the Tea App and lessons learned. First, update your data retention policy (why are we keeping selfies after verification?!). Second, make sure your scaling your cybersecurity with the size and scope of your company. Finally, your PR/crisis communication strategy is crucial.Keep the questions, call, comments, etc. coming! 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

July 18, 20255 min

Ep. 96 Scattered Spider and AI Impact

Send us Fan MailEp. 96 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, we discussed the sophistication of scattered spider as they target the insurance and airplane industries. Further, we do a quick dive into the implications of AI!Keep the questions and comments coming. 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

June 19, 202515 min

Ep. 95 Market Conditions and the Future of the Market from one of the industry experts!

Send us Fan MailEp. 95 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, thrilled to have Patrick Cannon, chief claims officer from Onda, join the show and discuss his path in cyber, current market conditions, and where he sees the market going over the next 3-5 years.You won't want to miss it!Keep the questions, calls, etc. coming - 410-917-5189 or e-mail me at spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com.

May 18, 20253 min

Ep. 94 Diving into the Coinbase Ransomware Attack

Send us Fan MailEp. 94 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!In this episode, we discuss the recent Coinbase ransomware attack, the likely cause of the attack, the reputational impact, and how cryptocurrency is the Wild West.You won’t want to miss it!Keep the calls, questions, comments, etc. coming – 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

April 1, 202513 min

Ep. 93 David Rock drops by for a chat on SME v. Large Enterprise Risk

Send us Fan MailEp. 93 of the Cyber Law Revolution is live!Thrilled to have David Rock, chief claims officer at Trium, with us to discuss SME v. large enterprise risk, biggest fear from a claims perspective for large enterprise breaches, vendor incidents, and a lot more!You won’t want to miss his insight!Keep the questions, calls, comments, etc. coming – 410-917-5189 or spollock@mcdonaldhopkins.com

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