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Keeping
Secrets In The
Cloud
Investigating and Confronting the ThreatAIPLA 2015 Spring Meeting - Seth A. Northrop
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So, What’s The
CLOUD?
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Centralized sharing of computing resources across a network
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“private”
(Not my house!)
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“private”
(Much more accurate for Silicon Valley)
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IaaS
3 Different services provided
PaaS
SaaS
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Why Business IsLOOKING TO THE CLOUD
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1This stuff is hard to manage
(This was me!)
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2It provides business with more flexibility
(Definitely not me!)
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3It saves money
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SIMPLE TRUTHFOR INSIDE COUNSEL:
The Cloud Is Here To Stay.
NOW WHAT?
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What areTRADE SECRETS?
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be secret (shocker!)
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It derives “independent economic value” from being secret
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efforts to keep it secret
Unif. Trade Secrets Act § 1.4
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Provides a right to limit the dissemination of the information
Altavion, Inc. v. Konica Minolta Sys. Lab. Inc., 226 Cal.App.4th 26 (Cal. App., 2014)
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Anyone else see the concerns related to storing secrets on third-party shared systems?
(Storm metaphor was inevitable)
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It Feels A Bit LikeBEING LOST IN
THE FOG
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How toWEATHER THE
STORM
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It Begins And Ends With Reasonableness
(Not every stock photo can be unlame)
Taco Cabana Intern., Inc. v. Two Pesos, Inc., 932 F.2d 1113, 1124 (5th Cir.1991)
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Pay Attention To The Terms of Service
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1Nobody looks this good negotiating a contract
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2Most lack the buying clout to negotiate cloud Terms of Service
(Even if you look like these two!)
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3Own your data
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3Own your data
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4Control who views your data
(He’s watching you now)
Lincoln Park Sav. Bank v. Binetti, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7320 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 26, 2011)
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4Control who views your data
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4Control who views your data
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5Look for assurances to keep data confidential and secure
Von Holdt v. A-1 Tool Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 636 at *9-16 (N.D. Ill., Jan. 3, 2013)
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5Look for assurances to keep data confidential and secure
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5Look for assurances to keep data confidential and secure
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6Watch for provisions that allow data to be moved
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6Watch for provisions that allow data to be moved
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6Watch for provisions that allow data to be moved
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Encrypt Your Data
(And beware of hackers wearing hoodies)
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Silo Your Data
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. L-3 Commc’ns Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109615 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 30, 2008)
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Shore Up Internal Data Storage Policies
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Monitor Data Transfers To The Cloud
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Train Your Employees
(Not that kind of training!)
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Train Your Employees
(How many of you are sleeping like this guy?)
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Form A Quick Response Team
(Maybe without guns?)Lockheed Martin Corp. v. L-3 Commc’ns Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109615 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 30, 2008)
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Form A Quick Response Team
(Better?)
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… and Include Outside Counsel
(Too gratuitous?)In re Woolworth Corp. Sec. Class Action Litig., 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7773, at *5–8 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 1996)
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Seth A. Northrop
Silicon ValleySNorthrop@robinskaplan.com650.784.4012