Studer and de Werra on Regulating Cybersecurity and What Civil Liability Might Accrue in Case of Cyber-Attacks

Evelyne Studer, University of Geneva Faculty of Law, and Jacques de Werra, University of Geneva, have published Regulating Cybersecurity – What Civil Liability in Case of Cyber-Attacks? at 8 Expert Focus 511 (2017). Here is the abstract.

In spite of the growing risks posed by cyber-attacks, the legal fallout and, specifically, the civil liability resulting from such attacks is still unclear and raises complex legal issues namely because of the diversity of potentially applicable liability regimes (which include personal data and product liability regulations). It may thus be that legislative action on this issue will be warranted at some point in the future.

Download the article from SSRN at the link.