As cybersecurity concerns permeate every industry, it becomes increasingly urgent for lawyers across disciplines to understand the most pressing threats and shifting regulatory landscape; help shape and direct the responses; and be able to effectively communicate and collaborate with technical security efforts. In this first article in our two-part coverage of a recent panel at PLI’s Sixteenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law, Lisa J. Sotto, managing partner of Hunton & Williams’ New York office and chair of the firm’s global privacy and cybersecurity practice, discusses the current cyber threat landscape and the relevant laws and rules. See “After a Cyber Breach, What Laws Are in Play and Who Is Enforcing Them?” (May 20, 2015). The second part will detail her advice on preparing for and responding to a cyber incident and will include insight from her co-panelist Vincent Liu, a partner at security consulting firm Bishop Fox, on how security and legal teams can effectively work together throughout the process.