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Microsoft – Eversheds Sutherland Whitepapers: Cyber threats and data sovereignty in the oil & gas industry

Eversheds Sutherland, in collaboration with Microsoft, is delighted to announce the launch of our latest thought leadership papers: Cyber threats in the oil and gas sector: The cyber threat is changing and increasingly in the crosshairs is the energy sector. If you’re an oil and gas company, you can’t afford the loss of confidential information or disruption to operations. Download the...

Biometrics beware – Compliance and the Biometric Information Privacy Act

In light of the rising tide of costly class action lawsuits brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), companies that use biometrics—even, in some cases, companies outside of Illinois that do not themselves collect biometric information—should be become familiar with this statute’s strict requirements. • Even photographs, when used for security purposes like...

The New Vendor Management World Under NYDFS’ New Cyber Regulation

As of March 1, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500, requires financial services institutions regulated by NYDFS to implement policies and procedures to address the cybersecurity risks posed by third-party service providers to the institutions’ nonpublic information (NPI). Learn more.

FTC Issues Largest Fine Ever Under COPPA

On February 27, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with video social networking app TikTok, in which the company agreed to pay $5.7 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the largest fine issued under the law to date. According to the FTC, the company was aware that children under 13 were using the app but failed to obtain...

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2018 and planning ahead for 2019

From the implementation of the GDPR to the passage of the CCPA, the year 2018 proved to be a monumental one for cybersecurity and data privacy. Regulators from around the world responded to devastating, large-scale cyber-attacks, and a desire for their citizens to have more control over their data, by passing a wide range of regulations aimed at protecting consumer information. These...

January’s Privacy Blizzard

The start to 2019 provided scant respite from the frenetic pace of privacy and cybersecurity developments. Already this year, regulators have amended and enforced existing regulations; courts have issued significant interpretations of law; and legislators have proposed new rules aimed at increasing privacy obligations and liability for businesses. This alert highlights the pressing...

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