Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2018 and planning ahead for 2019
Posted on Mar 1, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Energy and Infrastructure, Financial Services, GDPR, Government, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on 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
Posted on Feb 4, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Regulation, Uncategorized | Comments Off on 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...
New guidance proposed on the extra-territorial scope of the GDPR
Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GDPR, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on New guidance proposed on the extra-territorial scope of the GDPR
The agency responsible for administering the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recently proposed guidelines to clarify the extra-territorial scope of Europe’s sweeping new privacy law. While these guidelines are not yet finalized, they indicate that the reach of the GDPR spreads far beyond the European Union. American businesses that had concluded that they were likely exempt...
Vietnam sheds light on impending cybersecurity law
Posted on Dec 4, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Intellectual Property, Regulation | Comments Off on Vietnam sheds light on impending cybersecurity law
Vietnam recently issued a draft decree that clarifies the scope of its impending cybersecurity law and its impact on foreign businesses. The law is set to go into effect on January 1, 2019, though the implementation of certain requirements that impact foreign companies the most will likely be delayed. Unlike other cybersecurity and data privacy laws passed this year, which were...
Right out of the box – California enacts first-of-its-kind statute regulating internet-of-things
Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on Right out of the box – California enacts first-of-its-kind statute regulating internet-of-things
The California legislature had a big year in 2018. While a great deal of attention has focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), California also passed a less-publicized, but highly critical, statute that will regulate certain aspects of Internet of Things (IoT or connected) device security. The IoT law, known as SB-327, should have a significant impact that...
Subscribe
FEATURED
Check out the BreachLawWATCH app which allows easy access to data breach statutes across the United States and a growing number of jurisdictions.
Video: As the challenges cybersecurity and data privacy present are often global
