Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
Posted on Jan 20, 2022 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GDPR, Government, Litigation, Regulation, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
Last year’s relentless rate of change in the threat and regulatory environments for cybersecurity and data privacy will not soon abate in 2022, necessitating a forward-looking, risk-based and increasingly globalized strategy. At the same time, exciting new technologies continue to mature and open up new opportunities — as well as risks. Amidst this complexity and disruption,...
Colorado’s new privacy law: How it stacks up against other US privacy laws
Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government | Comments Off on Colorado’s new privacy law: How it stacks up against other US privacy laws
Companies compliant with the GDPR and similar US state laws will have a substantial headstart with the Colorado Privacy Act. Recognizing the key differences will enable organizations with a well-designed compliance program to efficiently accommodate all these laws. The law provides for a mandatory universal consumer opt-out of targeted advertising, data sales and profiling.The Colorado...
Vaccinations in the Workplace: The Privacy Conundrum
Posted on May 10, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Vaccinations in the Workplace: The Privacy Conundrum
COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available, signaling an eventual return to work. That is certainly welcome news for employees and employers alike, but employers are finding themselves in an unprecedented quandary—whether they can condition workforce re-entry on proof of employee vaccinations. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state legislatures have generally...
Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Posted on May 6, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Amidst the ever-worsening onslaught of cyberattacks, companies are longing to go on the offensive, whether by “hacking-back” or by going after malicious actors in US courts. While Congress has previously refused to enable the former, it now appears more open to the latter, particularly with the introduction of the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act (the HACT Act): The HACT Act, if passed,...
Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
On March 2, 2021, Governor Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making it the country’s second, enhanced state privacy law. It will likely not be the last. Set to take effect on January 1, 2023, the CDPA requires businesses to make significant enhancements to their privacy policies and to provide covered consumers with substantial...
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