Newfound consumer privacy focus could transform debate over expiring US surveillance authorities
Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Newfound consumer privacy focus could transform debate over expiring US surveillance authorities
Last month, partner and co-lead of Eversheds Sutherland’s global cybersecurity and data privacy practice, Michael Bahar, was invited to testify before the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent federal agency tasked with ensuring that efforts to protect the nation from terrorism also appropriately safeguard privacy and civil liberties. The panel was...
The global cyber scourge continues— Hong Kong Monetary Authority alerts banks on recent cyber security incidents
Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Regulation | Comments Off on The global cyber scourge continues— Hong Kong Monetary Authority alerts banks on recent cyber security incidents
On May 24, 2019, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued an alert regarding eight cyber security incidents involving a total sum of HK$70,000 (Alert). While not necessarily a lot of money, it is a timely reminder to banks and the public to stay vigilant across global operations, and to maintain an up-to-date global regulatory strategy. Introduction From the Alert, three banks...
Is the CCPA proliferating? A midyear data privacy legislative round-up
Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Is the CCPA proliferating? A midyear data privacy legislative round-up
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its potential amendments are still a top concern for businesses, other states are showing that they will not be left behind. With the CCPA still set to go into effect on January 1, 2020, and enforcement delayed until July 2020, we review the major amendments to the CCPA still in play. Not to be outdone by the West Coast, New York is...
Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Posted on Apr 26, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Welcome to the third edition of Updata – the international quarterly update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal updates from our contributors around the globe over the past quarter. This quarter’s report features commentary on a number of interesting developments,...
Microsoft – Eversheds Sutherland Whitepapers: Cyber threats and data sovereignty in the oil & gas industry
Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Regulation | Comments Off on 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...
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