A Cybersecurity Storm and Winds of Change: NY DFS requires all New York financial institutions to report effects of SolarWinds hack
Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on A Cybersecurity Storm and Winds of Change: NY DFS requires all New York financial institutions to report effects of SolarWinds hack
The New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) issued an alert on Friday, December 18, 2020, requiring all NY DFS regulated entities to immediately report whether they have been affected in any way by the massive, state-sponsored security breach of SolarWinds. NY DFS’s request for immediate notification from all affected entities goes beyond what is normally required...
Only YOU can prevent IoT network shutdowns
Posted on Dec 8, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Only YOU can prevent IoT network shutdowns
As tens of billions of additional Internet of Things (IoT) devices are poised to enter the market and infuse our supply chains, on December 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the first ever federal law governing IoT devices. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act (the Act) will result in new national rules for federal procurement of IoT devices which, along...
Once more unto the breach: The Supreme Court weighs in on a circuit split on what constitutes a hack
Posted on Nov 30, 2020 in Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Once more unto the breach: The Supreme Court weighs in on a circuit split on what constitutes a hack
The United States Supreme Court hears arguments to decide the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The Court is poised to decide whether to “exceed authorized access” constitutes a hack.The CFAA’s ambiguous language has created a circuit split the Supreme Court will now resolve.This decision will have far reaching implications for employers, employees, and...
Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Posted on Jun 30, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GDPR, Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Welcome to the eighth edition of Updata! Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal developments from the past quarter. This edition covers April to June 2020 and is full of newsworthy items from our team members around the globe,...
Twisting in the Wind—California Attorney General issues revised CCPA regulations
Posted on Feb 14, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Regulation | Comments Off on Twisting in the Wind—California Attorney General issues revised CCPA regulations
On February 10, 2020, the California Attorney General published revisions to the proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The changes largely clarify and soften some of the more onerous or prescriptive requirements of the proposed regulations—although many challenging aspects of the regulations remain, and new concepts make an appearance as...
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