On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more
The televised “thud” of explosions in Ukraine has an ominous but deceptively distant tone. For many organizations the hostilities are closer at hand, in the form of cyberattacks that could spread beyond the Russian-Ukrainian...more
The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more
California voters approved Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), in November 2020. The ballot initiative, which passed with approximately 56% support from voters, expands the California...more
2/26/2021
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On October 1, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to companies that pay a ransom in the wake of a cyberattack. Specifically, the advisory warned that...more
To minimize the spread of the coronavirus, many companies and state and local governments recently mandated that non-essential employees work from home rather than come into the office. While modern technology makes such...more
As the spotlight brightens on the financial services industry’s use of data, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) officially began their work...more
Signed into law on June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act provides the most comprehensive and aggressive privacy law in the United States — despite being pushed through the legislative process in one week....more
8/2/2018
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In May 2017, ransomware known as WannaCry affected computers in organizations around the world, encrypting data and demanding “ransoms” of between $300 and $600, payable in Bitcoin. WannaCry spread through organizations’...more
They seem to come earlier every year, don’t they? Grab your seasonally spiced latte and huddle around the bonfire to read the final version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Data Security Model) adopted by the...more
On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission released its report of the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. The Privacy Shield is the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement which was invalidated by the...more
10/23/2017
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A time of crisis can bring out the best in people — a desire to help others in need — but it can also bring out the worst. Unfortunately, natural disasters create opportunities for scammers to prey on generous people who are...more
A year from today, radical changes to data privacy laws in the European Union will come into effect. Businesses should start preparing now, given the significant changes. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...more
In the aftermath of the WannaCry ransomware attack, all organizations should take the opportunity to examine their cybersecurity protocols with an eye for optimizing practices and mitigating risks. We've outlined action items...more
President Trump has issued a much-anticipated executive order (EO) on cybersecurity. The order requires all federal executive agencies to adhere to a single security framework and is intended to improve the nation’s defenses...more
On May 3, a new phishing scheme ravaged school districts, colleges, universities and media companies. The scheme uses a convincing imitation of an email Google Docs invitation — often received from someone with a seemingly...more