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2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive into the Data
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Debra Geroux and Scott Wrobel on Responding to Data Breaches
The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more
In June 2023, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong (the “Commissioner”) released a new guidance note on data breach handling and notifications (the “Guidance Note”). The purpose of this note is to assist...more
We’re back with a deeper dive into the 2023 Data Security and Incident Response Report, which features insights and metrics from 1,160+ incidents in 2022. This episode dives deeper into the data, including ransomware and...more
The guidance encourages organisations to formulate a data breach response plan, and outlines recommendations for handling an increasing number of data breach incidents. On 30 June 2023, the Office of the Privacy...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposal) on March 15 that would require SEC-regulated investment advisers, investment companies, and broker dealers to provide...more
Join Mitratech & Escrypt in this electrifying new webinar on strengthening cybersecurity maturity. As local and global automotive cybersecurity regulations, standards, and guidelines increase in complexity, organizations are...more
Vendor-caused incidents continued to surge in 2021. Nearly 20 percent of the total incidents we handled last year were caused by vendors, with more than half requiring notification....more
Ken Mendelson welcomes back Andy Cottrell, the founder and CEO of cybersecurity consulting firm Truvantis to talk more about cybersecurity frameworks. They discuss the difference between a cyber audit and cyber assessment and...more
On March 1st, the United States Senate passed a historic cybersecurity bill with bipartisan and unanimous support. This bill impacts operators of federal infrastructure and federal civilian agencies. The Strengthening...more
Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28 each year to raise awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. In honor of Data Privacy Day, now is an ideal time to review your...more
As summarized in the first installment of our two-part blog series, President Biden recently issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity defense. The Order is a reaction to increased...more
A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a company, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more
A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a fund sponsor, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more
We are living in the age of data and big data, where everyone wants to collect as much information as possible. The ability to analyze and monetize such information is a key strategy and selling point for many businesses. ...more
Background - On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") published its Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations. Cybersecurity and data...more
The FTC recently summarized three major changes it made to its orders in data security cases. In a blog signaling these changes, the FTC Indicated that some of the things it has been requiring of companies in 2019 are here to...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has forced companies across the United States (and even globally) to seriously consider how they handle the personal information they collect from consumers. By its terms, however,...more
West Georgia Ambulance, Inc. (West Georgia) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) entered into a $65,000 no-fault settlement agreement and two year corrective action...more
In this day, data is often one of the most valuable assets companies have and it needs to be protected as such. Guarding data has become crucial for every business, no matter the size and industry. In the first half of 2019,...more
As discussed in a previous DBR on Data post, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in recent years has repeatedly emphasized the importance of higher education institutions taking all appropriate measures to secure and...more
Since July 1, 2019, Delaware, New Hampshire and Connecticut have enacted laws imposing new cybersecurity requirements on insurers. These laws follow similar statutes already operating in at least six other states: Alabama,...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more
New York recently passed the SHIELD Act, which, among other things, newly establishes data security requirements for companies that collect private information about New York residents. The data security protections required...more
On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Anthony Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) into law. The Act creates additional protections for the residents of New York and their private...more
California has taken bold steps to regulate the privacy and security of personal information, creating unprecedented remedies for data breaches and recognized European-style rights for consumers in their data. On September...more