In our recent webinar, members of the Eversheds Sutherland Insurance Practice Group discussed noteworthy developments from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall National Meeting that was held in...more
11/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
IAIS ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reinsurance ,
Safe Harbors ,
Technology
On October 16, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an industry letter providing guidance on how DFS-regulated entities (covered entities) should be evaluating and responding to artificial...more
10/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deep Fake ,
Industry Letters ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
Cybersecurity requirements continue to proliferate, both globally and within the US. Whether because of these new requirements, or because of the escalating threat environment, companies should urgently consider assessing...more
Technological advances, especially in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will continue to amaze in the coming years. They will open up vast new opportunities while presenting profound regulatory, litigation, and...more
3/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Losses ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NAIC ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology ,
Website Design ,
Websites
Last week the FBI Director, CISA Director, NSA Director, and National Cyber Director testified publicly about current and ongoing threats to US critical infrastructure providers by Chinese state-sponsored entities known as...more
2/9/2024
/ China ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
FBI ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Popular ,
State Sponsors of Cyberattacks
On November 17, 2023, the United States Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Volatility and Risk Institute at the NYU Stern School of Business jointly hosted a conference on Catastrophic Cyber Risk and...more
On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) published its highly anticipated final amendments to its influential cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies (Part 500)....more
11/15/2023
/ Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NYDFS ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team.
Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more
11/7/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Hong Kong ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Framework ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2023 Summer National Meeting from August 12 to 16 in Seattle, Washington. As has become the norm, a number of relevant NAIC working groups and task forces...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team.
Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more
Welcome to the latest 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...more
5/11/2023
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
China ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Czech Republic ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Privacy Laws ,
Singapore ,
South Korea ,
State Privacy Laws ,
UK
US financial services regulators are continuing to enhance cyber reporting requirements in response to increasing geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, the proliferation of cyber-attacks, and larger market events....more
4/28/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-P ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On March 29, 2023, the Iowa Governor signed into law a consumer data privacy law which enters into force on January 1, 2025.
Entities already complying with other enhanced state privacy laws should not experience any...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2023 Spring National Meeting March 21-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The agenda for this National Meeting was limited, with a number of NAIC working groups...more
The year 2023 will continue to have cybersecurity and data privacy front of mind for General Counsels. With sweeping new US and global laws and regulations coming online and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more
3/3/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information
Welcome to the latest 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...more
The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), passed as part of the omnibus spending bill on March 15, 2022, will require critical infrastructure companies - which could include financial...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has joined a host of other regulators in doubling down on efforts to protect against the rapidly intensifying cyber threats - with important implications for all SEC-registered...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2021 Fall National Meeting from December 11 to 16 in San Diego, California. The meeting was held in a hybrid in-person and remote format due to the ongoing...more
1/6/2022
/ Advisory Committee ,
Annuities ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cannabis Products ,
Climate Change ,
Credit Ratings ,
Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reinsurance ,
Technology ,
Underwriting
The EU-US Insurance Dialogue Project (“Project”) began in early 2012 as an initiative by the European Commission, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the...more
11/8/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Cross-Border ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Harmonization ,
NAIC ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Working Groups
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...more
3/11/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance ,
Virus Testing
It was a tumultuous year for privacy and cybersecurity, and further uncertainty is all but guaranteed. The key to navigating this volatility, as 2020 proved, is to develop and maintain a proactive, agile and holistic data...more
2/10/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
NAIC ,
Popular
The massive SolarWinds security breach, which affected not only the private sector, but federal, state and local governments, has caused some to question whether to share data with the government. On Friday, December 18, the...more
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), by approximately 56-44%. This act will amend and supersede the still recent California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), once...more
11/10/2020
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Minors ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Sensitive Personal Information
Many general counsels, as well as their privacy and cybersecurity teams, are understandably focused on their company’s coronavirus safety measures - and that is good news to the hackers.
Hackers thrive amidst confusion and...more