The Situation: The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted the workforce to migrate from the office to remote-working environments and businesses to adopt new data collection, use, and disclosure...more
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors -
On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
4/1/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
OCR ,
Online Safety for Children ,
People's Bank of China ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The California Consumer Privacy Act has put businesses at substantial risk of data breach litigation and litigation from technical noncompliance.
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") went into...more
On January 27, 2020, OCIE issued a report detailing cybersecurity and resiliency observations the staff made after "thousands of examinations of broker-dealers, investment advisers, clearing agencies, national securities...more
2/10/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Regulation S-ID ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Assessment ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Vendors
On January 16, 2020, a federal judge held that Michigan's Personal Privacy Protection Act applies to nonresidents who are located outside the state. The decision, Lin v. Crain Communications, No. 19-11889 (E.D. Mich. January...more
The Situation: On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") goes into effect, with enforcement by the California attorney general ("attorney general") to begin six months after the final...more
10/25/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
New Amendments ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing
The Situation: In the wake of the Equifax data breach, Massachusetts has amended its data breach law.
The Result: Companies reporting security breaches under the amended data breach law must provide additional information...more
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity -
In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more
12/26/2018
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
CNIL ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
COPPA ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hobbs Act ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Businesses across the country are feeling the effects of a pair of laws recently enacted in Massachusetts.
The "garden leave" clause in Massachusetts' new noncompete law dictates that during the period in which a departed...more
10/26/2018
/ Breach of Duty ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Garden Leave ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Popular ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Trade Secrets ,
UTSA
On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more
10/24/2018
/ Argentina ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Brazil ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
China ,
Colombia ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
IRS ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Paraguay ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
TCPA ,
UK
JONES DAY CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: Richard Martinez -
Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is driving an evolution in corporate privacy practices globally. As...more
6/25/2018
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Australia ,
Canada ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Infrastructure ,
IRS ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Singapore ,
South America ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
On June 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the internationally coordinated arrests of 74 individuals involved in a series of multimillion-dollar business email compromise schemes ("BEC"). Although these...more
The Situation: The SEC accused Altaba Inc., then known as Yahoo! Inc., of misleading investors by failing to disclose a major data breach orchestrated by Russian hackers.
The Result: Altaba has agreed to pay $35 million to...more
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack -
On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more
11/21/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Argentina ,
Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Australia ,
Belgium ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
CCTV ,
Chile ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Connected Cars ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Driverless Cars ,
EDPS ,
ENISA ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Italy ,
Mexico ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
Online Advertisements ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Safety ,
Retail Investors ,
Search Engines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Spain ,
Stored Communications Act ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
Websites
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Comments on Improvements to IoT Device Security - On June 19, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") submitted comments to a working group organized by the...more
9/15/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Internet of Things ,
Malware ,
Medical Records ,
NIST ,
RegTech ,
Retailers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A new and widespread ransomware attack is affecting institutions around the world, with reports of hundreds of thousands of infections in nearly 150 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia,...more
On March 15, 2017, New Mexico's Senate passed H.B. 15, which would create the state's first data breach notification law. New Mexico is currently one of only three states (including Alabama and South Dakota) without a data...more