Join members of McDermott’s Global Privacy & Cybersecurity team and Alan Gutierrez-Arana of Mazars for the next installment in our PCI DSS 4.0 series. PCI DSS 4.0 brings major changes to payments with an increased focus on...more
5/26/2023
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Information Security ,
Payment Processors ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Webinars
Critical infrastructure and essential services in the United States—especially small or rural service providers—are highly vulnerable to disruptions from cyber attacks. Given the ever-growing need for cybersecurity services...more
When US President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law on November 15, 2021, $2 billion was allocated to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses. With this heightened focus on cyber risk...more
3/25/2022
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Qui Tam ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Apache Log4j vulnerability continues to command significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. In a recent interview, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more
As highlighted in our December 10, 2021, article, the Apache Log4j vulnerability is garnering significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. There are reportedly upwards of 100 million devices and servers...more
Complementing the patchwork of state data breach notification laws, a number of federal agencies recently have promulgated sector-specific reporting rules affecting a variety of companies, both directly and indirectly, with...more
12/10/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
The Legal Impact in Europe on Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies -
The current crisis mode has triggered legal and commercial issues that affect the pharmaceutical and medical device industry across...more
5/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Competition Network (ECN) ,
Exports ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
Wine & Alcohol
Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, more people than ever before are working remotely from their homes—raising new cyber risks for businesses. Here are six ways that you can protect your employees and your...more
As the globe grapples with increasing challenges to sustaining “business as usual” in their enterprises, our team of Employment, Employee Benefits, Health and Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyers invite you to join us for...more
3/17/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personal Data ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sick Leave ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
Now that CCPA has taken effect, how have California consumers, regulators and plaintiffs’ class action lawyers responded to the new law? We’ll review early developments in the California consumer privacy landscape, address...more
1/23/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Webinars
Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more
1/16/2020
/ Automation Systems ,
Best Practices ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Discovery ,
Events ,
Information Security ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Vendor Contacts ,
Vendors
Effective as of January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives broad rights to people on their personal data in the custody of companies. This focus on data rights significantly raises the compliance burden...more
1/14/2020
/ Automation Systems ,
Best Practices ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Discovery ,
Events ,
Information Security ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Vendor Contacts ,
Vendors
A potential disconnect between the HIPAA de-identification standard and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of de-identified may pose hurdles for HIPAA covered entities, their business associates and other data...more
12/4/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Delete
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
8/9/2019
/ Big Data ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Events ,
Information Technology ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
State Data Privacy Laws
Information is one of your company’s most valuable assets. Now more than ever before, it is critical to remain vigilant to protect against today’s latest cybersecurity threats and to comply with increasingly expansive privacy...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was the biggest story of 2018 in the field of global privacy and data protection. The GDPR became enforceable in European Union Member States on May 25, 2018, significantly...more
Enforceable in all EU member states on 25 May 2018, the General Data Privacy Regulation will require action by organisations both inside and outside the European Union to ensure compliance with this far-reaching privacy legal...more
New cybersecurity regulations issued by the NYDFS define the nonpublic information they regulate in exceptionally broad terms. This expanded definition of Nonpublic Information will create major challenges for regulated...more