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Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Restricting Bulk Transfers of U.S. Citizens' Personal Data to “Countries of Concern” - On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) to address the...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released an updated version of its Cybersecurity Framework, CSF 2.0. earlier this week. The CSF, initially launched in 2014, is a tool developed by NIST to help private...more
This month is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, co-sponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. This year’s theme is “Secure Our World.” The takeaways from...more
Sharing personal data across borders is critical for organizations operating and doing business internationally. Doing so in compliance with data security and privacy laws, however, can be a complex and challenging exercise...more
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) sets forth a set of principles and requirements that US organizations can comply with and, following certification, be permitted to join the Framework. On October 12, the UK...more
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). This decision enables the free flow of personal data from the EU and three EEA countries (Iceland,...more
If your business transfers data from the European Union to the United States, you’ve likely been keeping an eye on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) for the past several years. The long-awaited adequacy...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the newly established data privacy framework between the EU and U.S. and new consumer privacy laws in Oregon and Texas. We also review a court ruling that delayed...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF, or “Privacy Framework”), which establishes the Privacy Framework as an authorized mechanism...more
CYBERSECURITY - Patch Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild ASAP - Adobe has issued alerts on three vulnerabilities affecting its ColdFusion product. The first alert, issued on July 11, 2023,...more
There will be additional compliance obligations and mandatory contractual provisions introduced for financial entities and outsourced IT service providers. The new DORA seeks to strengthen the resilience of financial...more
As of July 17, 2023, U.S.-based multinational employers that can access the personal data of their workforce members in the European Union (EU) via a human resources information system (HRIS), or otherwise transfer the...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program website went live on July 17, and contains guidance documents for those companies wanting to know the costs and benefits of enrollment in the DPF...more
The European Union (EU) announced on July 10 that it had formally adopted the adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which goes into effect on July 11. U.S. organizations have been without a...more
The US government continues to refine its influential cybersecurity guidance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), with a substantial update to the CSF expected later this...more
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) recently unveiled the first version of its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0, or “Framework”). This highly anticipated and detailed...more
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, a flexible set of guidelines that assists artificial intelligence actors, such as...more
As we wrote in July 2020, the European Court of Justice issued a landmark decision that invalidated the Privacy Shield as untenable under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision sparked...more
The legal profession is under constant threat of cyberattacks and breaches. Cybersecurity challenges exist in many contexts but the legal profession is particularly vulnerable due to its federated environment and disparate...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is leading the federal government’s charge on a framework for assessing and managing risks in artificial intelligence (AI), with a critical workshop this week to...more
On March 29-31, 2022, the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) held its second broad stakeholder workshop on its draft Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, titled Building the NIST AI Risk...more
On Friday, March 25, President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new agreement in principle for trans-Atlantic data flows. Although details about the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Privacy Framework is a widely known control set used to assist organizations in identifying privacy risks within their business environment and allocating resources to...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is seeking comments on its draft NIST SP 800-160, Volume 2, Revision 1, “Developing Cyber-Resilient Systems: A Systems Security Engineering Approach,” and draft NIST...more
Through legislation, Connecticut has incentivized businesses to conform to one or more industry recognized cybersecurity frameworks. As we recently discussed, cybersecurity incidents and risks are taking centerstage. Under...more