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Increasing insider threats and the importance of AI governance

A&O Shearman on 12/19/2024

China’s ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is seeking USD1.1 million in damages from a former intern accused of sabotaging its artificial intelligence (AI) large language model training infrastructure....more

First Tranche of Australia's Much Anticipated Privacy Law Reforms Revealed

Jones Day on 10/29/2024

The first wave of Australia's expansive privacy law reforms has been introduced into Federal Parliament in the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) ("Bill")....more

Inundated With Requests Under New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law?

Cooley LLP on 2/13/2024

A flood of class action lawsuits have been filed against companies alleging violations of New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law. The statute – enacted after the son of a New Jersey federal judge was fatally shot by a disgruntled lawyer –...more

English High Court Confirms Narrow Approach to Assessment of Data Breach Liability

Jones Day on 2/25/2022

On 31 January 2022, the English High Court delivered its judgment in Stadler v Currys Group Limited (EWHC 160 (QB)); the latest in a series of rulings which appear set to constrain the relatively nascent UK data breach claims...more

White House Guidance on Ransomware

Butler Snow LLP on 6/17/2021

Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more

Germany: New case-law on immaterial damages for GDPR infringements

Hogan Lovells on 10/26/2020

When it comes to infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the first thing that comes to mind are proceedings and fines imposed by the data protection authorities. It is often neglected that GDPR...more

New York Expands Data Privacy Protections

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/30/2019

New York continued its active legislative session last week, this time by expanding its data breach notification law. The SHIELD Act (Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security), signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on July...more

Data Breaches Prove Costly for Major Businesses

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley on 6/27/2018

In an age where data is widely available and almost everything is stored online, data breaches are becoming more common, and the outcomes of cases involving data breaches are unpredictable. Data involved in a breach can range...more

Florida’s CADRA a Powerful New Data Protection

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/14/2015

Florida businesses will soon have an important and powerful new legal cause of action to combat unauthorized access to protected computer systems or data by employees, former employees, directors, officers, and others....more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/3/2015

In This Issue: - Dismissal in P.F. Chang’s Data Breach Case Shows Challenge Plaintiffs Face in Such Actions - Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Underscores the Need to Evaluate Insurance Programs for Cyber...more

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