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Guidelines on the Export of Cyber-surveillance Items Under Article 5 of Regulation 2021-821

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/2/2024

In 2021, the European Union (EU) updated the EU Dual-Use Regulation, setting unified standards for EU member states to control exports of dual-use items. A key addition in Regulation (EU) 2021/821 is Article 5’s “catch-all...more

The EU and UK Introduce New IoT Security Standards

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 4/10/2024

The FCC’s recent introduction of a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labelling Program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products reflects the continued desire by U.S. regulators to bolster the security of the ever-increasing...more

North Macedonia Proposals Should Follow European Union’s Balanced, Risk-Based Cybersecurity Approach

Morgan Lewis on 9/3/2021

The European Union’s ongoing debate on how best to adequately frame and safeguard the secure implementation of 5G technology in EU and EU member state domestic legislation has reached the countries applying for accession to...more

High risk vendors in the telecommunications sector: key updates

A&O Shearman on 2/10/2021

During 2020, across many of the EU Member States and in the UK, restrictions related to so-called “high risk vendors” (HRVs) in the telecommunications sector were announced. In the UK, in November 2020, the UK Government...more

You Have Been Weighed in the Balance and Found Wanting (Or at Least, Inadequate)

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/16/2020

Article 45 of the GDPR allows the transfer of personal data from the EU to a third country when the third country ensures an “adequate level of protection” (adequacy decision). In determining “adequacy,” the GDPR provides...more

The Approach of the EU and Selected Member States to 5G Network Cybersecurity

Morgan Lewis on 9/21/2020

This White Paper presents a high-level overview of the current cybersecurity legislation in force or proposed at the European Union (EU) level as well as in a selection of EU member states. - This White Paper is not an...more

European Cybersecurity for 5G: Member States Widely Differ in their Approaches

Morgan Lewis on 8/25/2020

With the imminent rollout of new 5G mobile networks, the European Union (EU) and its member states are looking to adequately frame and safeguard the secure implementation of this new key technology. On top of that, foreign...more

A global approach to IoT cybersecurity?

Hogan Lovells on 3/13/2019

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new standard for cybersecurity in relation to consumer IoT products. The standard builds on the UK’s Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security,...more

The European Commission Launches a Public Consultation on Connected and Automated Vehicles

WilmerHale on 11/16/2018

On October 24, 2018, the European Commission (“EC”) opened a Public Consultation on a Recommendation that will identify the main challenges linked to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles. Stakeholders, including...more

Digital Single Market: “DSM in 5 minutes” – Brochure

Hogan Lovells on 7/3/2017

In this brand-new publication, our pan-European DSM Taskforce helps you plan for the changes by providing an overview of the Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy; what the key legislative measures will bring about and...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Digital Single Market: Commission takes stock at halftime

Hogan Lovells on 5/11/2017

The European Commission is taking stock of what has been accomplished regarding its Strategy for a Digital Single Market. Two years ago, on 6 May 2015, Commissioners Oettinger and Ansip announced their strategy to create a...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/31/2015

Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

European Commission Publishes Strategy on the Digital Single Market

K&L Gates LLP on 6/4/2015

On 6 May the European Commission released the EU’s Digital Single Market strategy (the ‘DSM Strategy’), with the declared objective to tear down the obstacles to doing business online. The DSM Strategy has been released...more

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