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DOL Updates Guidance on Pension and Health & Welfare Plan Cybersecurity Best Practices

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 9/12/2024

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued 3 documents outlining guidance on cybersecurity practices for benefits plans, which we discussed in a blog post at the time. The DOL recently issued revised versions of the...more

Israeli Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority Issues New and Revised Circulars

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 8/14/2024

The emerging risks in the financial services market and the inception of the Regulation of Payment Services and Payment Initiation Law prompted the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) to amend a series of...more

SEC Issues Updated Guidance on Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/12/2024

On June 24, 2024, the SEC issued five new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the materiality assessment and disclosure requirements of material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K....more

HIPAA Enforcer Updates Guidelines on Online Tracking Amid Calls for Clarity: Key Takeaways

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/25/2024

On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its December 2022 guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities regarding the use of online tracking technologies...more

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - December 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/15/2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

Considerations for Addressing DOJ’s Corporate Compliance Guidance on Mobile Devices and Messaging Platforms

Jones Day on 10/18/2023

In light of the DOJ’s most recent guidance on the use of personal devices and third-party messaging applications by corporate personnel, this White Paper addresses issues and challenges that companies are facing in this area...more

Updated Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing in the...

Walkers on 9/15/2023

Following industry consultation, on 30 August 2023 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") issued updated Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation...more

Navigating Data Breach Notification and Prevention in Hong Kong: A New Comprehensive Guide in Hong Kong

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/15/2023

In June 2023, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong (the “Commissioner”) released a new guidance note on data breach handling and notifications (the “Guidance Note”). The purpose of this note is to assist...more

The SEC Adopts Cybersecurity Disclosure Regime for Public Companies

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/28/2023

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted enhanced disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting for public companies. The final rules...more

Hong Kong Issues Guidance on Data Breach Handling and Notifications

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/21/2023

The guidance encourages organisations to formulate a data breach response plan, and outlines recommendations for handling an increasing number of data breach incidents. On 30 June 2023, the Office of the Privacy...more

NIST Releases Public Draft of Revised Guidelines Aimed at Helping Contractors Protect Sensitive Information

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 5/12/2023

On May 10, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its initial public draft of SP 800-171, Revision 3, a set of updated guidelines aimed at helping organizations better handle confidential...more

Updated DOJ Guidance on Devices and Ephemeral Messaging

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 3/17/2023

On March 3, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued long-awaited guidelines on how it will evaluate whether companies have implemented appropriate guidance and controls on the use of personal devices and third-party...more

NRC Updates Guidance on Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 2/27/2023

After 13 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued revised guidance for cybersecurity programs for nuclear power reactors. All nuclear power reactor owners must review the NRC’s latest guidance and confirm their...more

NRC Issues Guidance Update to Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 3/15/2022

The NRC held a public meeting on March 4 to discuss the issuance for public comment of draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-5061, Revision 1, Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors. DG-5061, Revision 1 would revise...more

OFAC Issues Second Ransomware Advisory and Designates Virtual Currency Exchange for Sanctions

Perkins Coie on 10/5/2021

Agency’s Focus on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Continues - On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released an updated advisory to “highlight the sanctions...more

Ransomware Victims Told to Think Twice Before Paying Hackers

Bracewell LLP on 9/24/2021

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an updated advisory warning all ransomware victims that if they succumb to ransomware demands and pay foreign actors who are...more

OFAC Helps Those Who Help Themselves: How a Ransomware Response Plan Can Help Avoid Sanctions Enforcement for Ransom Payments

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/24/2021

Many companies have a “no ransomware payment” stance until faced with a ransomware attack, especially an attack that causes significant business disruption. At that point, the company may reconsider its stance (or at least...more

OCR Updates Ransomware Guidance

King & Spalding on 6/15/2021

On June 9, 2021, OCR distributed an update to those on its Privacy List sharing links to alerts and resources for addressing the growing number and size of ransomware incidents. One such resource included a White House memo...more

[Virtual Event] 2021 Atlanta Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - August 13th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 6/8/2021

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

CDRH plan for FY-2021 guidance prioritizes cybersecurity, CDS software, COVID-19 updates

Hogan Lovells on 10/20/2020

On October 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) announced the list of priority guidance documents that CDRH intends to publish this fiscal year (FY-2021)....more

U.K.’s Data Protection Regulator’s Updated Guidance on “Empathetic and Pragmatic” Approach

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/21/2020

On April 15, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data protection authority, issued further guidance on its regulatory approach during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Following its March note that we...more

COVID-19: CISA Releases Essential Critical Infrastructure Guidance Version 3.0

WilmerHale on 4/21/2020

Overview of the Updated CISA Guidance - On April 17, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), issued the third version of its nonbinding...more

DOD Issues Class Deviation and Implementation Guidance for CARES Act Section 3610 Authorizing Potential Recovery by Federal...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/10/2020

On April 8, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DOD”) issued Class Deviation Number: 2020-00013 authorizing Contracting Officers (“COs”) to deviate from the principles listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Part 31...more

Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

ArentFox Schiff on 11/21/2019

FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

Facsimiles and Other Fossils: FTC Initiates Review to Update COPPA Rule to Keep Pace with Emerging and Connected Technology

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 8/27/2019

They grow up so fast! A sentiment – and challenge – shared by parents and technologists alike. Just when you think you’ve finally figured it out, you blink, and they’re unrecognizable. The old rules can no longer be trusted...more

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