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Do You Know Who Your Employee Is? Mitigating DPRK IT Worker Risk

StoneTurn on 2/19/2025

North Korean IT operatives are infiltrating U.S. and Western companies using stolen or fabricated identities, VPNs, and U.S.-based co-conspirators to gain unauthorized access to corporate systems. These insider threats pose...more

Australia’s regulatory crackdown targets bribery, money laundering and cybercrime

A&O Shearman on 1/28/2025

New bribery offenses in Australia now make it easier for authorities to prosecute organizations and require companies to exercise greater oversight and controls. Australia’s regulators remain active in greenwashing and other...more

Cybersecurity Executive Order—Key Implications for the Manufacturing Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/27/2025

On January 16, 2025, President Joe Biden issued the “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” a comprehensive directive designed to address the growing complexity and...more

NIS2: What It Means for Businesses in APAC

Ankura on 1/21/2025

NIS2 (Network and Information Systems Directive 2) is the updated version of the NIS Directive, which the EU first introduced in 2016. The original NIS Directive aimed to enhance cybersecurity across member states by...more

Political Changes Are Unlikely To Fundamentally Alter Key Sanctions

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/20/2025

Key Points - - Political transitions in the West notwithstanding, we expect economic sanctions to remain a key response to geopolitical issues. - Current sanctions policy priorities are unlikely to shift markedly in...more

OFAC Announces Sanctions Against Chinese-Based Cybersecurity Company

Alston & Bird on 1/14/2025

On January 3, 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sanctions on a Chinese-based cybersecurity company, Integrity Technology Group, Inc. (“Integrity Tech”). These sanctions...more

Data and Cybersecurity: European Union Legislation and Proposals - Updated December 2024

BCLP on 12/6/2024

The pace of new EU law continues unabated, with IoT, cyber security and digital services being key areas of activity....more

What is the Impact of the EU's new Network and Information Systems Directive for Businesses?

BCLP on 12/6/2024

Forming part of the EU’s broader digital and cyber security strategy, the new Network and Information Systems Directive 2022/2555 (NIS2) came into effect on 18 October 2024 (this being the deadline by which the directive is...more

U.S. Unveils Historic Sanctions Against Intellexa Spyware for Endangering Privacy and National Security

HaystackID on 3/20/2024

Editor's Note: In a historic and bold move, the U.S. government has implemented unprecedented sanctions against the Intellexa Consortium and its key figures for their roles in deploying spyware that jeopardizes privacy and...more

Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

NAVEX on 2/20/2024

In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

Sanction Policies Can Help Drive Cybersecurity and HIPAA Compliance, OCR Says

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/25/2023

Many HIPAA covered entities and business associates struggle with developing and implementing a sanctions policy. What should it say, is zero-tolerance required, do we have to impose discipline in every case, etc. These are...more

OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter Emphasizes Significance of HIPAA Sanction Policies

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/23/2023

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently offered covered entities and business associates (Regulated Entities) not-so-subtle reminders in its October 2023 Cybersecurity Newsletter that effective sanction policies can...more

The Trend Continues: Increased Regulatory Focus on Privacy & Cybersecurity for Private Funds

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 5/23/2023

Recent enforcement actions highlight the increased regulatory scrutiny that private funds may face with respect to internal cybersecurity protocols and responses to cyber-crimes and cyber incidents under new and updated...more

Third-Party Risks Making Headlines in 2023 and How to Prepare

NAVEX on 4/19/2023

Third parties have posed significant risks to companies for years, but perhaps more so now than ever before. Cyber threats, Russia sanctions, and a new wave of child labor in the United States are just a few risks making...more

Bermuda Regulatory Outlook 2023

Conyers on 4/3/2023

An old adage says that the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. We think regulatory changes can surely be added to that list. A number of regulatory updates will affect Bermuda entities this year, and we...more

[Event] 7th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 18th - 19th, New York, NY

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 3/20/2023

Join American Conference Institute at the 7th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems on April 18-19, 2023, in New York! Gain key insights into the hurdles arising amid...more

Brazil's ANPD approves the Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Sanctions

Hogan Lovells on 2/28/2023

The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has recently published Resolution CD/ANPD No 4/2023, which approves the Regulation for Dosimetry and Administrative Sanctions (RDASA) in cases of violation of Law No 13,709/2018....more

Financial Crimes Makes Debut in FINRA Annual Priorities Preview

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/18/2023

FINRA punctuated its annual post-New Year’s Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”), by including a new target category “Financial Crimes.” The inclusion of this category is noteworthy not...more

Federal Agencies Issue Alert Regarding Maui Ransomware

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/27/2022

On July 7, 2022, three federal agencies – the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of the Treasury – issued a joint alert regarding Maui Ransomware, which...more

Trade Matters, February 2022: A monthly newsletter covering global trade & national security developments

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 2/2/2022

1. Treasury Mandates Reporting of Foreign Securities Holdings of $200M or More- All U.S. persons (custodians and end investors) who manage $200 million or more in foreign securities for themselves or others must file a...more

Texas and Federal Government Seek to Protect U.S. Infrastructure From Disruption by Foreign Adversaries

Jackson Walker on 1/12/2022

The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act (LIPA), a new Texas law that went into effect June 2021, prohibits Texas businesses and governments from contracting with entities owned or controlled by individuals from China,...more

Treasury to Companies: Time to Take Ransomware Reporting Seriously

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/14/2021

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an updated sanctions advisory, providing guidance to companies on sanctions compliance obligations related to ransomware...more

Trade Matters - November 2021

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 11/3/2021

1. New Cybersecurity Export Controls From BIS Go Into Effect in January - The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an interim final rule establishing new export controls on certain cybersecurity items and...more

Treasury Publishes U.S. Sanctions Policy Review and Framework for Future Action

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/1/2021

On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department released a long awaited report on its first of its kind “top to bottom” review of U.S. economic and financial sanctions. The report does not make or recommend any immediate or...more

Federal Authorities Warn Employers Against Ransomware Payouts and Offer New Guidance on Preventing and Responding to Cyberattacks

Fisher Phillips on 10/29/2021

Federal officials have recently warned employers and businesses that they could have insult added to injury if they respond to cyberattacks by making ransomware payments – increasingly requested through cryptocurrency – as...more

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