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Beware Spear Phishing Emails Sent to EDGAR Filers

Eversheds Sutherland (US) attorney Mark Thibodeaux is quoted in this ACA Insight article discussing how investment advisory firms can protect themselves from malicious emails. The article mentions how the Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a notice as EDGAR filers have been sent phishing emails by a scammer in an attempt to illegally access their computers and networks....

Legal Alert: NY DFS Publishes Final Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services Companies

On March 1, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (the DFS) published a notice of adoption of its final cybersecurity regulation (the Final Regulation). The regulation was first announced with much fanfare by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in September 2016 as the first-in-nation cybersecurity regulation to protect consumers and financial institutions. A substantially...

Addressing Data Privacy Concerns in NHTSA V2V Rules

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications capabilities in all new light vehicles starting two model years after the final rule is adopted. If adopted, this rule would enable cars to generate and receive an enormous amount of data from and about every new car on...