Coronavirus – Data Protection considerations for alternative communication platforms – Global
Posted on Mar 25, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy | Comments Off on Coronavirus – Data Protection considerations for alternative communication platforms – Global
Because of coronavirus, more and more companies are closing down their locations and relocating business operations to home offices. As a result, the way of communication among employees is changing. While the latest technology greatly facilitates these remote communications, there are important privacy and cybersecurity considerations, which we discuss in this article. Learn...
Cybersecurity and coronavirus—Guarding against hackers in this heightened risk environment
Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation | Comments Off on Cybersecurity and coronavirus—Guarding against hackers in this heightened risk environment
Hackers thrive amidst confusion and distraction, so it is important that with all the focus on coronavirus, companies—including their lawyers—remain on guard against cyber attacks. This Alert provides a series of quick, simple and crucial steps companies can take to improve cyber preparedness and response, including: Ensure employees are reminded of the critical need for cyber hygiene,...
Accessibility—The hidden A in the CCPA
Posted on Feb 20, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Regulation | Comments Off on Accessibility—The hidden A in the CCPA
In the scramble to come into compliance before the January 1, 2020, deadline, companies may have overlooked a key—and potentially costly—requirement in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under the draft regulations to the CCPA, businesses are required to ensure that their internal and external notice and privacy policies are reasonably accessible to individuals with...
Microsoft – Eversheds Sutherland Whitepapers: Responding to the evolving cyberthreat landscape in the financial services sector
Posted on Feb 18, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Financial Services | Comments Off on Microsoft – Eversheds Sutherland Whitepapers: Responding to the evolving cyberthreat landscape in the financial services sector
Eversheds Sutherland, in collaboration with Microsoft, is delighted to announce the launch of our latest thought leadership paper on cyber threats to the financial services sector. The biggest changes to the threat environment are the growing scale, frequency and sophistication of the attacks—as well as the identity of the actors and their objectives. It is no longer just about theft...
Twisting in the Wind—California Attorney General issues revised CCPA regulations
Posted on Feb 14, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Regulation | Comments Off on Twisting in the Wind—California Attorney General issues revised CCPA regulations
On February 10, 2020, the California Attorney General published revisions to the proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The changes largely clarify and soften some of the more onerous or prescriptive requirements of the proposed regulations—although many challenging aspects of the regulations remain, and new concepts make an appearance as...
US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2019 and planning ahead for 2020
Posted on Feb 4, 2020 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2019 and planning ahead for 2020
The reality of cybersecurity and data privacy threats and regulations proved a sobering one for many companies in 2019. The cost of data privacy began to hit home in January, with French regulators imposing a record fine for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations, and with subsequent global data privacy fines increasing in amount and frequency throughout the year. As the...
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