In the spotlight—Cyber resilience and risks around outsourcing
Posted on Dec 18, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Energy and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Litigation | Comments Off on In the spotlight—Cyber resilience and risks around outsourcing
The operational resilience of financial institutions has come under increased scrutiny following a number of recent high-profile IT failures and cyberattacks. Operational resilience itself is much broader than merely IT and cyber events: it covers events ranging from natural disasters to civil unrest, and those impacting critical national and market infrastructure. Learn...
FTC effectively shuts down Utah company’s operations pending compliance with mandated data security plan
Posted on Nov 19, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Regulation | Comments Off on FTC effectively shuts down Utah company’s operations pending compliance with mandated data security plan
On November 12, 2019, the FTC announced that InfoTrax, a Utah technology company, agreed to implement an overhauled data security program as part of a 20-year consent agreement in the wake of a hack to the company’s network. InfoTrax is prohibited from collecting, selling, sharing, or storing personal information pending the overhaul of security operations—temporarily shutting down the...
Dangerous seas ahead – the California Consumer Privacy Act and litigation risk
Posted on Sep 5, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Dangerous seas ahead – the California Consumer Privacy Act and litigation risk
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exposes companies doing business in California to certain litigation risks. The CCPA creates a private right of action that increases class action litigation risk for data breaches. Plaintiffs might try to use California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) to expand the scope of the CCPA’s private right of action. Businesses can proactively engage...
Your quarterly privacy and cybersecurity update
Posted on Aug 5, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Financial Services, GDPR, Government, Litigation, Regulation | Comments Off on Your quarterly privacy and cybersecurity update
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international quarterly update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal updates from our contributors around the globe over the past quarter. This quarter’s report features commentary on a number of important developments,...
Insuring against a data breach in the construction industry
Posted on Jul 20, 2019 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Litigation | Comments Off on Insuring against a data breach in the construction industry
Although hacking attempts may be most commonly directed at financial and health institutions housing troves of financial and personal data, the construction industry is not immune from the risk of a data breach. Like most industries, the construction industry continues to advance in technological innovation—projects are becoming increasingly dependent on mobile connectivity and there...
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