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Mar.13.2017 Home Depot Settles Major Data Breach Suit with Financial Institutions for $25 Million
Feb.02.2017 Executive Order Targets Privacy Protections for Non-U.S. Persons
Jan.18.2017 NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Dec.28.2016 Privacy for Everyone! New FAR Rule Imposes Mandatory Training Requirements for Employees Handling PII
Nov.17.2016 FinCEN's New Advisory on Cyber Crime Could Expand Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements
Nov.09.2016 Heads Up! CFATS Requirements Reinstated
Nov.01.2016 NHTSA Proposes Cybersecurity Best Practices for Automakers
Oct.21.2016 The Wait Is Over: Final DFARS Safeguarding Rule Published Today
Aug.12.2016 Cyber Commission Seeks Public Comments on Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Digital Economy
Jul.28.2016 Presidential Policy Directive Lays Groundwork for National Incident Response Plan
Jul.13.2016 Privacy Shield Formally Adopted: Self-Certifications Start August 1, 2016
Jul.08.2016 EU Member States Approve EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Jun.27.2016 The DAO Hack Provides Lessons for Companies Using Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology
Jun.08.2016 German Data Protection Authority Fines Three Companies for U.S. Data Transfers
Jun.03.2016 Department of Defense Adds New Requirements to National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual
May.26.2016 EU-U.S. Data Transfer Turmoil Continues: “Privacy Shield” Needs Improvement - EU Model Clauses Might Be Invalidated by ECJ
Mar.01.2016 EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles Released
Feb.22.2016 The Federal and Corporate Cybersecurity Landscape
Feb.10.2016 President's Cyber Action Plan Once Again Spotlights the Private Sector
Feb.03.2016 EU Data Protection Authorities Partially Extend Grace Period After Announcement of 'EU-U.S. Privacy Shield'
Feb.02.2016 EU and U.S. Reach Agreement on Safe Harbor Replacement: 'EU-U.S. Privacy Shield'
Feb.01.2016 FDA Draft Guidance: Design Considerations and Pre-market Submission Recommendations for Interoperable Medical Devices
Feb.01.2016 U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Renegotiation Deadline Passes: What Now?
Jan.22.2016 U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Renegotiation Imperiled
Jan.21.2016 Key Takeaways from HIPAA Guidance on Individuals' Rights to Access Health Information
Dec.30.2015 DoD's New Year's Gift: More Time to Meet Cyber Safeguarding Requirements
Dec.16.2015 EU Reaches Agreement on Final Text for General Data Protection Regulation
Dec.09.2015 EU Legislators Agree on First EU-Wide Legislation on Cybersecurity
Dec.03.2015 Four Takeaways for In-House Counsel from the Dec. 1 Amendments to the Federal Rules
Nov.02.2015 EU-U.S. Data Transfer Turmoil: What It Means for Colleges and Universities
Oct.28.2015 Safe Harbor Updates: 2.0 Agreement 'In Principle,' While Germany Nixes Alternatives and Others Jump Aboard
Oct.23.2015 Safe Harbor News: Switzerland Axes It, Israel Stops Recognizing It, and U.S. Congress Acts to Save It
Oct.16.2015 EU Data Protection Authorities Provide Guidance on EU-U.S. Data Transfers
Oct.06.2015 U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Invalidated: What Next?
Sep.29.2015 EU High Court Sets Judgment Day for U.S.-EU Safe Harbor as U.S. Government Fires Back at Court Advisor’s Safe Harbor Claims
Sep.24.2015 SEC Announces Cybersecurity Warning Shot
Sep.23.2015 In-Depth: European Union High Court Advisor Recommends Suspension of Safe Harbor
Sep.18.2015 SEC Announces Guidance on Cybersecurity Exam Focus Areas
Sep.15.2015 Movement in U.S.-EU Data Transfer Agreements
August 2015 Senator Markey Introduces the SPY Car Act to Regulate Automotive Cybersecurity
Aug.26.2015 Third Circuit Upholds the FTC's Authority to Regulate 'Unfair' Data Security Practices
Jul.06.2015 Economic Espionage Poses Real Risks and New Burdens for Universities
Jun.23.2015 VIDEO: Alternative Fees in Law
May.08.2015 VIDEO: Is Your Company Prepared for a Cyber-Incident?
May.07.2015 Disharmony in the Cyber Acquisition Patchwork
Apr.16.2015 VIDEO: Crisis Management for Government Contractors
Apr.02.2015 U.S. Targets Cyber Crime with New Executive Order
Feb.20.2015 Cyber Executive Order Continues the Push for Public-Private Partnerships
Feb.09.2015 Cybersecurity Threats: Regulators Put Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers on Notice
Jan.28.2015 Got Chemicals? The State of Play on Chemical Security Regulations
Jan.14.2015 President Obama Announces Major Cyber and Privacy Legislation
Oct.07.2014 FDA Publishes Cyber Guidance for Medical Devices
Oct.02.2014 California Enacts Tough New Privacy Protections
Jun.26.2014 Florida Paves the Way For More Stringent State Data Breach Laws
May.05.2014 What You Should Know About the Changing U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement
Apr.12.2014 DOJ and FTC State that Antitrust is Not a Roadblock to Cybersecurity Information Sharing
Apr.08.2014 Wyndham Decision Upholds FTC Authority to Regulate Data Security
Mar.14.2014 FERC Directs Mandatory Physical Security Standards
Dec.24.2013 Chemical Facility Safety Working Group Issues 90-Day Progress Report
Oct.29.2013 EU Data Protection Rules Might Transform the Internet
Oct.15.2013 European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - October 2013
Sep.10.2013 Data Breach Class Action Against Barnes & Noble Dismissed for Lack of Standing
May.15.2013 California Court Dismisses Complaint Alleging Airline Privacy Violations
Mar.28.2013 European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - March 2013
Mar.21.2013 Massachusetts Court Broadly Interprets "Personal Identification Information" to Include Zip Codes, Holds Identity Theft Unnecessary to Sustain Private Cause of Action
Mar.15.2013 Allegation of Data Breach Alone Insufficient to Sustain Claims Based on Inadequate Cybersecurity
Mar.11.2013 Fierce in February: FTC & Mobile Privacy—Making the Most of the Shortest Month
Feb.22.2013 HIPAA Final Rule Expands Liability for Violations, Clarifies Penalty Assessment Methodology
Feb.21.2013 The White House Shines a Spotlight on Trade Secret Theft
Feb.08.2013 Final HIPAA Rules Clarifies Direct Liability of Business Associates and Subcontractors
Feb.05.2013 Second Circuit Holds That Employee's Misuse of Information on a Computer Server Alone Satisfies Minimum Contacts Test for Personal Jurisdiction in That State
Jan.30.2013 California Court Recognizes Narrowly Drawn CFAA Claim Against Traffickers of Access Credentials
Jan.29.2013 Conduit Exception Remains Narrow Under New HIPAA Rule
Jan.22.2013 European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - January 2013
Jan.18.2013 HHS Issues Final HIPAA Regulations and Eliminates Risk of Harm Standard
Dec.21.2012 Congress Broadens Federal Criminal Trade Secrets Statute
Mar.14.2012 DOJ Prosecution of Chinese State-Owned Enterprise for Trade Secrets Theft Offers Lessons for U.S. Businesses
Feb.28.2012 European TMT & Privacy Bulletin - February 2012
May.26.2011 EU TMT & Privacy Bulletin - May 2011
Jan.04.2010 New EU Data Breach Notification Requirements
Mar.05.2009 European Working Party Offers Guidance On Discovery For Cross-Border Civil Litigation
Dec.04.2008 Massachusetts Sets the New Standard, But Delays Implementation
Nov.14.2008 FTC Grants Reprieve: Health Care Companies Prepare
Jul.20.2007 ISP’s And Other Providers Of Communications Services Cannot Be Forced To Directly Disclose Personal Data Of Copyright Infringers To Copyright Holders, Says ECJ Advocate General
Jan.16.2007 Alert for Clients Engaged In Retail or E-Commerce Credit/Debit Card Transactions
Dec.18.2006 EU Data Protection Authorities Finds Transfer of Financial Data by SWIFT to U.S. Department of Treasury Illegal
Oct.30.2006 Cyber Barbarians & Federal Data Breaches In 2006
Oct.03.2006 Belgian Data Protection Authority Outlaws Transfer of Banking Records to US Department of Treasury
Sep.15.2006 European Commission In Favor Of Security Breach Requirements
Apr.07.2006 To Notify or Not to Notify - 2006 Update
Mar.16.2006 European Data Protection Watch Dog Outlaws E-Mail Content Screening
Jan.21.2006 European Data Protection Working Party Issues Golden “Rules of Thumb” for Whistle-Blowing Hotlines
Dec.01.2005 To Notify, or not to Notify? Trend Towards Security Breach Notification Laws Continues
Jun.06.2005 FTC Alert
Jan.24.2005 New Standard Clauses For Data Transfers To Data Controllers In Non-EU Countries