TAG ARCHIVES: cybersecurity
Parallels in the SEC’s Approach to Cybersecurity for Market Intermediaries and Issuers
Vince Martinez and McNair Nichols of K&L Gates discuss how the SEC has crafted staff and interpretive guidance in lieu of regulation mandating prescriptive technological requirements in order […]
Disney Legal Ops Head: Law Firms Taking Steps to Safeguard Company Data
Large law firms have taken “great steps” to prevent beaches that could divulge their corporate clients’ sensitive data but mid-size, smaller firms and international firms with no U.S. […]
Mueller Taps More Prosecutors to Help With Growing Trump Probe
• The special counsel is making more use of U.S. attorneys • ‘These things have a tendency to balloon,’ veteran lawyer says Special Counsel Robert Mueller is tapping […]
LinkedIn Lawyer Q&A: Privacy Protection Must Track Growth in AI
Changing technology and high-profile privacy issues have put social networking platforms under increasing scrutiny recently. Kalinda Raina, who is head of global privacy for LinkedIn, shared her thoughts […]
California Privacy Ballot Could Spur Litigation Against Companies
• A proposed ballot initiative would give consumers the right to companies what personal data is kept on them • Consumers would have a private right of action […]
Cyber War Games Test Crisis Responses of EU Nations
• Two-day exercise to help European countries improve cybersecurity • Upcoming report will analyze nations’ cyber strengths, vulnerabilities Here’s a scenario: a radical group hijacks key technologies and […]
Lawyers Need Plan of Attack After a Cyber Attack
Law firms should have a plan in place when their data is compromised, panel of privacy attorneys says Outside counsel guidelines may impose heightened compliance requirements Every lawyer […]
Facebook Scandal Not Isolated Case, U.K. Privacy Chief Warns
Facebook Inc.’s privacy missteps could be mirrored across other online platforms, according to a warning to European Union lawmakers from the head of the British data-protection watchdog leading […]
Facebook Disputes Report It Grants Phone Makers Deep Data Access
• The social network argues against claims in the New York Times • Facebook says sharing is intended to help devices with its app Facebook Inc. is disputing […]
Sullivan and Cromwell Q&A: Don’t Underestimate Foreign Regulatory Scrutiny
The increasing complexity of the international regulatory environment translates to an intricate web of scrutiny for U.S. companies. Sharon Nelles, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell who has […]