With rapidly evolving developments regarding Russia and Ukraine, the FCA has reiterated that firms need to be vigilant of operational and cyber resilience....more
On 15 March 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act 2022 (Cyber Incident Reporting Act). The House of Representatives passed the bill on 9 March 2022....more
On 15 December 2021, the UK Government published its new National Cyber Strategy for 2022 based around the following five strategic pillars, representing the goals that the government intends to achieve by 2025, as first set...more
Employers are working in a new and disrupted world, with different volumes and types of data, processed for different purposes, including those driven by societal development, expectations and changing ways of working. These...more
On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a statement (the Statement) on the recent legislative proposals issued as part of the European Commission’s Digital Services Package and Data Strategy. ...more
On 19 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the much-awaited draft guidance on the interplay between the provisions of the GDPR on territorial scope (in Article 3) and on international data...more
On 21 October 2021, the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) concluded its 43rd Closed Session, hosted virtually by the Mexican National Institute of Access to Information and Data Protection. During the course of the four-day...more
On 14 October 2021, the White House brought together the representatives of more than 30 national governments to address the transnational nature of the threat posed by ransomware attacks. The meeting resulted in a joint...more
10/18/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Joint Statements ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management
On 2 August 2021, the Italian supervisory authority (Garante) announced that is has imposed a fine of EUR 2.5 million against a food delivery company Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. (Deliveroo) for violation of several requirements of...more
On 8 July 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the outcomes of its plenary session that took place on 7 July. ...more
On 15 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment addressing the operation of the GDPR one-stop-shop mechanism (OSS) in cross-border cases and the powers of national supervisory...more
The European Commission announced its proposal for a regulation that will amend the EU eIDAS Regulation and establish a framework for a European Digital Identity (the Proposal)(3 June 2021). ...more
The UK has left the European Union (EU), the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for...more
On 10 February 2021, the Council of the European Union agreed on a mandate for negotiating the final text of the proposed ePrivacy Regulation (the draft ePrivacy Regulation) with the European Parliament and the European...more
The challenge and risks -
The topic of cybersecurity is seldom out of the press these days, occupying the minds of business leaders and politicians alike. From a business perspective, the ideal outcome would be to...more