On June 3, the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology released an open letter to corporate executives and business leaders, imploring them to take immediate...more
On March 2, Virginia passed HB 2307 (Ch. 36) to enact the Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2023. The privacy concepts included in this act are similar to those found in the California...more
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On November 3, 2020, Californians passed Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (‘CPRA’). The CPRA expands the privacy protections contained in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) initially...more
On July 16, 2020, the European Union’s Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. The decision invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield mechanism for transferring data from the EU to...more
Passed in 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, although enforcement by the Attorney General was delayed until July 1, 2020. The CCPA embodied a significant move to provide consumers...more
Here are some tips to make sure you secure your systems as employees head back into the office after working remotely....more
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced an expected delay of 90 days in many of its major acquisition programs. The COVID-19 pandemic is just beginning to demonstrate its effect upon, and test the resiliency of,...more
With COVID-19 now a global pandemic, numerous scams, phishing campaigns, and malicious websites are proliferating. COVID-19’s impact is quickly shifting how businesses operate. Many employees are now working remotely in...more
Complying with changing state-level privacy laws will be a business priority in 2020. Because the United States does not have a uniform Federal privacy law, a patchwork of state rules based on where customers live poses new...more
Ransomware attacks against local governments and organizations are on the rise, shutting down key services and creating havoc....more
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a growing cybercrime epidemic, with staggering losses to businesses and organizations of all sizes.
BEC is a scheme in which an attacker uses fraudulent email to impersonate an executive,...more
On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (“SHIELD”) Act into law making New York the latest state to expand protections for its residents....more
The Need for Cyber Due Diligence in M&A Transactions -
As technology continues to advance, allowing more companies to collect, share, and use data, privacy and cybersecurity due diligence in the M&A context becomes even more...more
IRS Reminds Tax Professionals: Beware Phishing Emails -
08/01/2019 01:30 PM EDT -
Original release date: August 1, 2019 -
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a news release warning tax professionals of the...more