UK, Data Privacy, Cyber Threats

UK Government Proposes Targeted Ban on Ransom Payments and Increased Ransomware Incident Reporting

Alston & Bird on 2/6/2025

On January 14, 2025, the United Kingdom government published a consultation on ransomware proposing new measures to increase incident reporting and reduce ransom payments (the “Consultation”). The Consultation outlines three...more

Data Privacy & Protection – Swimming into the Unknown

NAVEX on 1/29/2024

If you feel like every day you wake up to a new data privacy law or piece of guidance, you’re not dreaming. Regulation and rulemaking are happening faster than ever before. The complexities relating to ethical data usage are...more

UK Government Publishes Cybersecurity Breach Survey

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 6/21/2023

As cybersecurity breaches remain a common threat globally, the UK government has published a cybersecurity breach survey detailing various cybersecurity policies, processes, and reliances for all types of business....more

UK Government to Introduce New Rules to Protect Telecoms Networks Against Cyberthreats

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 9/6/2022

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) confirmed on August 30, 2022, that it will push forward with tough new regulations and a code of practice to bolster the security and resilience of the United...more

Two Note-Worthy Developments From the UK: National Data Strategy and UK-US Partnership on AI

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/30/2020

Two developments in the United Kingdom demonstrate the country’s renewed commitment to a sustainable data strategy with appropriate privacy and security safeguards. First, on September 9, 2020, the U.K. government published a...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more