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Swire Report Addresses EU Data Localization Comments, Portuguese Order Restricting U.S. Data Flow

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In November, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued draft guidance regarding transfers of personal data from the European Union. That guidance has prompted nearly 200 comments from companies, trade groups, and interested observers. Senior Counsel Peter Swire, along with co-author DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo, has now published a report reviewing these comments through the Cross Border Data Protection Forum. (A shorter version of the report was first published by the IAPP.) Swire’s report … [Read more] about Swire Report Addresses EU Data Localization Comments, Portuguese Order Restricting U.S. Data Flow

NYDFS Issues Report on the SolarWinds Attack and Covered Entities’ Responses

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Following the SolarWinds cyber espionage attack (the “Attack”) and the resulting focus on supply chain risk, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued a report detailing the impact on and responses by its regulated covered … [Read more] about NYDFS Issues Report on the SolarWinds Attack and Covered Entities’ Responses

FBI Releases IC3 2020 Internet Crime Report Showing Record Increase in Cybercrime

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The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) recently released its annual report, the 2020 Internet Crime Report (“Report”), which gathers statistics from nearly 800,000 complaints of suspected cybercrimes that the department received in 2020. … [Read more] about FBI Releases IC3 2020 Internet Crime Report Showing Record Increase in Cybercrime