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About Alysa Austin

Alysa Austin is an associate with Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Team and advises clients on cybersecurity compliance, breach investigations and response, online procedures and policies, and vendor contracts.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Released for Public Comment

August 28, 2023 By Amy Mushahwar, Dorian Simmons and Alysa Austin

On August 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the initial draft of its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and draft Implementation Examples for public comment. This marks the first significant update to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (“Framework”) since its initial release in 2014, which is intended to address current and future cybersecurity […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, FTC, NIST Tagged With: cybersecurity, data security, NIST

CL0P Ransomware Gang’s Exploitation of MOVEit Vulnerability: What It Means for Companies

June 12, 2023 By Kim Peretti, Alysa Austin and Lance Taubin

On June 7, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory in connection with a recent zero-day (or previously undetected) vulnerability in Progress Software’s managed file transfer software (MOVEit Transfer), exploited by the CL0P ransomware group. CL0P publicly claimed responsibility for exploiting the […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Uncategorized

New NAIC Consumer Privacy Model Law Proposed for Insurers

February 20, 2023 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford and Alysa Austin

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Privacy Protections Working Group (the “Working Group”) released Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Model Law #674 (“Model 674”) for comment on February 1, 2023. Model 674 is intended to modernize and replace the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Model Act #670 (“Model 670”) and the Privacy of Consumer Financial […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Privacy Tagged With: Insurance, NAIC Model Law

FTC Takes Action Against Ed Tech Provider for Failure to Secure Student’s Personal Information

November 3, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford, Alysa Austin and Lance Taubin

On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has taken action against education technology provider Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”) for its “careless” cybersecurity practices that exposed sensitive personal information of millions of its customers and employees.  This action highlights the FTC’s continued efforts to aggressively protect consumer personal data. The FTC’s complaint alleges […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, FTC

Recent FTC Order Has Implications for Executive Liability and Corporate Data Minimization Practices

October 28, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Alysa Austin and Kristen Bartolotta

On October 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed consent order against both Drizly LLC, an online marketplace for alcohol delivery, and its CEO over the company’s alleged security failures that led to a data breach in 2020, which exposed the personal information of approximately 2.5 million Drizly customers. Drizly and its […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, FTC Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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