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Maryland Amends Data Breach and Reasonable Security Requirements

July 5, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford and Lance Taubin

Maryland recently passed House Bill 962, amending Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) (Md. Code Ann. Comm. Law 14-3504). As summarized below, House Bill 962 amends certain aspects of PIPA relating to breach notification and maintaining reasonable security measures to protect personal information. The bill becomes effective October 1, 2022. Reasonable Security: Beginning October 1, […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Security Breach

CISA Releases Warning of Destructive Malware Targeting Ukrainian Organizations

January 18, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Lance Taubin

On January 16, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a warning regarding destructive malware targeting Ukrainian organizations, including Ukrainian government agencies. The malware was found in multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations, all based in Ukraine. CISA’s warning comes on the heels of a separate targeted attack […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, International, Russia

The Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements Fail in the Latest Version of the National Defense Authorization Act

December 9, 2021 By Kim Peretti and Lance Taubin

On December 7, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA), which notably excluded any cybersecurity incident reporting requirements. In September, the House approved a previous version of the bill that included a mandatory breach notification provision that would have required the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Ransomware, Security Breach

China’s Initial Draft Regulations on the Management of Online Data Security: Important Takeaways

December 2, 2021 By Kim Peretti, Yin Tydir and Lance Taubin

  On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft Regulations on the Management of Online Data Security (the “Regulations”) for China’s data privacy and security laws, including the Cybersecurity Law (CSL), Data Security Law (DSL), and Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). Consistent with such laws, the Regulations broadly apply to processing […]

Filed Under: China, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy

Key Takeaways from OFAC’s Updated Ransomware Advisory

September 23, 2021 By Kim Peretti and Lance Taubin

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an “Updated Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments.” While this advisory explicitly supersedes OFAC’s previous ransomware advisory from October 2020, it does not fundamentally alter OFAC’s approach towards ransom payments.  Like the prior guidance, OFAC’s […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Ransomware, Security Breach

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