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Noelle Reyes

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About Noelle Reyes

Noelle Reyes is an associate with Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. Noelle gained experience in the technology and privacy space as a legal and compliance intern at a multinational telecommunications and information technology corporation where she analyzed new agreements for risk assessment in consideration to block chain technology and data privacy regulation, managed patent litigation cases, and mitigated organizational compliance risks.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Prioritizes Governance and Flexibility

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Earlier this year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued an update to its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) with the release of version 2.0, the first update since April 2018 (version 1.1). While the core components of CSF remain, there are two thematic changes: CSF 2.0 (1) no longer applies just to critical infrastructure […]

California Proposes Annual Audits to Assess Sufficiency and Compliance of Company Cybersecurity

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In late August 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) released a discussion draft of proposed regulations under California’s data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Importantly, the proposed regulations set forth more detailed obligations for company cybersecurity programs, including routinely assessing and filing audits with the CPPA. Though these draft […]

Another Court Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Standing

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In what appears to be a growing trend, another federal district court has dismissed a data breach case for lack of standing. In Springmeyer et al. v. Marriott International, Inc., 2021 WL 809894 (D. Md.), Plaintiffs, former guests of Marriott hotels, sued Marriott in connection with a data breach affecting over 5 million guests. Marriott moved […]