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Cyber Hygiene and Cyber Threats in the Age of COVID-19

April 17, 2020 By Privacy & Data Security Team

The shift to remote work in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses cybersecurity and information technology risks to companies, particularly due to an expanded work-from-home environment. In the midst of this environment, cybercriminals enjoy a target-rich world. We have also seen an explosion of cybercriminal activity taking advantage of the unique uncertainties of the […]

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Wim Nauwelaerts Authors Summary of EDPB’s Guidelines of the GDPR

January 9, 2020 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Wim Nauwelaerts, Brussels partner and leader of the firm’s EU Privacy and Data Protection practice, has authored a summary of the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR. On November 12, 2019, the EDPB adopted the final version of its guidelines – almost one year after they had been […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR Implementation

Alston & Bird Expands Privacy and Cybersecurity Capabilities with Former FTC Veteran

December 12, 2019 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Alston & Bird has expanded its privacy and cybersecurity litigation practice in Washington, D.C. with partner, Kathleen Benway. Benway, a former U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chief of staff, brings exceptional experience at the FTC, FCC, and in the Senate with consumer protection law and policy, especially in privacy and data security. She arrives from Wilkinson […]

Filed Under: Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

SHIELD Act Overhauls New York’s Data Breach Notification Framework

October 25, 2019 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On October 23, 2019, New York’s new breach notification provisions came into effect, a result of New York’s passage of the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) in July. That Act overhauled New York’s data privacy framework, expanding the list of data elements that are considered “private information” while growing the […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy

Senior Privacy, Cybersecurity Partner Wim Nauwelaerts Joins Alston & Bird

October 3, 2019 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Alston & Bird has strengthened its global platform for advising on EU and international data protection with the addition of senior privacy and cybersecurity attorney Wim Nauwelaerts as partner in the firm’s Brussels office. Arriving from Sidley Austin LLP, Nauwelaerts is a veteran privacy and cybersecurity attorney with more than 20 years’ experience. Nauwelaerts advises […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, GDPR, International, Privacy Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU)

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