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EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on Data Subject Access Rights

January 30, 2022 By Paul Greaves, Wim Nauwelaerts and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On January 28, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published draft regulatory guidelines (“draft guidance”) on the right of data subjects to have access to their personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). In the draft guidance, the EDPB explains the aim and components of the right. This analysis is followed […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Privacy

Russia Arrests Suspected Members of REvil Ransomware Gang

January 19, 2022 By Kim Peretti and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Russia’s Federal Security Service (“FSB”) issued a press release on January 14, 2022 claiming that it dismantled the REvil ransomware gang by arresting 14 suspected members and seizing computer equipment, luxury vehicles, bitcoin, and fiat currency valued at over $1 million. REvil is a notorious cybercriminal organization that claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack last […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Enforcement, International, Russia Tagged With: Cross-border, Enforcement, Ransomware, Russia

FTC Releases Warning to Companies that Fail to Mitigate Log4j Vulnerability

January 5, 2022 By Alysa Austin and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Less than a month ago, a critical vulnerability was identified in the ubiquitous, open source Log4j tool prompting swift guidance from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other security practitioners.  Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned companies that it “intends to use its full legal authority” against any company that fails to […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, FTC Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Log4j, Vulnerability

Time to Restore Trust in Data Flows between Countries? Peter Swire Discusses Recent OECD Efforts in Developing Principles for Government Access to Data.

January 4, 2022 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire recently published an article in Lawfare titled, “Towards OECD Principles for Government Access to Data.”  Peter and his co-authors discuss recent efforts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to formulate common principles regulating governmental access to personal data held by the private sector for national […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Government Access to Data, International, OECD Tagged With: Data Protection, Government Access to Data, OECD

EDPB issues draft guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR’s provisions on territorial scope and international data transfers

November 22, 2021 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On November 18, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released draft guidelines on the interplay between Article 3 GDPR – which sets out the GDPR’s territorial scope – and the provisions in Chapter V of the GDPR, which impose restrictions on international data transfers.  In this draft guidance, the EDPB clarifies which (cumulative) criteria must […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International Tagged With: EU Data Protection, International Data Transfers

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