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Data Protection Litigation to Become a New Reality in Belgium

December 22, 2017 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On November 16, 2017 the Belgian Senate adopted an “Act on the Establishment of the Data Protection Authority” (the “Act”). Following Austria, Germany, and the UK, Belgium is the fourth EU Member State to pass a domestic statute implementing the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) prior to its effective date of 25 May 2018. […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, GDPR, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Regulation Tagged With: Class Action, Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR, GDPR Implementation, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement

Alston & Bird Issues Advisory on Six Myths of Breach Response

July 13, 2016 By Michael Young

Alston & Bird recently issued an Advisory entitled “Six Myths of Breach Response,” authored by Jim Harvey. As data breaches are on the rise, so are the challenges that businesses face in handling these security incidents. This Advisory identifies six strategic pitfalls to avoid when responding to breaches. The Advisory addresses the true significance of […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Security Breach

Alston & Bird Issues Cyber Alert on the EU Network Information Security Directive

March 29, 2016 By Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team

This morning, Alston & Bird partner Jim Harvey issued an Advisory on the EU’s forthcoming Network Information Security Directive (“NIS Directive”).  National laws passed to implement the NIS Directive will impose substantial new compliance responsibilities on providers of “essential services,” as well as on a broad range of “digital service providers”—potentially even if a digital […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Data Breach, Regulation Tagged With: EU Regulation, European Union (EU), NIS Directive

HHS/OCR Announces Launch of HIPAA Audit Program Phase 2

March 21, 2016 By Privacy & Data Security Team

Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of Phase 2 of its HIPAA Compliance Audit Program. (OCR’s announcement can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Announcement and further information about Phase 2 can be accessed at Audit Phase 2 Information.) In this phase, OCR will […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Enforcement, Health Privacy, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Health Information Privacy, Health Information Security, HIPAA, HIPAA Audit Program, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH

The Importance of Strategic Vendors in Breach Response

January 25, 2016 By Karen Sanzaro and James Harvey

Alston & Bird recently issued an Advisory, co-authored by Jim Harvey and Karen Sanzaro, on the complexities of managing a data breach that implicates strategic third party vendor relationships. Cybercrime and data security incidents are on the rise.  Security breaches and the ensuing investigation and remediation process can be costly and complex.  The process is […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Data Breach, Regulation Tagged With: Third Party Service Provider

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