Peter Swire, Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business professor and senior counsel in Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Group, was honored with the 2015 Privacy Leadership Award from The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Swire is recognized for his commitment to the privacy field in tackling emerging privacy and security […]
Data Security
White House Announces Creation of New Center to Analyze and Share Cyber Threat Intelligence
On Tuesday, February 10, Lisa Monaco, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, announced the creation of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC). The CTIIC will be responsible for analyzing and integrating cyber threat intelligence currently collected by other government agencies and “producing coordinated cyber threat assessments” based on that intelligence. […]
Support Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2015
Did you know January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD)? DPD commemorates Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection, signed on January 28, 1981. DPD began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the DPD celebrated in Europe. On January, 27, 2014, […]
New York AG Schneiderman to Propose Revised Data Security Laws
New York’s Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on January 15 that he would propose legislation to New York State lawmakers to revise New York’s data security laws and to require new safeguards for personal data of New Yorkers. The legislation to be introduced by Mr. Schneiderman will broaden the scope of information that would require […]
President Obama Proposes New Privacy Protections for Student Data
On January 12, 2015, President Barack Obama unveiled a series of comprehensive proposals aimed at protecting Americans’ personal and financial information, combating online fraud, and safeguarding digital privacy. As part of his speech at the Federal Trade Commission, President Obama highlighted certain initiatives related to student privacy that he will discuss in greater detail at […]