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New Malaysian Data Privacy Law

December 5, 2013 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

After enactment in 2010, Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act, and implementing regulations, finally went into effect on November 15, 2013. The law applies to the processing of “personal data” by entities operating in Malaysia but generally does not apply to data processed entirely outside of Malaysia.[1] Additionally, official registration requirements will extend to many classes […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security

California’s New Privacy Law Covering Utility ‘Smart Meter’ Data Takes Effect on January 1, 2014

December 2, 2013 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On January 1, 2014, California’s new “smart meter” privacy law goes into effect, which may impact Internet Service Providers, financial institutions and other businesses that handle or receive smart meter data. On October 5, 2013, California Governor Brown approved the law passed by the Assembly (A.B. 1274) that will require certain non-utility businesses to obtain the […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation

Department of Defense Publishes Safeguarding Rule Requiring Contractors to Follow NIST Security Standards, Report Cybersecurity Incidents

November 22, 2013 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On November 18, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a final safeguarding rule (the “UCTI Safeguarding Rule”) applicable to contractors in possession of unclassified yet nonpublic technical information (“UCTI”) that requires them to, at a minimum, satisfy the security controls specified in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 in order to safeguard UCTI. Additionally, the UCTI Safeguarding […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Regulation Tagged With: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Kim Peretti Interviewed by BankInfoSecurity about Her Discussion at the 2013 Fraud Summit

October 25, 2013 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On October 22, Alston & Bird’s Kim Peretti, Security Incident Management & Response Team co-chair, spoke at the 2013 Fraud Summit in a session titled “Post-Fraud Investigation: Effective, Efficient, Defensible.” Her presentation focused on how organizations must ensure they are prepared to respond effectively, efficiently and defensibly when they detect fraudulent activity. Following the conference, […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Security Breach

A+B Privacy Litigation Partner Dominique Shelton Quoted by BNA Bloomberg “Privacy Law Watch”

October 11, 2013 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Several comments made by Dominique Shelton, a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, as part of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy in Bellevue, Washington, were included in a BNA Bloomberg Privacy Law Watch article discussing the conference panelists’ discussion on achieving mobile privacy compliance goals. As moderator, Shelton noted that […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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