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White House Releases Recommendations to Protect Against Potential Cyberattacks

March 22, 2022 By Amy Mushahwar and Kristen Bartolotta

The potential for malicious cyber activity has been a concern for the Biden administration throughout the evolving crisis in Ukraine (including the imposition of sanctions against Russia). In response to the concern, the Biden administration, which is now facing “evolving intelligence that Russia may be exploring options for potential cyberattacks,” has released recommendations for companies […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Digital Crimes, Ransomware, Russia, Uncategorized Tagged With: cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Executive Order, Data Protection, ransomware, The White House

US, UK, and Australia Issue Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Ransomware Threat to Critical Infrastructure

February 18, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Jon Knight and Kristen Bartolotta

On February 9, 2022 the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the “Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware” against critical infrastructure sectors (“Advisory”).  The Advisory lists trends in cyber-criminal activity from the last year and also provides mitigation strategies and recommendations to reduce the risk of compromise and the impact […]

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Georgia Introduces Privacy Bill Stricter than CCPA – the Top 10 Issues

February 10, 2022 By Daniel Felz

On January 26, 2022, the Georgia General Assembly introduced a bill titled the Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act (GCDPA).  Despite its title, the GCDPA is not a “computer”-focused bill.  It is instead is an omnibus privacy statute modeled after California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The GCDPA was introduced by the Republican leadership in Georgia’s state […]

Filed Under: CPPA, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Georgia, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

Alston & Bird Publishes 10 Key Takeaways from the New Standard Contractual Clauses

June 7, 2021 By Daniel Felz

As highlighted by this blog on Friday, the European Commission has published long-awaited Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).  These represent the first updates to the SCCs in over a decade, with the last updates having been made in 2010. Alston & Bird partner Wim Nauwelaerts has now published an advisory titled “10 Key Takeaways from the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Privacy, Regulation, Uncategorized

European Commission Publishes Long-Awaited New Standard Contractual Clauses

June 4, 2021 By Daniel Felz

Today, the European Commission published finalized versions of new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).  The Commission has published two sets of clauses: A set of SCCs to be used in controller-to-processor situations in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR “data processor” terms applicable to such situations. A more general set of modular SCCs that can be used […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Uncategorized

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