Alston & Bird Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Blog

FTC Releases New Data Security Guidance for Businesses, Announces Conference Series

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The Federal Trade Commission has released new guidance, called “Start with Security,” intended to assist businesses to improve their data security practices based on lessons learned from its 53 data security cases to date.  Issued on June 30, 2015, … [Read more] about FTC Releases New Data Security Guidance for Businesses, Announces Conference Series

Alston & Bird Issues an International Trade & Regulatory/Cybersecurity Advisory on Proposed New Export Requirements for Cybersecurity Products and Technologies

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Alston & Bird recently issued an Advisory on a new regulation proposed by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry Security (BIS), which would require certain developers, manufacturers, and users of cybersecurity intrusion and surveillance … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Issues an International Trade & Regulatory/Cybersecurity Advisory on Proposed New Export Requirements for Cybersecurity Products and Technologies

Visa & MasterCard: Issuers May Release Identity of Breached Merchants

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In two letters sent to Diana Dykstra, the President and CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, both MasterCard and Visa have confirmed that, under their network rules, card issuers are permitted to disclose the identities of merchants … [Read more] about Visa & MasterCard: Issuers May Release Identity of Breached Merchants

Kim Peretti and Jason Wool co-author CIO Insight article on Cyber-Risk Management

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Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, and Jason Wool, an associate in the firm’s Technology and Privacy Group and Security Incident Management & Response Team, along with Kiersten Todt and Roger … [Read more] about Kim Peretti and Jason Wool co-author CIO Insight article on Cyber-Risk Management