Please join Alston & Bird attorneys for a webinar on February 11, 2015. Cybersecurity has become a key issue for most companies in recent years as most of their systems, data and assets are networked and connected to the Internet. It is not … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Webinar: Advising the C-Suite and Boards of Directors on Cybersecurity – February 11
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 … [Read more] about Support Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2015
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 … [Read more] about New York AG Schneiderman to Propose Revised Data Security Laws
President Obama Proposes Strict National Data Breach Notification Law Ahead of State of the Union
On January 12, 2015, during a speech before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), President Barack Obama announced that he would propose legislation to create a national, uniform data breach notification law. The White House later released the full … [Read more] about President Obama Proposes Strict National Data Breach Notification Law Ahead of State of the Union
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 … [Read more] about President Obama Proposes New Privacy Protections for Student Data