On November 18, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released draft guidelines on the interplay between Article 3 GDPR – which sets out the GDPR’s territorial scope – and the provisions in Chapter V of the GDPR, which impose restrictions on … [Read more] about EDPB issues draft guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR’s provisions on territorial scope and international data transfers
The Department of Defense (“DoD”) recently announced it will be revamping the nascent Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program pending two separate rulemaking processes. As detailed below, the DoD will be updating “the program … [Read more] about Department of Defense Suspends the CMMC Pilot Program And CMMC Requirements In DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes For CMMC 2.0.
The Belgian Supreme Court ruled in a judgment of Oct. 7, 2021 that a data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority against a processing practice that violates the GDPR (in this case, the data minimization … [Read more] about Belgian Supreme Court rules that Data Protection Authority may impose administrative fines even where a data subject’s personal data were not processed
On October 27, 2021, the FTC released its much-anticipated final revisions to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule (Safeguards Rule or Final Rule), following a 3-2 vote along party lines and also released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would … [Read more] about FTC Revises the Safeguards Rule and Proposes Mandatory Reporting of Cybersecurity Events
By Kim Peretti, Brian Frey, and Kristen Bartolotta On October 15, 2021 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) of the Treasury Department issued a financial trend analysis on ransomware relating to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting filed … [Read more] about Treasury FinCEN Releases Financial Trend Analysis of Ransomware Trends in 2021