On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the Schrems II case. In an article written by Georgia Tech professor and Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire with co-author Kenneth … [Read more] about After Schrems II: A Proposal to Meet the Individual Redress Challenge
(This blog post summarizes Wim Nauwelaerts' (Alston & Bird), Early EDPB Guidance in the Wake of Schrems II – Where E.U.-U.S. Data Transfers Are Headed, Cybersecurity Law Report, Aug. 5, 2020) On July 23, 2020, the European Data Protection … [Read more] about EDPB Guidance on the Schrems II Ruling: An Early Response to the Cry for Clarity
On July 30, 2020, the European Council announced sanctions against six individuals and three organizations for their involvement in a series of cyber-attacks that have caused significant damage in the EU and around the world over the last several … [Read more] about EU Announces First Sanctions under EU Cyber Sanctions Regime
Following OCIE’s recent and detailed risk alert regarding the threat of ransomware, the SEC today announced that it has created the Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team (EERT) as a part of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations … [Read more] about SEC Creates Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) brought its first enforcement action under its Cybersecurity Regulation (the “Regulation”) against a large title insurer (the “Company”) for failing to protect … [Read more] about The NYDFS Brings First Enforcement Action under the Cybersecurity Regulation