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European Commission Publishes Guidance For Companies Implementing the EU Cyber Resilience Act

January 29, 2026 By Paul Greaves, Kelly Hagedorn and Wim Nauwelaerts

On December 3, 2025, the European Commission published its first set of technical FAQs on the EU Cyber Resilience Act (‘CRA’). The CRA is an EU-wide law which lays down cybersecurity requirements for ‘products with digital elements’ (‘PDEs’), including IoT devices, hardware components, and certain software.  It becomes fully applicable on December 11, 2027, with […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, European Privacy & Cybersecurity, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, EU Privacy, EU Regulation

DOJ Cybersecurity Enforcement Pace Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Going Into 2026

January 20, 2026 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

As 2025 drew to a close, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant developments in cases relating to the allegedly deficient cybersecurity practices of two Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. These two cases suggest that the federal government will continue to make DFARS 7012 compliance for companies that process Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) […]

Filed Under: National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of Defense, FCA

New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’

December 10, 2025 By Paul Greaves, Wim Nauwelaerts and Kelly Hagedorn

On November 28 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation implementing the Cyber Resilience Act (‘CRA’) – an EU-wide law which lays down cybersecurity requirements for companies that design and sell ‘products with digital elements’. PDEs can take many forms including IoT devices, hardware components, and certain software. The CRA imposes cybersecurity obligations in connection […]

Filed Under: Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Cybersecurity, EU Regulation, European Union (EU)

The EU Digital Omnibus: A European Data Law Shake-Up May Be Coming

November 21, 2025 By Alice Portnoy, Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves

On November 19, the European Commission (EC) released its EU Digital Omnibus proposal – a 153-page document accompanied by an explanatory memorandum and a Staff Working Document. This proposal introduces amendments, deletions, and replacements to several cornerstone EU digital laws, including: The GDPR. The Data Act. The AI Act. The ePrivacy Directive. Other instruments such […]

Filed Under: European Privacy & Cybersecurity Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification, Data Protection, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy

UK Cybersecurity Legislation Soon to be Introduced

November 21, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt

The UK Government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the “Bill”) to Parliament, marking the most significant update to the UK’s cyber legislation since 2018. You can access a copy of the Bill here. The Bill aims to strengthen national security and protect critical infrastructure networks in key sectors […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Crisis & Data Breach Response, European Privacy & Cybersecurity Tagged With: Cybersecurity, National Security, UK, UK Cybersecurity

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