Each year the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) publishes a report on its activities with respect to consumer privacy and data security during the prior year. On February 25, 2020, the Commission released its 2019 Privacy and Data … [Read more] about High Profile Settlements, Strengthened Data Security Orders, and COPPA: The FTC’s 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) has released its 2019 Internet Crime Report (“Report”) on trends and statistics of suspected cybercrimes from 2019. The Report gathers data from 467,361 complaints, an increase from prior years, with … [Read more] about FBI Releases IC3 2019 Internet Crime Report
Late last Friday afternoon, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The updates contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations … [Read more] about The Updated CCPA Regulations: Alston & Bird Detail the 30 Key Business Impacts
On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army (“PLA”) for their alleged involvement in the 2017 Equifax hack that resulted in the theft of the personal information of … [Read more] about DOJ Indicts Chinese Military Personnel for Involvement in 2017 Equifax Breach
On January 28, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a detailed set of observations culled from thousands of examinations of registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, national … [Read more] about SEC Releases Detailed Set of “Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations”