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The most significant overhaul to the EU’s data privacy policies in over 20 years, with extraterritorial reach, forced American businesses to remediate, and in some cases, overhaul their data privacy governance programs. But the GPDR was just the beginning. Organizations seeking compliance with the growing number of data privacy regulations will need to remain vigilant, especially for organizations that rely heavily on personal data.
Data privacy and cybersecurity are easily the hot button issues of the decade. For many organizations, preparing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective as of May 25, 2018, was a herculean feat and those efforts continue as new guidance is released and companies look to improve their data privacy governance and compliance programs. The most significant overhaul to the EU’s data privacy policies in over 20 years, with extraterritorial reach, the new regime forced American businesses to remediate, and in some cases, overhaul their data privacy governance programs.
By Alan L. Friel
Part One of a Two-Part Article
Responses to questions businesses frequently ask about the impacts of the CCPA. Implementation challenges inevitably will arise as a company works to apply these new requirements to its business practices. The time is now to start preparing for the CCPA, as well as for other new U.S. privacy laws that are likely to follow.
Increasing Client Requirements: Securing Law Firms for the 21st Century
By Debra Gray
Gone are the days of “basic security.” What used to be optional is now standard: two factor authentication, complex passwords, clean desk policies, data encryption at rest and in transit, mobile device management and up-to-the-minute patching. Clients expect these items to already be in place and are further expanding their expectations.
Cybersecurity False Claims Act Cases: The Next Frontier
By Andrew Mohr and C. Kelly Kroll
A new wave of False Claims Act cases is crashing ashore. Based on the federal government’s inclusion of toughened cybersecurity requirements for government contractors, numerous FCA cases will undoubtedly be filed and litigated in coming years against prime contractors and their major subcontractors for allegedly failing to comply with their contractual cybersecurity obligations.
Why Data Competency Is a Requisite for Tomorrow’s Practitioners
By Josh Becker
Whether they like it or not, lawyers interact with data every day. While there is no need for them to seek advanced degrees in data science or statistics, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to provide adequate representation without being skilled in the uses of data.
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