Six months after the SEC’s Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rule (SEC Rule) came into force, an April 2024 GT Alert summarized disclosure trends. The GT Alert identified that the companies who filed a mandatory form 8-K disclosing a cybersecurity incident had erred on the side of caution, hedged on whether the materiality threshold had been met
On Jan. 16, 2025 the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published guidelines on the pseudonymization of personal data for public consultation. The Berlin Data Protection Commissioner (BlnBDI) played a leading role in drafting these guidelines (see the German-language BlnBDI press release). The consultation is ongoing, and comments can be submitted until Feb. 28, 2025
On Jan. 15, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration, and NASA, all members of the FAR Council, published a proposed FAR CUI Rule under Title 48 of the CFR. This proposed rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the third and final piece of the National Archives and Records Administration’s
GT Shareholder David A. Zetoony, co-chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, will present the CLE webinar “The Ethical Issues Involved with Creating a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)” Jan. 21, 2025. While thousands of companies are required to create, maintain, and update DPIAs, few attorneys have experience creating
David Zetoony, co-chair of GT’s U.S. Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, and Shareholders Reena Bajowala and Liz Harding will present the MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association webinar, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: Current Laws and Regulations in the United States and the European Union,” Jan. 15, 2025.
This program will include an in-depth
Cyber criminals constantly develop new ways to steal money from businesses. One common scam targeting law firms and corporate legal departments involves “imposters” pretending to be clients or other parties who are owed payment, then tricking the attorney into paying the imposters. This deception has led to a rise in lawsuits where parties are battling
GT Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero, co-chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, will present the CLE webinar, “Maintaining Privilege in Data Breach Investigations: Best Practices and War Stories from Multimillion-dollar Breaches,” Dec. 19 at noon ET. This session will provide critical steps for protecting privilege during a data breach investigation