Tag: GDPR

Cybersecurity

The Push for a National Data Privacy Law Continues as Tech Giants Write to Congress

On September 10, 2019, 51 companies from the Business Roundtable joined together to send a letter to House and Senate leadership asking them to pass “a comprehensive data privacy law that strengthens protections for consumers and establishes a national privacy framework to enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy.” The companies included, among others, Amazon, IBM, AT&T, Chubb, and Marriot International, Inc. Signatures from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook were notably absent, although both have, in the past, supported… Continue Reading
Data Privacy

Happy Birthday GDPR! Its Year in Review and the Future for Data Protection

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) turned a year old on May 25, 2019 already becoming a benchmark for privacy and data protection compliance.  Undoubtedly, one of the great successes of the GDPR to date has been reminding consumers of their rights surrounding data privacy, and forcing organizations to improve their own data privacy practices. The GDPR gives EU residents the right to request a portable copy of their data, the right to get their data erased with a data destruction service, and… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity

Embracing Data Security Can Avoid Penalties, and Gain Consumer Trust

The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in force, governing data protection and privacy for all individuals within the EU. Attorneys in Goldberg Segalla’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Group compiled a white paper to answer frequently asked questions and offer practical guidance related to the GDPR, which can be found here. Multinational firms based in the US with a presence in the EU, including restaurant chains, have (or should have) implemented policies to comply with the GDPR, and avoid the… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity

Encouraging Greetings from BlackHat USA 2018: the world’s leading information security event in Las Vegas, Nevada

As this author, and 10,000+ other attendees were reminded yesterday at Day One of the BlackHat USA 2018 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, cybersecurity (and data protection) has extended beyond a technical issue to encompass one of the most pressing social and political problems in the world today. For those technical specialists who create, maintain and secure the digital space in which we not only conduct business, but also live a significant portion of our lives, the message was clear: only by collaborating with other… Continue Reading
Emerging Issues

The FTC Gang’s All Here

As we noted in a previous post, the United States Senate has confirmed five new commissioners, bringing a full complement to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Four of those commissioners have taken their seats, with the fifth likely to join in the Fall. Earlier this month, the “new” FTC signaled a continued commitment to act in the area of data privacy and security by reaching a settlement with a California company regarding false claims regarding compliance with the European Union-United States Privacy Shield framework… Continue Reading
Regulation

GDPR: The Countdown to Compliance

Many companies, large and small, are scrambling with last-minute preparations for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect May 25, 2018. This is because If they don’t comply, they face fines of up to 4 percent of a company’s worldwide revenue for serious infractions or $20 million euros – whichever is higher. A recent IAPP survey of U.S. and European companies carried out by the Pokémon Institute has revealed that only 52 percent of companies expect to achieve … Continue Reading
Data Privacy

Facebook Continues Playing the Globalist Game

Facebook once again recently taught us that it may be easier to avoid a law, than to comply with it. On April 17, 2018, Facebook confirmed that to meet its mission to comply “in spirit” with “the whole” of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which takes effect on May 25, 2018, Facebook is effectively moving data for approximately 1.5 million users outside the reach of the law.  By offering “new privacy experiences” complete with updated terms of service … Continue Reading
Cyber Attacks / Cybersecurity

Study Finds Nearly Eighty Percent of Respondents Lack Formal Incident Response Plan on Cyberattacks

IBM Security has announced the staggering findings of the third-annual benchmark study on Cyber Resilience — an organization’s ability to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of cyberattacks. Conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient, more than 2,800 security and IT professionals were surveyed around the world in preparation of “The 2018 Cyber Resilient Organization.” The study found that many organizations continue to be ill-prepared for a cyberattack. Some of the more staggering findings are as follows:
  • 77 percent
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