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Final Interagency Guidance on Managing Risks Associated with Third-Party Relationships

On June 6, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued final interagency guidance that provides granular recommendations for how banks and

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Posted in Policies and Procedures, Risk Management, Standards

The New Standard Contractual Clauses Deadline is Approaching

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission introduced the new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”), a primary mechanism for lawfully transferring personal data from Europe to the United States under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. These new SCCs replace

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Posted in GDPR, Regulations, Standards

Federal Agencies Announce a New 36-Hour Cybersecurity Incident Rule Reporting Requirement

On November 18, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”),  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a new rule (the “Rule”) that

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Posted in Data Breach, Policies and Procedures, Regulations, Standards

Getting Tough with Zero Trust – Biden Bolsters Cybersecurity via Executive Order

On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14028, entitled “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”, setting out new and enhanced cybersecurity standards for federal government agencies and the commercial software products utilized by them.  The Biden administration’s order comes

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Posted in Data Security, Regulations, Standards, Uncategorized

European Data Protection Board Releases Guidance on Cross-Border Data Flows in the Wake of Schrems II

On November 10, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the European Union’s top data privacy regulator, issued long-awaited guidance setting out a framework for navigating transfers of data out of the European Economic Area (EEA) in light of this July’s

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Posted in GDPR, Regulations, Standards

Eight Best Practices for Avoiding Data Breaches

As data breaches are on the rise, the old adage rings true: it’s not a question of if, but when. More companies are experiencing crippling breaches and the statistics are alarming:  According to IBM Security’s Cost of a Data Breach

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Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Policies and Procedures, Standards

Is it Time to Rethink Notice and Choice as a Fair Information Privacy Practice?

Since the 1970’s, fair information practices (FIPs) or fair information privacy practices (FIPPs) have formed the framework around which organizations structure their policies on data collection, use, disclosure, and retention.  The cornerstone of individual privacy rights under the FIPs is

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Posted in Privacy, Standards

Senators Introduce Data Care Act to Establish Duties for Online Service Providers

On December 12, 2018, Senator Schatz (D-HI), along with 15 other Senators, introduced the Data Care Act of 2018 “to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.” The bill

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Posted in FTC, Legislation, Privacy, Standards

EU’s New Privacy Law—What You Need to Know

The European Union (EU) Parliament’s new data privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is set to become enforceable in all EU member states on May 25, 2018, just six months from now. The GDPR replaces the

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Posted in Data Security, Privacy, Regulations, Standards

Protect Against Cyber Attacks: A New Guide to Help Small Businesses

No business is too small to be the victim of a cyberattack. In fact, as larger companies invest more resources in cybersecurity, attackers are beginning to target smaller, less secure businesses. It is important for every small business to understand

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Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Standards
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