The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has moved ahead with its effort to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data and U.S. government data from exploitation by countries of concern or related covered…
On October 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that The Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”), a public university in University Park, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay $1.25 million…
On November 8th, Avi Gesser, Luke Dembosky, Erez Lieberman, and Charu Chandrasekhar from the Debevoise Data Strategy and Security Group discussed the recent NYDFS Industry Letter providing guidance on assessing…
November 1, 2024, marks the one-year anniversary of the second amendment to the New York Department of Financial Services’ (“NYDFS” or the “Department”) Cybersecurity Regulation (the “Regulation” or “Part 500”).…
On October 22, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced settled charges in separate actions against four technology companies—Avaya Holdings Corp. (“Avaya”), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.…
When a company is hit by a cyber attack, normal business gives way to the chaos of managing the investigation, operational disruptions, legal issues, and communications with customers, employees, vendors,…
On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) issued an Industry Letter providing guidance on assessing cybersecurity risks associated with the use of AI (the…
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has been shortlisted for the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers North America awards in the “Innovation in New Services to Manage Risk” category. The firm was selected for its global…
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) released an unannounced and immediately effective Cyber Incident Reporting Requirement (the “Original Requirements”) in Mortgagee Letter 2024-10, which…
On November 14-15, 2024, the University of Texas School of Law and McCombs School of Business will host a groundbreaking event limited to public company directors and C-suite executives —…