HJ Brehmer – Debevoise Data Blog

Announcement

Debevoise Authors 2022 Edition of the PLI Privacy Law Answer Book

By: Luke Dembosky, Jeremy Feigelson, Jyotin Hamid, Satish Kini, Henry Lebowitz, Maura Kathleen Monaghan, David A. O'Neil, Jim Pastore, David Sarratt, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Christopher Garrett, Kim Le, Tricia Bozyk Sherno, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Javier Alvarez-Oviedo, HJ Brehmer, Frank Colleluori, Josie Dikkers, Martha Hirst and Alexandra Mogul December 1, 2021

The Data Strategy and Security team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has authored the 2022 edition of the Privacy Law Answer Book (Practising Law Institute, 2021), a user-friendly guide to…

Cybersecurity

OFAC and FinCEN Update Ransomware Guidance to Include New Red-Flag Indicators and Additional Sanctions Designations

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Satish Kini, Aseel Rabie and HJ Brehmer November 9, 2021

On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) announced a new set of sanctions against criminal ransomware actors, the virtual currency exchange Chatex, and three companies providing…

Cybersecurity

Six Takeaways from Debevoise’s SEC Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021

By: Julie M. Riewe, Christopher S. Ford, HJ Brehmer and Matthew C. Rametta November 5, 2021

On November 2, members of our Data Security & Strategy and White Collar & Regulatory Defense teams hosted a webcast on the SEC’s Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021. The panelists,…

SEC

Webcast – The SEC’s Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021: Disclosures, Enforcement, and More

By: Julie M. Riewe, Christopher S. Ford and HJ Brehmer October 20, 2021

On November 2, 2021, Julie Riewe of Debevoise’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group and Christopher Ford and HJ Brehmer of Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security Group hosted an engaging…

CISA

Emerging Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure – Lessons from Recent Goals Released by CISA and NIST

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, HJ Brehmer and Andres S. Gutierrez October 8, 2021

On September 22, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) issued its preliminary cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure. These voluntary goals, which were initially announced in President Biden’s…

Enforcement

OFAC’s Ransomware Advisory Part 2 – How Banks Can Reduce Their Sanctions Risk for Client Cyber Ransom Payments

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Satish Kini, HJ Brehmer and Scott M. Caravello October 4, 2021

On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) released an updated advisory (the “Advisory”) on the sanctions risks associated with facilitating ransomware…

CCPA

More Privacy and Cyber Requirements Coming to California: Privacy Enforcer Invites Public Comment on New Rulemaking

By: Jeremy Feigelson, Avi Gesser, Jim Pastore, Christopher S. Ford and HJ Brehmer September 17, 2021

Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) invited public comment on its preliminary rulemaking. As previously discussed, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) established the Agency and tasked…

CCPA

Key Takeaways from the First Year of CCPA Enforcement

By: Jeremy Feigelson, Jim Pastore, David Sarratt, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Christopher S. Ford and HJ Brehmer July 26, 2021

On July 19, 2021, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his first-year enforcement update on the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), and unveiled a tool to help the Attorney General’s…

Legislative Development

New Privacy Legislation in the U.S.: The Patchwork Problem Grows

By: Jeremy Feigelson, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Kim Le, Alexandra P. Swain and HJ Brehmer July 9, 2021

Colorado has just adopted a brand-new data privacy law and Nevada has just significantly amended its law. These changes add rights for consumers, and compliance obligations for businesses, that take…

CCPA

Seven Tips for Reducing CCPA Litigation Risks – Lessons from the First 18 Months

By: Jeremy Feigelson, Avi Gesser, Jim Pastore, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Christopher S. Ford, Alexandra P. Swain and HJ Brehmer June 22, 2021

Since the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) 18 months ago, more than 75 lawsuits have been filed seeking damages using the Act’s private cause of action. The CCPA…