On 23 February 2023, the UK ICO hosted its latest privacy forum in a series aimed at helping product designers and managers incorporate “privacy by design” or “data protection by…
Risk assessments are a critical component of a robust cybersecurity program. To benchmark their risk assessments and cybersecurity maturity reviews, companies often look to recognized industry standards such as the…
Key takeaways from December and January include: Cookies: Businesses should consider reviewing their cookie compliance following major CNIL fines against Microsoft (€60 million) and TikTok (€5 million) calling for companies…
Last year, yet again, saw significant GDPR enforcement actions, important regulatory guidance, and an abundance of European legislative activity touching on cyber, data protection and AI-regulatory issues. Here, we unpack…
Key takeaways this November include: EU Digital Operation Resilience Act: Financial services firms – including banks, insurers and private equity firms – should start assessing what they will need to…
On 28 November 2022, the European Union finalised the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”). Following a two year implementation period, DORA will impose far-reaching operational resilience requirements and management…
Key takeaways this October include: Facial Recognition: Businesses face continued challenges in establishing GDPR-compliant facial recognition technology, including those with no presence in the EEA, after the French CNIL fined…
On 24 October 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) fined Interserve Group Limited £4.4 million for failing to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard 113,000 individuals’ personal…
European Data Protection Roundup – September 2022 Key takeaways this September include: Google Analytics: Continue to assess carefully the use of Google Analytics. The Danish Data Protection Agency became the…
On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (the “Act”) into law, requiring critical infrastructure entities to report covered cybersecurity incidents…