Today, Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security practice (DSS) is launching a Data Blog to help clients identify and respond to emerging issues, and a Debevoise Data Portal to help clients facing a breach assess and begin addressing their notification obligations within minutes of detection. We are also introducing DSS as the new name for our practice, which had been called Cybersecurity & Data…
It looks like the California Attorney General’s implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are, finally, final. On June 1, 2020, the California Attorney General submitted for publication the final proposed regulations. The California Office of Administrative Law now has 30 working days, plus an additional 60 calendar days under an Executive Order issued in connection with the…
On May 21, 2020, Avi Gesser and Luke Dembosky discussed the latest cybersecurity and privacy considerations for financial sponsors and PE-backed portfolio companies, including: The unique cybersecurity challenges facing PE firms and their portfolio companies Strategies to address the added cyber risks of remote work Current areas of regulatory focus relating to data security Managing other data-related risks, including data…
Since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, and following the lockdown measures put in place in affected countries, the use of new communications tools by companies and their employees is booming, thus multiplying the risks of cyber threats. With remote working, some employees are also working on their personal devices, which often do not offer the same level of security…
On May 14, 2020, Vincent Pitaro published an article called “The Current State and Future of AI Regulation” in Hedge Fund Law Report, synthesizing the commentary most relevant to hedge fund managers from a recent episode of the Debevoise Data Security Webcast Series. In this Webcast, Avi Gesser and Anna Gressel, and their guest Matthew Homer, Executive Deputy Superintendent of…