Ohio Enacts Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Law

On August 20, 2021, China’s first comprehensive Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was passed into law. The Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the PIPL of China are the three pillars of China’s data protection framework, which govern cybersecurity, data security, and personal information protection respectively. The Cybersecurity Law largely governs cybersecurity requirements for […]

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  On June 10, 2021, almost exactly three years after the passing of its Cybersecurity Law (CSL), the National People’s Congress of China passed a new Data Security Law (DSL) (click here for an unofficial English translation of the DSL), which goes into effect September 1, 2021. Where the CSL is primarily focused on cybersecurity […]

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Alston & Bird has strengthened its global platform for advising on EU and international data protection with the addition of senior privacy and cybersecurity attorney Wim Nauwelaerts as partner in the firm’s Brussels office. Arriving from Sidley Austin LLP, Nauwelaerts is a veteran privacy and cybersecurity attorney with more than 20 years’ experience.

Following a payment card data breach, a company may need to bring on board a payment card industry forensic investigator (PFI) whose investigation findings can be the basis of fines and assessments levied against the company. Our Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team follows the timeframe forward from the current payment card threat landscape through the forensic investigation, before concluding with an examination of card brand assessments and appeals.

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