NSA and CISA Release Report on “Top Ten” Cybersecurity Misconfigurations; CISA Calls for Software Manufacturers to Implement Best Practices -
On October 5, 2023, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and...more
10/20/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Transfers ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Investigations ,
Law Enforcement ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Software ,
UK ICO
FTC Settles with Experian for Alleged Customer Spamming -
On August 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement involving Experian Consumer Services (“Experian”). A federal court entered...more
9/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity Summit ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Draft Guidance ,
Experian ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Risk Assessment ,
Settlement ,
Spam ,
UK ,
UK GDPR
In this edition of Dechert’s Securities & Derivative Litigation Quarterly Update, we:
Examine the first criminal insider trading prosecution based on a 10b5-1 trading plan;...more
5/15/2023
/ Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Trading Plans
In 2022, there were 197 federal securities class actions filed, which is a slight drop from the 211 filings in 2021, and a significant drop from the over 400 filings in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and over 300 in 2020. There were...more
2/9/2023
/ Blockchain ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Settlement ,
Slack ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
In 2022, there were 197 federal securities class actions filed, which is a 6.6% drop from the 211 filings in 2021, and a significant drop from the over 400 filings in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and over 300 in 2020. Despite a...more
2/7/2023
/ Blockchain ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Litigation Strategies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure -
The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more
1/20/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Chemicals ,
Class Action ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Energy Sector ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Oil & Gas ,
OMB ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Safety ,
Railways ,
Settlement ,
TSA ,
Water