A heightened risk for cyberattacks and data breaches calls for companies to remain diligent as they navigate a patchwork of federal, state, local and sector-specific privacy and data protection laws, regulations and guidance....more
8/13/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a company, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more
9/17/2020
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Senior Managers
A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a fund sponsor, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more
9/16/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation S-P ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Senior Managers
With more people working remotely than ever before in light of COVID-19, firms in the private equity and hedge fund space should review their Regulation S-P privacy and information-safeguarding policies to ensure they are...more
6/30/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation P ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In today’s world, cybersecurity breaches and threats are pervasive concerns for any business entity, without exception. Working from home arrangements due to COVID-19 constraints only magnify the risk and create further...more
5/21/2020
/ Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Regulation S-P ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Cybersecurity breaches and threats are pervasive concerns for any entity storing valuable data or managing large sums of money: private investment funds are no exception. Recently three private equity firms suffered breaches...more
Finding that the Plaintiffs lacked Article III standing to pursue their case, Google, Inc. (“Google”) won dismissal of the Android users’ putative class action lawsuit after more than three years of litigation. In re Google...more
7/23/2015
/ Android ,
Article III ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Google ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing ,
Third-Party