The demand for data centers is continuing to accelerate, fueled largely by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), broader digital transformation, and organizations migrating to cloud infrastructure. Gen AI adoption...more
On January 14, the UK government published a consultation on new measures to tackle the increasing threat of ransomware attacks. Ransomware is malicious software (malware) that infects a victim’s computer system and prevents...more
European regulators recently published clarifications on the scope of ICT services under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), prepared by the European Commission, which confirms previous guidance and enables...more
Starting as of Friday, January 17, 2025, financial entities must now be compliant with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Implementation efforts have accelerated in recent months to meet the deadline and in...more
On January 8, 2025, partners Doneld Shelkey, Mike Pierides, and Marina Aronchik presented an Outsourcing and Technology 2025 webinar as part of the Morgan Lewis Tech & Sourcing Webinar Series: Data 2025....more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority—the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)—recently announced that it will in many cases regard scraping of personal data by private sector organizations as an infringement of the EU General Data...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office and data protection authorities from Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Colombia, Jersey, Morocco, and Argentina have released a...more
In recent years, the gambling industry has seen significant growth, with online betting and gaming platforms becoming increasingly popular. However, this rapid expansion has also raised concerns about the potential for money...more
The UK government has released updates to its Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) Playbook, outlining guidance and relevant considerations for entities dealing with DDaT projects in this fast-changing sector. The DDaT...more
As cybersecurity breaches remain a common threat globally, the UK government has published a cybersecurity breach survey detailing various cybersecurity policies, processes, and reliances for all types of business....more
The UK government published a white paper on March 29 setting out a “pro-innovation” UK regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI). The framework centers upon five cross-sectoral principles, of which implementation...more
On September 15, the EU Commission published a proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (Proposed CRA), which builds on the 2020 EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the 2020 EU Security Union Strategy, with the aim of ensuring the...more
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) confirmed on August 30, 2022, that it will push forward with tough new regulations and a code of practice to bolster the security and resilience of the United...more
In June 2022, the UK government published its cross-government UK Digital Strategy for creating a world-leading environment in which to grow digital businesses. The Digital Strategy brings together various initiatives on...more
The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) recently extended the deadline for responses to a policy paper issued on May 26, 2022, calling for views on UK data storage and processing infrastructure, security,...more
We have heard time and time again that we should not reuse passwords across accounts—if a cybercriminal were to obtain access to the password of one account, they could then use such password to access multiple accounts. This...more
Many organizations have longstanding sustainability initiatives for reducing waste through efforts such as recycling or reductions in printing. However, organizations are now also looking to their use of technology to help...more
Following an initial announcement in early 2021, the UK government has recently launched its first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. This new strategy indicates that the United Kingdom may be planning on...more
The United Kingdom (UK) government on September 22 launched the country’s first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy to build on the UK’s strengths in the area and maximize new AI opportunities....more
The European Cloud User Coalition (ECUC) published a paper (the Position Paper) on May 17 recommending, among other matters, the adoption of “model clauses” for the long-term compliant use of cloud technologies....more
6/15/2021
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Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Consumer Service Agreements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Innovative Technology ,
Model Clauses ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
As part of its five-year, £1.9 billion ($2.65 million) national cybersecurity strategy, the UK government on February 9 announced the launch of the UK Cyber Security Council (Council), a new independent body to support career...more
As we noted in our Outsourcing 2021 webinar last week, a lot has happened and changed in the last 12 months since January 2020. There have been significant and unprecedented changes in the way our companies do business, the...more
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently handed down two of the largest fines relating to a data breach in UK history.
In August 2018, British Airways (BA) was subject to a cyberattack which breached the...more
11/6/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Popular ,
UK
In December 2019, we published a blog post introducing open banking; here, we provide an update for 2020. To briefly summarize, open banking comprises a set of rules which permit third-party providers (TPPs) of financial...more
10/1/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Open Banking ,
Personal Data ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its draft guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers on June 3. Steven Maijoor, the chair of ESMA, indicated that the purpose of the guidelines is to...more