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UK Government Publishes Cyber Governance Code of Practice for Boards and Directors

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On April 8, 2025, the UK government published the Cyber Code of Practice (the “Code”) to support board directors in governing cybersecurity risks. The Code is available online. The UK’s data protection regulator is actively...more

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23andMe’s Court-Supervised Restructuring: Navigating Turbulent Financial Waters

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On March 23, 2025, 23andMe, a pioneer in the field of genetic testing and consumer healthcare, announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The objective...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

AI Governance: The Problem of Shadow AI

If you hang out with CISOs like I do, shadow IT has always been a difficult problem. Shadow IT refers to refers to “information technology (IT) systems deployed by departments other than the central IT department, to bypass...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Cyber Incidents: Why General Counsels Are Critical to Navigating the Storm

In today’s hyperconnected world, cyberattacks are no longer a question of if but when. For general counsels (GCs), the responsibility extends far beyond legal risk management - it’s about guiding the organization through the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd National Conference on Cybersecurity Law & Compliance - January 29th - 30th, Arlington, VA

Cyberattacks are affecting every company and sector. Meanwhile, the regulatory landscape is intensifying as the SEC continues to enforce the cyber-risk management disclosure rules. Every day presents a new compliance and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 8, October 2024

Welcome to our eighth 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. Thank you for reading. EU AI Act Tightens Grip on High-Risk AI Systems: Five Critical Questions for U.S. Companies - Why this is...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 42: Beyond the Breach: The CISO’s Role as a Strategic Risk Manager

RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk welcome Orrick partner Aravind Swaminathan for a conversation exploring the critical and evolving role of the Chief Information Security Officer in today’s corporate landscape.....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What Does the SEC’s Complaint Against SolarWinds Mean for CISOs and Boards?

On October 30, 2023, the SEC filed a litigated complaint against SolarWinds, a software development company, and Timothy Brown, its chief information security officer (CISO). The SEC alleges that from October 2018, when...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for U.S. Public Companies and Foreign Private Issuers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules requiring the disclosure of cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and material incidents (the “Rules”), effective September 5, 2023. The Rules...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Lines of Authority: The Critical Need for Role Clarity in Information Security Compliance

Clearly defined roles and responsibilities are an essential component of an effective compliance program. Failure to adequately assign responsibility can lead to gaps in compliance coverage and a lack of accountability. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tabletop Exercises as Risk Mitigation Tools

As cyber threats have evolved and expanded, cybersecurity has emerged as a threat to organizations across sectors, and there is more urgency than ever for companies to remain vigilant and prepared. Cybersecurity incidents can...more

Polsinelli

FTC Announces Decision “with a 100% chance of far-reaching” Impact for Data Breaches

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On Monday the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release stating it is settling a case against Drizly and its CEO for a data breach that exposed the information of 2.5 million consumers in July 2020. The proposed...more

White & Case LLP

Cyber security breaches: how would you answer the crucial question?

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The crucial question that a company and its board will face if it suffers a cyber security breach is: "Had you taken reasonable steps to try to prevent a breach, and to prepare to handle any breach that occurred?" If the...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Guidepost in Motion - Cybersecurity Frameworks and Metrics Part 2

Ken Mendelson welcomes back Andy Cottrell, the founder and CEO of cybersecurity consulting firm Truvantis to talk more about cybersecurity frameworks. They discuss the difference between a cyber audit and cyber assessment and...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Board of Directors: Prioritize Your Cyber Risk

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Cyber attacks continue to be one of the most concerning risks to businesses. COVID-19 is only exacerbating those risks. Add to that the D&O litigation that happens after a cyber event, and you have a recipe for disaster for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Practical Guide to the Role of Directors in Fighting Ransomware

Takeaways - Boards need to take an active role overseeing cybersecurity measures. - Directors may be held personally responsible for lapses that result in attacks. - U.S. money laundering and sanctions rules may prohibit...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and Privacy - Despite cries from corporations and privacy advocates across America for a unified federal privacy law, the nation’s toughest privacy law—the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—went into...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Cybersecurity: the SEC Provides Guidance on Well-Known and Emerging Best Practices

At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2020

This guide has been compiled to give an overview of the rudimentary legal aspects that should be considered by anyone thinking of establishing a business in the UK. It is aimed at businesses that may already be established in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - July 2019

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IMPACT OF EQUIFAX, FACEBOOK SETTLEMENTS - Health care industry boards should give close attention to the governance implications of recent privacy settlements entered into by Equifax and Facebook. Their unique facts...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Is Your Company’s Board of Directors Cyber Savvy?

Every company should expect that at some point it will experience a data breach. Whether as a result of hackers, disgruntled employees, or careless acts such as losing an unencrypted phone or laptop, data breaches may subject...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Cybersecurity and the Boardroom

In this episode, the third of three building on Akin Gump’s annual Top 10 Topics for Directors report, partner Michelle Reed discusses the critical question of cybersecurity and the corporate world. Among the topics covered: ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Life With GDPR: Episode 22- Morrisons’ and vicarious liability

In this episode, I visit with Jonathan Armstrong on the recent UK court of appeals decision in the Morrisons’ case. This decision stretched the limits of vicarious liability for a corporation to the absolute breaking point...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Cybersecurity and Board Oversight

In a recent speech, SEC Commissioner Kara Stein commented on the importance of cybersecurity. The Commissioner noted that encouraging adoption of written policies and procedures, voluntary frameworks and non-binding guidance...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - 1. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity preparedness is essential in 2018 as the risk of, and associated adverse impact of, breaches continue to rise. The past year redefined the upward bounds of the...more

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