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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

In the NIS Directive, the obligations that apply to an entity that falls under the scope of the NIS Directive depend on its qualification as ‘operator of essential services’ (“OES”) or ‘digital service provider’ (“DSP”): An OES is defined as a public or private entity of a type referred to in Annex II, which meets certain criteria.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).