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Market Leading Cybersecurity and National Security Lawyers David Lashway and John Woods Join Sidley in Washington, D.C.

Data Matters

Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years. He has significant experience in addressing election security and misinformation related issues, and was deeply involved in the investigations into the 2016 and 2020 elections targeting various U.S.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. As we begin this New Year, here is list of the top 10 privacy and cybersecurity issues for 2018: EU GDPR.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. The increase in remote workforces and difficulty enforcing security controls with expanding perimeters has played a role in the rise of ransomware. Preventing ransomware.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

In September 2017, then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement that provided an overview of the SEC’s approach to cybersecurity and underscored it as a priority for the SEC. The SEC is considering enhancing its disclosure rules concerning cybersecurity risk governance and has indicated a target release date of October 2021.

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In Case You Missed It: Money 20/20 Conference Highlights

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The conference features a variety of topics and sessions regarding all aspects of financial services, from cryptocurrency to banking. Three topics that piqued my interest at the 2017 show included authentication, blockchain and digital payments. Authentication. Digital Payments. Payments Race.

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The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now

CGI

For the past two years, CGI has seen an exponential uptick in commercial sector interest in blockchain beyond just the financial services industry. See a related blog by my colleague Sean Curry titled, “ Blockchain: Should federal agencies use it? ”). This year, bitcoin celebrates its 10 th birthday. For example, the U.S.