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EU: Binding Corporate Rules are Generating Greater Interest

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Multinationals increasingly turning to BCRs as providing more legal certainty for personal data transfers from the EU. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) brought about stricter data protection rules, and increased penalties for breaching these rules. What are BCRs?

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

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On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.