Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 19, 2016

On October 19, 2016, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking suggesting new cybersecurity regulations for banks with assets totaling more than $50 billion (the “Proposed Standards”). The Proposed Standards address five categories of cybersecurity: cyber risk governance; cyber risk management; internal dependency management; external dependency managemen

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CGI

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Customer enablement and mobility: How consumers are driving digital transformation within the utilities industry. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Thu, 10/20/2016 - 08:06. The digital transformation of personal entertainment and communications has made consumers increasingly comfortable with digital tools and platforms. To the consumer, it’s iTunes Match, Google Drive, Apple TV and Pokemon GO.

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Elie

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In-depth research publications, industry talks and blog posts about Google security, research at Google and cybersecurity in general in open-access.

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RFID Global Solution, Inc.

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Reston, VA, Oct 18, 2016. U.S. Army Grants RFID Global’s Visi-Trac Software Certificate of Networthiness and Authority to Operate. Affirms Visi-Trac’s Status as Approved DoD Inventory Management System. RFID Global Solution, Inc., a leading provider of asset management solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, recently announced that its Visi-Trac 3.x enterprise software has been awarded a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN # 201620336, CoN Type: Enterprise) and Authority to Operate (ATO) by

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 19, 2016

On October 19, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) issued its judgment in Patrick Breyer v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland , following the Opinion of Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona on May 12, 2016. The CJEU followed the Opinion of the Advocate General and declared that a dynamic IP address registered by a website operator must be treated as personal data by that operator to the extent that the user’s Internet service provider (“ISP”) has &#

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Elie

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In-depth research publications, industry talks and blog posts about Google security, research at Google and cybersecurity in general in open-access.

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Managing Your Information

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The Current Situation. As many of us will already know, if we use personal information we are likely to be subject to data protection laws that govern the way in which we are able to use that information. Whether we have a simple contacts and appointments book as a self-employed or freelance worker, post pictures on social media promoting our business or charity, or have many thousands of individual client records within a large business, we are likely to be required to comply with the Data Pro

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Recently, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP, a privacy and information policy think tank based in Brussels, London and Washington, D.C., and Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunications company in the world, issued a joint white paper on Reframing Data Transparency (the “white paper”). The white paper was the outcome of a June 2016 roundtable held by the two organizations in London, in which senior business leaders, Data Privacy Officers, la

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CGI

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Current challenges in fighting financial crime – Part 2. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Fri, 10/21/2016 - 02:27. In part one of this two-part blog on fighting financial crime, we talked about the factors that are converging to make the battle against financial crime more complex and costly in today’s financial world. In part two, we’ll talk about a new approach that tackles these challenges, helping financial institutions to not only achieve higher levels of security but also create competitive advantage.

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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 17, 2016

On October 13, 2016, Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner, suggested that directors of companies who violate data protection laws should be personally liable to pay fines at a House of Commons Public Bill Committee meeting when discussing the latest draft of the Digital Economy Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill is designed to enable businesses and individuals to access fast, digital communications services, promote investment in digital communications infrastructure and support the “digit

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights issued guidance (the “Guidance”) for HIPAA-covered entities that use cloud computing services involving electronic protected health information (“ePHI”). The Guidance makes clear that covered entities and business associates may use a cloud service to store or process ePHI, provided that the covered entity or business associate enters into a HIPAA-compliant business associate contract or agreement (“BAA”) wi

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 19, 2016

On October 14, 2016, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced the release of a publicly available online form that will enable consumers to report potential violations of the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). CalOPPA requires website and mobile app operators to post a privacy policy that contains certain specific content.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 21, 2016

On October 14, 2016, the National Highway Transportation Administration (“NHTSA”) indicated in a letter to Congress that it intends to issue new best practices on vehicle cybersecurity. This letter came in response to an earlier request from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Energy and Commerce Committee”) that NHTSA convene an industry-wide effort to develop a plan to address vulnerabilities posed to vehicles by On-Board Diagnostics (“OBD-II”) ports.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 20, 2016

On October 7, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) published a summary of the discussions that took place at its “Fablab” workshop entitled GDPR/from concepts to operational toolbox, DIY , which took place on July 26, 2016, in Brussels. The Fablab workshop gathered more than 90 participants, including 40 representatives from data protection authorities, to discuss certain operational and practical issues linked to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) with repres

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 17, 2016

On October 11, 2016, Group of Seven (“G-7”) financial leaders endorsed the Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector (“Best Practices”), a set of non-binding best practices for banks and financial institutions to address cybersecurity threats. The endorsement was motivated by recent large hacks on international banks, including the February 2016 theft of $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh’s account at the New York Federal Reserve.

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CGI

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Shifting from business as usual to the business of tomorrow. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Mon, 10/17/2016 - 08:00. The CGI Global 1000 outlook brings together findings and insights drawn from in-person conversations with 1,000 senior business and technology leaders. In this blogpost and several others planned for the near future, we will share some specific cybersecurity insights from these conversations.

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