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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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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. Biomedical engineer Dr. Joe Alexander, the former medical director at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, grabbed a distinguished scientist post, as well.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Vermont Prescriber Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

Vermont’s law was intended to limit the process of “detailing” whereby pharmaceutical manufacturers use prescriber-identifiable information to “ascertain which doctors are likely to be interested in a particular drug and how best to present a particular sales message.” Read our previous coverage of the IMS Health case.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S. The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” What Is Covered?

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

IT Governance

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast. The US Oversight and Reform Committee learned that Donald Trump’s son-in-law/senior adviser, Jared Kushner, was using WhatsApp to conduct government business.

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

For entities covered by the new rules, the key requirements that the NIS II would impose are (i) a minimum list of technical and organisational measures to be taken, (ii) governance requirements for management bodies of essential and important entities, and (iii) an amended incident notification regime.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

The Big Data (EX) Working Group heard a presentation from LIMRA regarding how insurers are utilizing consumer data in underwriting life insurance products. Discussion following the presentation focused on stakeholder concerns regarding such use of big data, including the lack of consumer disclosures and confidentiality concerns.