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Article 21/01/2022
On January 13, 2022, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, held in Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. ACE Amer. Ins. Co., et al., that the Hostile/Warlike Action Exclusion in various property policies did not prohibit coverage for the NotPetya cyberattack launched by the military arm of the Russian Federation government against the country of Ukraine.
Article 21/12/2021
As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to fill the headlines, and in the aggregate, constituted significant loss paid under cyber insurance policies. OFAC reminded victim companies and incident response firms (and cyber carriers) that it remains unlawful to pay ransom payments to designated organizations. Comprehensive federal legislation addressing cyber defenses and notification requirements never materialized.
Article 17/12/2021
This article provides an overview of the applicable discovery rules and recent case law addressing disputes arising from workflow platforms as well as guidance for avoiding potential pitfalls in discovery.
Article 09/12/2021
We have all experienced restrictions on international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. But did you know that recent developments in European privacy law have also made it harder for personal data to cross international borders? As Special Counsel Nicholas Blackmore explains, new EU Standard Contractual Clauses and guidance from the European Data Protection Board pose significant challenges for Australian businesses attempting to transfer personal data from Europe.
Article 08/12/2021
Yesterday, on December 7, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued Guidance on Multi-Factor Authentication (“Guidance”), reminding all regulated entities (or “Covered Entities”) that the use of multi-factor authentication (“MFA”) is required by the NYDFS Cyber Regulation.
Article 11/11/2021
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its long-awaited update to the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, the Safeguards Rule, to strengthen data security requirements for covered businesses.
News 11/11/2021
We are delighted to have appointed one of the country’s leading data specialists as part of a bold new strategy which will revolutionise the way we does business.
Article 18/10/2021
Earlier this year, in Smith v. LoanMe, Inc., a case interpreting California Penal Code section 632.7, the California Supreme Court held that cellular or cordless phone conversations cannot be recorded by either nonparties or parties to the call without consent. LoanMe overturned a California Court of Appeal’s ruling that consent is required only if nonparties, and not the parties to the call, recorded the conversation.
Article 04/10/2021
On September 24, 2021, a federal court in North Carolina ruled that CGL insurers had no duty to defend the insured under North Carolina law for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action claim.
Article 28/09/2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its cybersecurity enforcement, filing several administrative orders and signaling increased scrutiny of both cyber-related disclosures and compliance with the Safeguards Rule.
