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    Jan. 22, 2025

Nine Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2025

A new year is a fresh opportunity for companies to take added steps to safeguard their assets and data. It is especially important to prioritize cybersecurity strategies this year, when advancements in AI and the increasing sophistication of cyber threats are likely to lead to a sharp increase in cyber risk. The Cybersecurity Law Report spoke with several experts about where companies should direct their cybersecurity resources in the new year. This article explores the top action items for 2025, the challenges such efforts may present and how to overcome those hurdles. By aligning their efforts with these priorities, companies can better defend against the dynamic cyber threat landscape and advance their resilience despite evolving risks. See “Ten Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2024” (Jan. 10, 2024).

Fifty-Three Regulators Raise Cyber Expectations With Multi-State Breach Settlement

A $20‑million settlement of charges that 53 state financial regulatory agencies brought against mortgage company Bayview Asset Management highlights enforcers’ consensus around board responsibilities and cybersecurity hygiene. The case arose from a data breach that impacted 5.8 million customers, and the consent order (Order), which addresses Bayview’s failure to cooperate, contains extensive corrective measures for it to implement. This article examines the novel requirements from the December 31, 2024, Order, discusses multi-state enforcement trends and offers key practical takeaways, with insights from experts at A&O Shearman, Clark Hill, Frankfurt Kurnit and Lowenstein Sandler. See “NYDFS Changes Its Cybersecurity Regulation Requirements Through Enforcement – Again” (Jul. 19, 2023).

How Internal Investigations Can Let the Compliance Team Shine

Compliance leaders face delicate choices when conducting internal investigations, but they can use the process as an opportunity to up their credibility with company managers. Investigations also can present an opening to review the compliance program, and investigative findings could be useful in creating training materials. This article, distilling insights shared during a Compliance & Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics panel, examines who to involve in an internal investigation, privilege and other issues that may arise during the process, how and with whom to communicate findings and incorporating lessons learned. See “Navigating U.S. Privacy Laws in Internal Investigations” (Aug. 21, 2024).

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.

We Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2024

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.

 

 

 

Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers

Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges. 

Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts

A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here. 

Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021

In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.

Facial Recognition Concerns

In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.

Planning for the Return to Work 

We discuss a few return-to-work privacy issues in this short video.

ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020

The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.

Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices

Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here. 

Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use

Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.

Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise

Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.

Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics

Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.