Steve Snyder

Steve Snyder is a member of Bradley’s Banking and Financial Services and Cybersecurity and Privacy teams. He leverages his industry experience as a network engineer and cyber risk manager to assist clients in navigating the increasingly complex matters related to data protection arising from emerging technologies. Steve is a thought leader in privacy and data security and routinely writes and speaks on cybersecurity topics.

Firm/Organization: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blogs: BuildSmart, Financial Services Perspectives

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Financial Services Perspectives

New “Do Not Sell” Nevada Privacy Law Requirement Rolls Out Ahead of CCPA Deadline

By Erin Jane Illman & Steve Snyder on June 11, 2019

States across the country are floating privacy-related legislation in many forms, and California continues to consider many potential amendments to the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.100 et seq., “CCPA”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. On May 30, a law of significance to sellers of consumer personal information was signed into law in Nevada, and it will become effective October 1, 2019, three months prior to the CCPA. Senate…

BuildSmart

Is the EU in Your Contracts (and You Don’t Know It)?

By Steve Snyder on February 11, 2019

For those firmly in the sights of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the enforcement date of May 25, 2018, is likely indelibly embedded in their minds. For others, this date may have come and gone without significance, other than perhaps an increased general buzz about GDPR as companies across the globe wrestled with its scope and requirements. Those that were unaffected by the May 25, 2018, deadline cannot necessarily rest easy. Companies are…

Financial Services Perspectives

Financial Institutions Targeted by “London Blue” Hackers Group

By Steve Snyder on December 5, 2018

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A cyber threat detection company has identified a Nigerian-based hacking group that is engaging in a spearphishing campaign against financial institutions. Spearphishing is a directed email phishing campaign that is typically aimed at those with responsibilities relating to financial transactions. In this case, the group in question has compiled a list of over 35,000 CFOs working at financial institutions, with over half of them in the U.S. While the existence of this group, “London…

Financial Services Perspectives

ICO and Cryptocurrency Enforcement Update

By Steve Snyder on September 14, 2018

September 11, 2018, was a big day for Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and crypto-related enforcement activity. In the Eastern District of New York, Judge Raymond Dearie issued an order neglecting to dismiss an indictment against Maksim Zaslavskiy for securities fraud relating to Zaslavisky’s involvement with an ICO for “REcoin” and another referred to as “Diamond.” This case originated with a civil complaint filed almost a year ago in September 2017, which was stayed pending the criminal case…

Financial Services Perspectives

CalCoPA – Does It Apply to Your Organization?

By Steve Snyder & Erin Jane Illman on September 5, 2018

As discussed in Part 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CalCoPA) is a game-changing privacy act that sets a new bar for consumer privacy rights in the U.S. The primary reason it differs from existing legislation is that it goes beyond merely having to provide assurances or notices and requires organizations to be prepared to respond to individual requests with disclosures regarding consumers’ data collection and use. The Act was Amended last…

Financial Services Perspectives

Potential Bank Customer Data Exposed through Fiserv Platform Flaw

By Erin Jane Illman, Steve Snyder & Lesley Smith DeRamus on August 28, 2018

Security researchers and cybersecurity experts recently discovered a weakness in Fiserv’s web platform, which may have exposed the personal and financial details of customers across hundreds of internet banking sites. The flaw involved a messaging platform used by Fiserv to send account alerts to customers of Fiserv-affiliated banks. These alerts can be set up to notify the customer of certain events, such as when a balance passes a threshold. Someone noticed that the alert was provided in…

Steve Snyder

New “Do Not Sell” Nevada Privacy Law Requirement Rolls Out Ahead of CCPA Deadline

Is the EU in Your Contracts (and You Don’t Know It)?

Financial Institutions Targeted by “London Blue” Hackers Group

ICO and Cryptocurrency Enforcement Update

CalCoPA – Does It Apply to Your Organization?

Potential Bank Customer Data Exposed through Fiserv Platform Flaw

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