“In-house attorneys should aggressively deploy the technology that’s all but taken for granted in legal operations to map out litigation strategies, and failing to do so increasingly means losing out to savvier adversaries, according to a report released Wednesday by
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Legal insights on navigating privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, information governance, and e-discovery
Data Law Insights, published by Crowell & Moring LLP, focuses on legal issues surrounding data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law. The blog covers topics such as compliance with privacy statutes like the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), interpretation of privacy laws in the context of new technologies, and liability risks for companies operating websites and digital services. It also addresses regulatory developments including the EU's NIS2 Directive on cybersecurity obligations for essential and important entities, and the implications for businesses operating across jurisdictions. The blog provides analysis on managing legal risks related to data collection, consent, and information security in evolving technological landscapes.
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E-Discovery – AI: E-Discovery Gets Smarter
E-discovery does not sit still. To provide high-level service, practitioners necessarily deal with legal technology at the bleeding edge of development. This involves the embrace of nascent artificial intelligence (AI) in combination with other analytic tools and techniques to tackle…
Welcome To Your New War Room. Take A Look At Our Litigation Forecast Cover Story To See How Companies Are Using Technology To Advance Litigation Case Strategy
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW WAR ROOM. TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LITIGATION FORECAST COVER STORY TO SEE HOW COMPANIES ARE USING TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE LITIGATION CASE STRATEGY
Crowell & Moring has issued its seventh-annual “Litigation Forecast 2019: What Corporate…
NIST Surveys and Assesses Broad Landscape of IoT Cybersecurity Standards in Interagency Report
Following a draft Interagency Report published in February, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has published NISTIR 8200: Interagency Report on the Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT), which seeks to assess…
SEC Encourages Internal Accounting Controls to Guard Against Cyber Fraud
Concluding its investigation into the internal accounting controls of nine public issuers who were recent cyber fraud victims, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Division of Enforcement explicitly reminded issuers to consider cyber-related threats in developing and deploying their Section…
NIST Offers Insight Into Updated Risk Management Framework
By Kate Growley
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently provided a glimpse into their revised Risk Management Framework (RMF). NIST issued a Final Draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-37, Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations–A System…
Navy Boils The Ocean on Cyber
By Kate Growley
The Navy has recently issued a policy memorandum entitled “Implementation of Enhanced Security Controls on Select Defense Industrial Base Partner Networks” that calls for heightened cybersecurity requirements and oversight for “critical” government contractors handling their sensitive government data, broadly referred…
Outcome of Privacy Shield Review Uncertain, Despite U.S. Steps Toward Compliance
When the European Commission re-approved the Privacy Shield agreement during its first annual review in the fall of 2017, permitting the transatlantic transfer of personal information to compliant U.S. companies to continue, it did so with a number of reservations.…
New Internet of Things (IoT) NIST Draft Publication Provides Welcomed Guidance
Responding to the rise of interconnected technology, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently issued an introductory document in a planned series of cybersecurity publications addressing Internet of Things (IoT) privacy risks. Open for comment through October…
No Summer Vacation for Government as New Cybersecurity Legislation Passes
The federal government has kept busy this summer by issuing multiple regulations impacting government contractors’ cybersecurity. First, the Department of Defense released the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included notable cybersecurity provisions involving foreign ownership and Controlled Unclassified…