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Reports have shown that data privacy is a top concern for many in-house legal professionals – and for good reason – the data privacy and cybersecurity ecosystem is complex and continually evolving. If there is a day to start addressing your organization’s data privacy and cybersecurity needs, it is Data Privacy Day.
On Data Privacy Day 2021, here is what is top of mind for some of our Data Privacy & Security Team members:
Andrew Konia – A Federal Privacy Law: “Calls (pleas?) for federal privacy legislation are nothing new, and last year we came close, with both parties presenting draft bills for consideration (surprise, neither passed!). But now, with the White House and both chambers of Congress under Democratic control, there appears to be renewed (and more serious) interest in a federal privacy law. We have seen (admittedly narrow) hints of the federal government taking a stronger stance on cybersecurity s
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On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest privacy law stories in 2021 and beyond.
Last year we wrote a similar article, attempting to predict how the privacy landscape would unfold in 2020. We got some things right (e.g., the emergence of CCPA 2.0). But, let’s be honest, in March everything changed, including privacy law. As spring turned into summer our writing focused on the privacy law implications of COVID-19, including contact tracing, no contact temperature taking, and the unanticipated collection of heath information, among other unexpected topics. We also took note of developments overseas, including the Court of Justice of the European Union’s
A universe of devices and technology has fallen into our laps at a speed that organizations struggle to manage effectively. And that boom in devices shows no signs of stopping. In 2019, there were an estimated 9.9 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices. By 2025, we expect 21.5 billion. As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point.
Last month’s passage of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 means all IoT devices used by government agencies will soon have to comply with strict NIST standards. While it’s a progressive step for the network security of the U.S. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. However, many are hopeful that this security update will trickle out to all IoT vendors and devices.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been an active driver of Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity efforts for several years, convening stakeholders from the federal government and the private sector to develop IoT risk management guidance. To date, NIST’s Cybersecurity for IoT Program has collaborated across the wide IoT ecosystem to develop seminal voluntary guidance, including an IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline, which defines a set of device cybersecurity capabilities for organizations to consider when managing IoT risk.
NIST’s important work in the IoT security space will continue in 2021. Recent developments – including the passage of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act) and a newly released slate of draft guidance documents – promise a busy year ahead for NIST, as well as multiple opportunities
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