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US Government issues Executive Order to address the use of US IaaS products by foreign malicious cyber actors

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On January 19, 2021, then President Trump issued Executive Order 13984 (“EO 13984”), “Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” which amends and expands Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015, to detect and deter the use of US infrastructure as a service (“IaaS”) products by foreign malicious cyber actors. Specifically, EO 13984 directs the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to (i) issue regulations to detect and deter the…

Client Alert: Recent Developments In US Privacy Law: HIPAA, COPPA, State Data Security, and Federal Trade Commission Initiatives

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There have been recent privacy law developments relating to the following:Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, Information Security and the Federal Trade Commission. Recent Developments In US Privacy Law: HIPAA, COPPA, State Data Security, and Federal Trade Commission Initiatives Once upon a time, it was fair to say that tackling data privacy issues within an organization was comparable to playing the “whack-a-mole” game at the amusement park. The “moles” (new…