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Cybercrime Is Skyrocketing, but the Legal Profession Isn't Keeping Up

The "number and perniciousness of cyberattacks increased dramatically" in 2021, according to a new report by Canadian firm Blake Cassels & Graydon. And the number of reported cybersecurity breaches—just in Canada alone—has risen by more than 2,000% over the past decade, the report said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Max Schrems: The World Renowned Privacy Advocate Is Still Fighting to Create a Culture of Compliance

The global privacy advocate, one of the world's most influential figures in privacy protection law, said companies that violate GDPR and other privacy regulations will face more lawsuits and fines.
9 minute read

International Edition

Australian Companies Face Increased Cyber-Risks, Law Firm MinterEllison Says

The firm surveyed IT and legal corporate executives and found that a quarter of respondent organizations have been subject to a cybersecurity incident that compromised their systems or data.
2 minute read

International Edition

The EU Plans to Open an Office in San Francisco, and its Antitrust Enforcement Puts Big Law Attorneys on the Front Lines of Big Tech Regulation

With the European Union's new set of tech-focused competition rules just on the horizon, Northern California law firms are already feeling the weight of rising enforcement.
6 minute read

International Edition

Digital Currency Boom Finds Fertile Soil in Latin America

Law firms that work in Latin America and the Caribbean are scrambling to keep pace.
3 minute read

International Edition

McDermott Hires Data Privacy Team from Squire in Brussels and Washington

The group hire is another sign of continuing demand for data privacy expertise in the U.S. and internationally.
2 minute read

International Edition

Twilio Recruits First-Ever Chief Privacy Officer From Hewlett Packard

The SEC recently charged three Twilio software engineers with using confidential customer info to carry out an insider trading scheme.
2 minute read

International Edition

EU's Digital Markets Act Could Spark E-Discovery Headaches—And Possible Innovation

The EU's recently approved Digital Markets Act that could make preserving, collecting and analyzing text messages more difficult—or spur better e-discovery software.
4 minute read

International Edition

Privacy NGO Skeptical That New US-EU Data Deal Will Comply With EU Laws

A recently announced data transfer deal between the EU and the U.S. is unlikely to hold up in court, according to a leading privacy enforcement NGO.
3 minute read

International Edition

'There's No Plan B': Belgian GDPR Decision Threatens Internet as We Know It, Lawyers Say

Any company relying on a widely used consent framework for online advertising will need to rethink its approach to GDPR compliance if the February decision becomes enforceable.
7 minute read

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