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Switzerland’s DPA concludes that Swiss-US Privacy Shield does not provide adequate level of protection

David M. Stauss

September 18, 2020

The fallout from the Schrems II judgment continued with an announcement from Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) that the Swiss-US Privacy Shield regime “does not provide an adequate level of protection for data transfer from Switzerland to the US pursuant to [Switzerland’s] Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).”

European Commission and EDPB provide update on efforts to address cross-border transfers after Schrems II

Keypoint: Representatives of the European Commission and EDPB advised that further guidance on cross-borders data transfers are forthcoming.

David M. Stauss

September 11, 2020

Last week, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Dr. Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), appeared at a hearing conducted by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and updated committee members on their work since the Schrems II decision. In his remarks, Mr. Reynders identified three main areas on which the Commission is focusing.

Security of TikTok: How does a Microsoft acquisition change things?

Sam Rubin

August 6, 2020

Security fears linger around the wildly popular, Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and discussions are in the works for the platform to potentially be acquired by Microsoft. Should users be concerned in the interim? Will a change of ownership to a U.S.-based company allay security and privacy fears?

Niyazi Ekici Dean C. Alexander

July 30, 2020

How has COVID-19 significantly affected both the internal and external operations of Illinois police departments?

Tim Lozier

July 30, 2020

Here, we took a look to see what companies within the Security and Patrol Service industry took PPP Loans, and the impact on the industry.

Sophie Batas

July 9, 2020

At this point, it’s a truism that the tech industry needs more women. But one sector that holds incredible opportunity is cybersecurity. By next year, millions of cyber jobs will be available, but unfilled.

The Thin Purple Line initiative approved by the ASIS Global Board of Directors

Tom M. Conley

July 6, 2020

I was very pleased to learn the ASIS Global Board of Directors unanimously approved the “Thin Purple Line” initiative at their June 22, 2020 board meeting.

Gregory Touhill

June 29, 2020

Now is the time every CIO should retire their virtual private network (VPN) technology.

Analyzing the California Attorney General’s comments on drafting privacy policies

David M. Stauss

June 24, 2020

In early June, the California Attorney General filed final CCPA regulations with the California Office of Administrative Law. The final regulations were accompanied by a 59-page Final Statement of Reasons along with six appendices containing over 500 pages of comments on the regulations and the Attorney General’s responses to those comments. One of the many topics that the Attorney General’s office discussed was the final regulation’s requirements for drafting privacy policies. Given that the drafting of a privacy policy is a necessary part of CCPA compliance, it is worth analyzing those comments.

Adriana Falco

June 23, 2020

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Switzerland’s DPA concludes that Swiss-US Privacy Shield does not provide adequate level of protection

European Commission and EDPB provide update on efforts to address cross-border transfers after Schrems II

Security of TikTok: How does a Microsoft acquisition change things?

COVID-19’s effects on policing

Security services and PPP loans – What did you receive?

Three ways that cybersecurity companies can close the gender gap

The Thin Purple Line initiative approved by the ASIS Global Board of Directors

Why every CIO should retire their VPNs

Analyzing the California Attorney General’s comments on drafting privacy policies

Can thermal imaging be used to detect COVID-19?

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