House Advances American Data Privacy and Protection Act In a landmark step forward for consumer data privacy, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to move forward with the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) last week. Lawmakers…
Government Agencies at Odds Over Location Data Privacy According to records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Department of Homeland Security has for several years purchased data from the mobile advertising industry, including location information from phones…
According to the SonicWall 2022 Cyber Threat Report, in 2021 the world experienced a 1,885 percent increase in ransomware attacks on governmental entities, and a 104 percent increase in ransomware attacks on North American entities. The increasing prevalence of these…
CFPB to Step Up Enforcement of Fair Credit Reporting Act The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued new regulations around how companies can use and share credit and background reports. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in the Bureau’s release…
At the midpoint of 2022, ADCG has pulled together a summary of the regulatory efforts by federal regulators with regards to data privacy and cybersecurity. In January of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave a keynote address at…
American Data Privacy and Protection Act Moves Forward Last week, on June 23, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce began marking up the ADPPA. The bill’s sponsors call the markup process the next “major” step toward passing the…
CISA Adds 21 Vulnerabilities to Catalog Last week, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) alerted federal agencies to 75 new additions to its new Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Affected software includes products from Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle. A significant…
Complying with any data privacy law means, in large part, getting serious about data security. But that’s easier said than done—with cyberattacks increasing in frequency and severity each year, it’s clear that organizations need more than good password schemes and…
NAAG Launches Cybersecurity Resource Center Last week the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced a new initiative focused on cybersecurity. The NAAG Center on Cyber and Technology (CyTech) joins other NAAG centers focused on key public interests, and will…
