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    Apr. 30, 2025

Compliance Takeaways From the CPPA’s Enforcement Action Against Honda

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) flexed its CCPA enforcement muscle last month when it entered into a stipulated settlement (Order) with American Honda Motor Co. The CPPA’s inaugural enforcement action, which required the automobile distributor to pay a $632,500 fine, signals the agency’s stance on CCPA compliance – one that balances a strict reading of the statute with, perhaps, a more practical focus on readily provable violations. This article, with insights from Kelley Drye & Warren, Manatt and ZwillGen, examines the Order and its implications, evaluates the CPPA’s enforcement approach, and offers practical compliance lessons for companies. See “Outgoing CPPA Board Member Discusses Rulemaking and Looming Privacy Issues” (Sep. 25, 2024).

NAVEX Statistics on Internal Reporting and Substantiation

Internal reporting mechanisms enable employees to bring business- and workplace-related issues to the attention of their organizations. Each year, NAVEX, a provider of risk and compliance management software, analyzes the incident reports and inquiries logged by its customers and issues a report. In its most recent Whistleblowing and Incident Management Benchmark Report, data privacy and protection was among the five most frequently reported categories of workplace conduct. This article distills key findings from the report with insights offered by Carrie Penman, chief risk and compliance officer at NAVEX; Jane Norberg, a partner at Arnold & Porter and former Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower; and Anders Olson, senior manager of the NAVEX data science team. See “NAVEX Shares Benchmarking Data in 2023 State of Risk and Compliance Report” (Jul. 26, 2023).

Tech Counsel Joins Clifford Chance in New York

Clifford Chance has welcomed Michael Povman to its global tech group as counsel in New York. He is the former managing director and associate GC of the Bank of New York Mellon. For insights from Clifford Chance, see “U.K. Equifax Fine Calls for Stricter Parent-Subsidiary Data-Sharing Processes” (Oct. 15, 2023); and “Cybersecurity Compliance Lessons From NYDFS’ Carnival Action” (Aug. 3, 2022).

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Women to Watch: Contributions, Achievements and Observations of Outstanding Female Professionals

To mark International Women’s Day, women editors and reporters at ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Law Report Group editors Jill Abitbol, Robin L. Barton and Megan Zwiebel profile notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, private funds and anti-corruption law, including Anne-Gabrielle Haie, Jessica Lee, Micaela McMurrough, Laura Perkins, Amanda Raad, Madelyn Calabrese, Ranah Esmaili and Genna Garver. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.

Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2025

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.

We Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2024

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

In honor of International Women’s Day, some of ION Analytics' editorial teams led by women interviewed notable women in the markets and industries we cover. In this part, the Cybersecurity Law Report highlighted notable women in compliance and hedge fund, data privacy and cybersecurity, and anti-corruption law, including Amii Barnard-Bahn, Abigail Bell, Genna Garver, Jane Horvath, Barbara Li, Amy Mushahwar, Mara Senn and Carol Widger. The interviews are here.

 

 

 

Webinar on Compliant International Data Transfers

Listen here to our discussion with our colleagues at Ethos Privacy, which took place on March 1, 2022, on how to approach international data transfer challenges. 

Webinar on Getting a Handle on Vendor Contracts

A recording of the March 10 webinar can be accessed here. 

Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2021

In this quick take video, we talk about some of our cybersecurity resolutions for 2021.

Facial Recognition Concerns

In this short video, we discuss the privacy and bias concerns with facial recognition technology.

Planning for the Return to Work 

We discuss a few return-to-work privacy issues in this short video.

ACR and CSLR Spring Update 2020

The Senior Editors of the Anti-Corruption Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report recently teamed up to present an update on the trends and hot topics in the anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data privacy spaces since the beginning of the year and what the publications will be focusing on in the coming months. A complimentary download of the webinar is available here.

Upcoming Webinar: Companywide Work From Home - Cybersecurity and Privacy Best Practices

Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 12:00 p.m.- 12:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar discussing the cybersecurity and privacy challenges the shift to remote working has created and how to overcome them. Registration information for the webinar is here. 

Upcoming Webinar to Explore Best Practices for Alternative Data Use

Please join us on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a complimentary webinar hosted by our sister publication, the Hedge Fund Law Report, discussing issues relating to the use of alternative data by private fund managers. To register for the webinar, click here.

Upcoming HFLR/CSLR Webinar to Explore Strategies and Tactics for Conducting an Effective Tabletop Exercise

Please join the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Cybersecurity Law Report on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a complimentary webinar discussing the strategies and tactics companies can employ to conduct an effective tabletop exercise. GCs and CCOs are encouraged to invite their CISOs and CTOs to join as well. The webinar will be moderated by Shaw Horton, Associate Editor of the Hedge Fund Law Report, and will feature Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise, John “Four” Flynn, chief information security officer at Uber, and Jill Abitbol, Senior Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report. Registration for the webinar is available here.

Anti-Corruption Webinar: How HPE Is Using Its New T&E Tool to Generate Compliance Metrics

Measuring the effectiveness of a compliance program can be tricky, but some companies are finding ways to use their existing internal controls to generate useful data. Join our sister publication the Anti-Corruption Report (ACR) for a complimentary webinar that explores Hewlett Packard Enterprises’ new travel-and-entertainment-approval tool. On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, the ACR’s Megan Zwiebel will interview Becky Rohr, vice-president of anti-corruption and global trade at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, about how they are using their T&E tool to measure and improve compliance. Registration information is here.