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California’s Delete Act Enforcement Sweep Takeaways

Since the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced an enforcement sweep in October 2024, it has settled a handful of actions with data brokers for violating the Delete Act. The cases have focused on data brokers’ failures to register with the state and pay the required annual fee. This article, with input from Ben Isaacson, a principal at In‑House Privacy, Inc., and Julie Rubash, GC and CPO at Sourcepoint, assesses commonalities in the CPPA’s Delete Act settlements, identifies takeaways for data brokers, and offers advice on preparing to comply with Data Broker Requests and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) requirements. See “Deciphering the New CPPA Proposed Regulations for Data Brokers” (Dec. 11, 2024).

Statistics on Privacy Staffing, Budgets and Compliance Culture

Demand for technical privacy roles is more likely to increase over the next year compared to legal and compliance roles, according to ISACA’s State of Privacy 2025 report (Report). In late 2024, ISACA, a professional organization focused on digital fields such as privacy and information security, took the pulse of more than 1,600 privacy professionals from around the globe, asking their perspectives on privacy staffing practices and concerns, budgets, commitment and culture, incidents and privacy by design. Notably, organizations continue to report inadequate budgets, understaffing and challenges filling privacy positions – especially technical roles. This article synthesizes those and other findings from the Report. See “Website Privacy Compliance Statistics and Practical Takeaways” (Jan. 8, 2025).

2025 LRN Effectiveness Survey Finds Lags in Third-Party Diligence

Corporate compliance teams must navigate internal and external challenges on a daily basis, such as perception gaps between different levels of seniority and third-party risk. Many companies’ compliance programs are failing to keep up with third-party and supply chain risks and the related regulatory requirements, according to the 2025 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report – Caught in the Middle, published by LRN. LRN chief advisory officer Ty Francis spoke to the Cybersecurity Law Report about the latest publication. This article distills insights from the Report along with his comments. See “Survey Finds Increased Value in Having a Culture of Compliance” (Feb. 26, 2025).

Former FBI Counsel Joins McCarter & English

Erin Prest, former FBI Privacy & Civil Liberties Officer and Deputy GC, has joined McCarter & English’s cybersecurity team as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. For insights from McCarter, see “Understanding and Implementing DoD’s Cybersecurity Requirements” (Aug. 17, 2022).

Quarles Welcomes Tech and Data Privacy Partner

Quarles & Brady has announced that Hannah Ji‑Otto, who advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance issues, has joined the firm’s St. Louis office as a partner in the intellectual property practice group. She joins from Baker Donelson. For insights from Quarles & Brady, see “How to Comply With Key CCPA Notice and Consumer Request Requirements” (Jun. 24, 2020).

Most-Read Articles

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.