On 23 April, the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) announced that, as part of its 5-pillar strategy, testing for Covid-19 has now been extended to all ‘essential workers’ in England and Scotland who exhibit symptoms. A new online portal now enables employers to refer self-isolating staff and members of their household for testing, and employees to book a test directly for themselves or any member of their household who is self-isolating due to coronavirus symptoms. Continue Reading UK Government Rolls Out New Essential Worker Online Testing Portal
Enforcement of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Coming in the Near Future
The NY Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 N.Y. Comp. Code R. & Regs. § 500, provides for the protection of customer information and information technology systems of Covered Entities, in recognition of the “ever growing threat posed to information and financial systems by nation-states, terrorist organizations and independent criminal actors.” The Cybersecurity Regulation is nearly three years old now, but for businesses that are not fully up to speed the consequences may soon be serious in light of anticipated enforcement activity. This includes credit-reporting agencies who were not covered under the Cybersecurity Regulation as initially enacted.
While the DFS has yet to impose a fine for inadequate cybersecurity compliance, this year may mark the beginning of more vigorous enforcement. This post provides an overview of the Cybersecurity Regulation for purposes of informing Covered Entities of certain notable requirements. Continue Reading Enforcement of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Coming in the Near Future
Time is Running Out… is Your Car GDPR Compliant?
Change is the order of the day for the automotive industry. Cars are going solo. Traffic tests of autonomous cars are occurring all over the world, even if scientists differ on whether the technology is ready to be deployed in everyday traffic. However, this concerns mainly safety issues, such as the physical safety of passengers and pedestrians that are still more or less matter of a theory, but other relevant issues, such as data protection and cybersecurity are already relevant. Continue Reading Time is Running Out… is Your Car GDPR Compliant?