International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice (eBook)

As jurisdictions increasingly pass new cybersecurity and privacy laws, it is crucial that attorneys secure a working knowledge of information technology to effectively advise organizations that collect and process data. This essential book-now extensively updated to reflect the dramatic legal changes that have taken place in the few short years since its first edition-remains the preeminent in-depth survey and analysis of privacy and cybersecurity laws worldwide. It also provides a deeply informed guide on how to apply legal requirements to protect an organization's interests and anticipate future compliance developments.With detailed attention to relevant supranational, regional, and national privacy and data protection laws and frameworks, the author describes and analyzes the legal strategies and responsibilities attached to the following and more:prompt, secure ways to identify threats, manage vulnerabilities, and respond to "e;incidents"e; and data breaches;most common types of cyberattacks used today;transparency and consent;rights of revocation, erasure, and correction;de-identification and anonymization procedures;data localization;cross-jurisdictional data transfer;contract negotiation;encryption, de-identification, anonymization, and pseudonymization; andArtificial Intelligence as an emerging technology that will require more dynamic and challenging conversations.Balancing legal knowledge with technical awareness and business acumen, this book is an indispensable resource for attorneys who must provide advice on strategic implementations of new technologies, advise on the impact of certain laws on the enterprise, interpret complex cybersecurity and privacy contractual language, and participate in incident response and data breach activities. It will also be of value to other practitioners, such as security personnel and compliance professionals, who will benefit from a broad perspective exploring privacy and data protection laws and their connection with security technologies and broader organizational compliance objectives.