Cybersecurity, Telecom & Media Laws

The legal industry and technology are intertwined. Technology presents many legal challenges to companies, lawyers, and legal professionals, due to cybersecurity demands, data breach concerns, and media regulations. The National Law Review features the latest news, litigation, stories, and coverage related to legislation in the industry, and the ever-evolving changes which arise because of how quickly technological changes are occurring today.

Regulations on Communications & Media: Including TCPA, GDPR and FCC

Media and communications news covered by the National Law Review includes FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforcement actions, cybercrime and terrorism stories, TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) violations, email communications, social media platforms and how to properly navigate them in a professional setting, telecommunications laws, and compliance issues and concerns. Staffing changes at the FCC, litigation and regulation changes, including the state of net neutrality, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Legislation like the Telephone Consumer Protection and international regulations such as the EU’s GDPR, companies must take the time to update their privacy standards, and must understand the complexities of this area of law, in order to avoid legal repercussions when engaging with customers in the US and around the world. The National Law Review has legal experts who analyze litigation related to the TCPA as it impacts healthcare, debt collection, and other areas. Additionally, many facets of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; including notes on applicability, GDPR company compliance and definitions of GDPR terminology are analyzed by the legal experts at NLR.

Legal Communication Concerns across Industries

Because the internet and technology changes on what seems to be a daily basis, it can be difficult for companies to properly navigate these changes, concepts, and ensure they are complying with legislation in these areas. Some of the concepts businesses must be aware of in terms of cybersecurity and media that the National Law Review covers include domain name registrations, gTLDs (generic top-level domain names), international legislation in data and cybersecurity, HIPAA legislation, and data protection and cybersecurity laws. Additionally, with telemedicine taking a forefront in the field of healthcare, ransomware and data theft occurring daily, and continual security breaches occurring in the US and around the world, like the WannaCry Ransomware incident, companies must take proper measures in safeguarding their networks and servers to protect their clients’ personal information.

We report on these issues, concerns, and news stories regularly. In addition to regulations and legislation in the US, visitors can also read about international provisions and safeguards, including EU Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield, Canadian Anti-Spam laws, and other international protections, to avoid major data and cybersecurity breaches.

Date	Title	Organization
30 Jul	National Whistleblower Appreciation Day	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
30 Jul	Prescription Practices Called into Question: Iowa Court Applies Four-Factor Test to Physician’s Defamation Claim Based on Report to State Medical Board	Polsinelli PC
30 Jul	$4.24M Now the Average Cost Per Data Breach!	Foley & Lardner LLP
30 Jul	ORAL ARGUMENT HELD IN LINDENBAUM: Free Speech Hangs in the TCPA Balance (Again)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Jul	Biden Administration Issues National Security Memorandum Shortly after the House Passes Three Bills Aimed at Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Jul	Luxembourg DPA Fines Amazon 746 Million Euros for GDPR Violations	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Jul	Another Court Orders Production of Cybersecurity Firm’s Forensic Report in a Data Breach Case	Mintz
30 Jul	NCGA 2021 Long Session Update	Ward and Smith, P.A.
30 Jul	Spanish DPA Fines Supermarket Chain 2,520,000 EUR for Unlawful Use of Facial Recognition System	Hunton Andrews Kurth
30 Jul	China Finalizes Data Security Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
30 Jul	President’s Executive Order Aims to Foster a Competitive Marketplace	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Jul	Directriz de Emergencia para el Bienestar del Consumidor de Gas Licuado de Petróleo.	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
29 Jul	EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
29 Jul	CISA Issues Alert on Top Exploited Vulnerabilities	Robinson & Cole LLP
29 Jul	Apple Issues Patches: Apply Them Now and Alert Your Employees to Do the Same	Robinson & Cole LLP
29 Jul	USCIS Makes More Cap-Subject H-1B Selections, Technical Problems in Notice Access	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Jul	Preparing for the Post-Quantum Migration: A Race to Save the Internet	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
29 Jul	New Developments: An Excerpt from Securities Class Action Filings—2021 Midyear Assessment	Cornerstone Research
29 Jul	Privacy Tip #294 – Online Gamers Beware: Crackonosh Malware Hidden in Free Games	Robinson & Cole LLP
29 Jul	What the Proposed North Carolina Regulatory Sandbox Could Mean for Fintech and the Financial Services Community	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP