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Oct 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Rachael Annear |Zofia Aszendorf |Richard Bird |Georgina Bayly |Beth George |Adam Gillert | +28 more
2025 DATA LAW TRENDS Leading the change Contents 01 AI governance takes center stage 02 International data transfers are under the spotlight 03 A new wave of cyber threats is here 04 New global regulations are changing our digital operations 05 Tougher enforcement is reshaping data and privacy compliance 06 US state consumer privacy laws are expanding 07 Asia's privacy laws are maturing 08 New EU data access regulations are shaping the future 2 Executive summary The 2025 Data Law Trends...
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
securityboulevard.com | Richard Bird
The chatter about hypothetical election vulnerabilities is overwhelming, drowning out the real threats to our democracy. As a veteran cybersecurity expert, I've seen firsthand that the most significant risk to our electoral system isn't some high-tech flaw. It's far more dangerous: the erosion of public trust, driven by political grandstanding and disinformation. Most of the vulnerabilities hyped by the media and political operatives are hypothetical at best and absurd at worst.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
securityboulevard.com | Richard Bird
By Richard Bird Ah, the early days of identity in the digital world....it was a simpler time. Computing systems were isolated, networks were virtually non-existent, and we stuffed punch cards into blinky-lighted boxes ... The post Hiding in Plain Sight: The Single Biggest Risk in your Enterprise is Something that Everyone has Completely ... Read More
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Bird |Fan Li
Various Beijing authorities, including the Beijing branch of Cyberspace Administration of China, have jointly issued a negative list for outbound transfers of ‘important data’ applicable to organisations registered in the Beijing pilot free trade zone (Beijing FTZ).
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
devopsdigest.com | Richard Bird
APIs are vital to the financial sector, enabling seamless interactions and efficient operations. However, recent high-profile breaches highlight the urgent need for stronger API security. Financial institutions, in particular, are prime targets for cybercriminals, due to the sensitive nature of the data they handle.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Bird |Harshavardhan Ganesan
On 11 June 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong released an Artificial Intelligence: Model Data Protection Framework for AI (the AI Procurement Framework). The AI Procurement Framework follows on from the PCPD’s Guidance on the Ethical Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued in August 2021, which is applicable to the self-development of AI.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Bird |Fan Li
Richard Bird, Fan Li and Leslie XuThe PRC Data Security Law (DSL) set up a categorisation and grading system for ‘important data’ accounting for the importance of the data on economic and social development, and the impact on national security and other public interests, etc. Each region, department or sector is required to formulate a specific catalogue of ‘important data’ for that region or industrial sector, etc.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Bird |Fan Li
The PRC Data Security Law (DSL) set up a categorisation and grading system for ‘important data’ accounting for the importance of the data on economic and social development, and the impact on national security and other public interests, etc. Each region, department or sector is required to formulate a specific catalogue of ‘important data’ for that region or industrial sector, etc. The progress toward building this system has been slow since the DSL came into effect on 1 September 2021.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Bird |Fan Li
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Bureau of Innovation, Technology and Industry in Hong Kong have jointly issued ‘Implementation Guidelines for Standard Contracts for Cross-border Flows of Personal Data’ (the Facilitation Measure).
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
thefastmode.com | Richard Bird
Digitization has necessitated the use of APIs to ensure smooth operations, interoperability, and enhanced user experiences. But like the hidden depths of an iceberg, there lies a vast expanse of risks beneath the surface of these valuable tools, often uncharted and misunderstood. Legacy tech debt vs. modernizationA prevailing belief in the IT sphere has been the urgent need to modernize – to overhaul older systems and move away from legacy tech debt.
