Tag Archives: China

The New China Data Security Law and the Impact on Multinational Companies

By Daniel Pepper on July 13, 2021 Posted in Data Security

On June 10, 2021, the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) approved the passage of the Data Security Law (DSL), which will take effect on Sept. 1, 2021. Overview Unlike the PRC’s Cybersecurity Law of 2016 (CSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law – undergoing public comment for its second draft, … Continue Reading

DOD Adopts Interim Cyber Rules As Claims of Chinese Cyber Attacks Continue

By Randal L. Gainer on September 14, 2015 Posted in Cybersecurity, International Privacy Law

U.S. officials have blamed Chinese government-backed attackers for many of the recent cyber attacks on U.S. government and business computer networks: “Researchers and government officials have determined that the Chinese group that attacked the office [of Personnel Management] was probably the same one that seized millions of records held by the health care firms Anthem … Continue Reading

A Deeper Dive: Risk Assessments Are a Necessary Step in Creating Layered Cyber Defenses

By Randal L. Gainer on June 4, 2015 Posted in Cybersecurity, Incident Response, International Privacy Law

We have released the inaugural BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report, which provides insights generated from the review of more than 200 incidents that our attorneys advised on in 2014. Tens of thousands of cyber attackers employed by Chinese People’s Liberation Army and other employees and contractors of the Chinese Ministry of State Security work … Continue Reading

International Privacy – 2013 Year in Review – Asia

By BakerHostetler on December 30, 2013 Posted in International Privacy Law

Authors: Gonzalo Zeballos, James Sherer, and Alan Pate Asian Data Privacy Updates 1. China China’s Personal Information Protection Law Proposal was submitted to the State Council in 2008, which was followed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s non-binding Internet Information Services Market Order Provisions of 2011. However, little direct progress was made until … Continue Reading

APT Threat Report Shows Cybersecurity Risks Not Limited to Identity Theft

By Craig A. Hoffman on February 22, 2013 Posted in Cybersecurity

We often talk to companies who believe they are an unlikely target for hackers because they do not have financial account information, Social Security numbers, or medical information. However, personal information is not the only item hackers are after. Indeed, the chief of the United States Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency … Continue Reading

China Adopts Privacy Legislation Strengthening Online Personal Data Protection

By Erica Gann Kitaev on January 8, 2013 Posted in International Privacy Law, Online Privacy

Authorship Credit: Tina Amin China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, closed out 2012 with the approval of rules to enhance the protection of online personal information. The “Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to Strengthen the Protection of Internet Data” (“Decision”), which took effect upon … Continue Reading