SEC Cybersecurity is a term to encompass the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance role in the overall spectrum of cyber threats against public companies. The SEC is a federal agency charged with the task of ensuring the protection of investors. According to the official webpage, “The mission of the U.S.
The United States on Monday, July 16, 2018, launched five separate trade disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging trade partners’ retaliatory tariffs. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the U.S. is filing cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico, and Turkey after each imposed new tariffs on U.S. exports in response
On July 5, 2018, the European Parliament issued a nonbinding resolution for European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield unless U.S. authorities can fully comply with the framework by September 1, 2018. The resolution states that the data transfer mechanism does not provide the adequate level of protection for personal
“The first month of GDPR has seen a sharp increase in the number of complaints to regulators across Europe, showing strong public interest in the new rules. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) told the Guardian it has seen a rise in breach notifications from organizations, as well as more data
Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act passes in Canadian Senate, and will proceed to Royal Assent and become Law Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act will proceed to Royal Assent and become law after the Senate of Canada voted not to insist on Senate amendments with which the House of Commons disagreed.
EU votes for Article 13 of Copyright Directive, which will implement internet controls, and require payment for uploaded copyright materials on online platforms Members of European Parliament (MEPs) defied warnings from internet pioneers, civil liberties groups and commercial interests un a key vote on a draft law to overhaul EU
United States imposed tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese products on June 15, 2018. China’s Commerce Ministry released a statement expressing its firm opposition to the tariffs, and accused the USA of provoking a trade war by imposing massive tariffs on China. China immediately introduce taxation measures of the same
“The European Union expects to hit U.S. imports with additional duties from July, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed its own tariffs on incoming EU steel and aluminum. EU members have given broad support to a European Commission plan to set 25 percent duties on up to
As of midnight May 31, 2018, Canada will have to pay heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, in the latest salvo of the Trump administration’s trade dispute over the North America Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA and with European Union. The tariffs will be 25