Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence provides a unique perspective on the evolving legal and regulatory landscapes in major jurisdictions worldwide. The online publication featured Osler lawyers Patricia Kosseim, John Salloum and Rachel St. John in a wide-ranging Q&A that covers many aspects of the current privacy and cybersecurity landscape in Canada. In this in-depth discussion, they address many topics, including
- the key regulatory developments concerning cybersecurity standards in Canada
- the issues that companies must address when they suffer a data security incident
- the rules surrounding notifying regulators and consumers about data breaches
- the data security and privacy concerns that businesses should consider when thinking about moving data to a cloud-hosting environment
- the best practices Canadian organizations are following to improve cybersecurity preparedness
- the ways the Canadian government is addressing serious cybersecurity threats and criminal activity
- how companies should factor privacy and data security risks into their decision-making when contemplating M&A deals