Lexology January 8, 2021
Ropes & Gray LLP

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant and far-reaching consequences for individuals, as well as organisations and businesses around the world in a number of different ways. One impact has been an increase in cybersecurity and data protection-related concerns in various areas, some of which are likely to be a key area of focus in the coming months.

One significant issue is the fact that, reportedly, cyber criminals and suspected state-hackers alike are attacking health systems, a problem that is likely to be exacerbated by the implementation of large COVID-19 vaccination programmes across the globe.

The global supply chain in respect of such vaccines is complicated and often involves various elements in a number of different countries, with instances...

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