Returning to Work During a Global Pandemic: Cyber Risks After Lockdown

Scott Watnik

July 31, 2020

Scott Watnik’s article, Returning to Work During a Global Pandemic: Cyber Risks After Lockdown, was published on the website, Jurist.org, on July 31, 2020.  In the article, Scott discusses the cybersecurity needs, risks and legal challenges companies face as they begin to re-open after pandemic closures.  Among other things, Scott addresses the interplay between (1) federal and state privacy legislation such as HIPAA and the California Consumer Privacy Act with (2) gubernatorial executive orders  imposing various new workplace requirements for the return-to-the-office transition such as temperature sensors, employee logs, and records, employee questionnaires.