News & Events

Registration is open for the American Conference Institute’s 7th Advanced Forum on Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls to be held March 28-29, 2017, in San Francisco, co-chaired by Ken Niven, Associate General Counsel, Juniper Networks and Roszel Thomsen, Partner, Thomsen and Burke. Trade and security compliance professionals gather at this event each year to hear from experts across the globe on how to interpret and apply evolving requirements.

The program will navigate the ins and outs of complying with new, evolving U.S. and foreign encryption controls, including in the U.S., France, Russia, Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.  New topics include:

• EU Proposal on Human Rights and Cyber-Surveillance Technologies: New, Anticipated Catch-All
• WASSENAAR Proposals and Anticipated Changes to Intrusion Software and Network Surveillance
• France: New Security Measures for OES, Cyber Measures and Increased Powers for Surveillance

New for 2017, the program will include an enhanced focus on Cloud Computing. For further details, please see the brochure: 2017 Encryption Cloud Cyber Export Controls Conference.

To register, contact ACI at 1-888-224-2480 or register online. To receive a 10% discount off of the early bird main conference rate, register by February 10 with Registration Code S10-885-885L17.S.

Cloud, Cybersecurity, Encryption and Export Compliance: Assessing the Future of U.S. and Wassenaar Controls

We are in the midst of very dynamic times for information technology export controls. Recent BIS and upcoming DDTC rules will significantly enhance allowances for controlled technology and software to be stored or transmitted via the cloud. Encryption export regulations are also being updated. And the U.S. has gone back to the drawing board to draft a revised rule to implement Wassenaar controls on information security technology, software and services. These U.S. and Wassenaar cybersecurity rules are actively being negotiated and drafted in late 2016 and early 2017.

Roz Thomsen, one of the nation’s leading authorities on information technology export controls, will discuss the latest on these issues. He will talk about the Wassenaar export controls on Intrusion Software and IP Network Surveillance Systems, the changes to the Export Administration Regulations governing Cloud Computing, and the last gasp of the Export Control Reform Initiative, updating the Encryption regulations.

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Location: Webinar

Cost: $50 / no charge for Compliance Alliance members

Contact: Massachusetts Export Center at 617-973-8664

To register online: http://www.mass.gov/export/register

OCTOBER 18-19, 2016
(WASHINGTON, DC)

Toni Paytas will be speaking at American Conference Institute’s 9th National Export Controls Forum
on International Technology Transfers, Cloud Computing & Deemed Exports. This conference provides a unique benchmarking platform around complex EAR and ITAR compliance challenges. Join your industry cohorts to compare best practices for tackling real-life, practical compliance issues.

JULY 13, 2016

Roz Thomsen to speak on cybersecurity and encryption export controls at WIT-NC event.
Roz will provide an update of recent regulatory changes and reform efforts.

JUNE 28, 2016 —

Roz Thomsen speaks at the ISSA International Web Conference
Increasingly legislation and regulation are becoming extremely important drivers for what information security professionals have to do, and the pace of delivery seems to be increasing wherever you work in the world today. Learn about legislation and regulations impacting information security professionals.

OCTOBER 13-14, 2015
(Washington, DC)

Toni Paytas of Thomsen and Burke LLP to speak at the 25th Annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference. Panelists discuss whether there is a path forward to ensure human rights are not threatened by cross-border trade of surveillance technologies, while also making sure broad regulations don’t prevent security research.