Cybersecurity / Privacy Attorney

Cybersecurity attorneys advise on risks and obligations under laws relevant to personal data.

Role overview

A Privacy or Cybersecurity Attorney advises on implementing the right processes to meet state, federal and international legal requirements relevant to personal data. They also represent clients before regulatory bodies and help prepare the right responses and reactions during incident response to mitigate loss and ensure legal compliance.

Privacy or Cybersecurity Attorneys

may also be referred to as:

Assistant General Counsel Privacy And Security

Attorney And Privacy Officer

Attorney Cybersecurity Compliance

Cybersecurity Attorney

Data Privacy And Cybersecurity Attorney

Data Privacy Attorney

General Counsel Privacy Law

General Counsel Product And Privacy

Litigation Assistant Cybersecurity

Privacy And Data Protection Counsel

Privacy And Data Security Litigation Attorney

Privacy And Product Counsel

Privacy Legal Intern

Privacy Legal Researcher Intern

Career Path

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Average Salary

Based upon experience, salary for this role ranges from:

$111,000

National Average

$132,962

$172,500

* based upon those with two plus years of cybersecurity experience

Responsibilities

• Providing support, including risk assessment and contract drafting, on data privacy and protection issues.

• Advising teams on compliance requirements or possible issues during the development, sale, and marketing of products and services, ensuring privacy by design.

• Assisting with the development, implementation, and management of compliance and risk mitigation strategies relating to global data privacy and protection laws and regulations.

• Developing a network inside and outside of the organization to support the objectives of the Legal team and the business.

• Producing documentation including privacy risk assessments, risk analyses, and incident reports.

• Ensuring that the applicable privacy and security requirements are incorporated into Policies, SOPs, and other controls.

Tools & Environment

Cybersecurity Attorneys have to be familiar with all government, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools, and must be able to identify the best course of action for data that enters the organization. These professionals also need an expert knowledge of data protection law, practices, and data rights on a state, federal, and international level.

Certifications

Category	Organization	Certification
GRC	(ISC)2	HCISPP
GRC	APMG	ISO/IEC 27001-P ISO
GRC	APMG	ISO/IEC 27001-F
GRC	APMG	NCSP-P
GRC	APMG	NCSP-F
GRC	Crypto Consortium	CCSSA
GRC	EXIN	PDP-P
GRC	EXIN	PDP-E
GRC	EXIN	PDP-F
GRC	EXIN	ISO/IEC 27001-F
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