Our company experienced a cybersecurity incident. It seemed pretty minor — just a few suspicious emails and an employee’s account being locked. To my dismay, we’re now hearing from our IT team that the issue is more serious....more
By now, public companies are generally aware of the cybersecurity rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a year ago, requiring public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents under Item...more
10/21/2024
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form 8-K ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
“Dear Mary” is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related — data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
“Dear Mary” is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related — data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
“Dear Mary” is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related — data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
Each of the 50 states has its own definition of what constitutes a reportable data breach. For some, it requires “unauthorized access” to personal information. For others, it requires “unauthorized acquisition.” And then,...more
7/25/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Identity Theft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Unauthorized Access
‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
Recently, the Iowa Legislature sent a bill to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for her signature that would make Iowa the sixth state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. The Iowa Senate unanimously passed Senate File 262 (SF 262)...more
Editor’s Note: In the U.S. laws and regulation space, the California attorney general announced the first-ever CCPA settlement, the California Privacy Protection Agency raised objections to the ADPPA, and the FTC announced...more
With the notice and cure set to expire on January 1, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG) provided a glimpse at what to expect with its first settlement of alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy...more
9/1/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sephora ,
Statutory Violations
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) established the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and requires the CPPA to adopt, amend, and rescind regulations on 22 topics — including, among other things, definitions,...more
The California Privacy Rights Action (CPRA) will significantly impact how entities process personal information requiring covered businesses to review and update their existing vendor agreements. The CPRA also includes...more
On February 3, a New York magistrate judge recommended dismissing a class action against medical management company, Professional Business System d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions in Tassmer v. Professional...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
A federal court in Michigan recently ruled that out-of-state residents have standing to sue under the Michigan Personal Privacy Protection Act (PPPA). In Lin v. Crain Communications, Inc., Case No. 2:19-cv-11889 (E.D. Mich.,...more
We have long predicted that just as other states followed California in passing breach notification laws, states would follow in California’s footsteps in regulating information privacy practices with the California Consumer...more
Seven state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letisha James, reached a settlement with Residual Pumpkin Entity LLC (formerly known as CafePress LLC) (“CafePress”), related to a 2019 data security incident,...more