States were busy updating their data breach notification statutes in 2016. With 2016 in the rear view, let’s take a look back at the legislative changes that will impact corporate incident response processes and what those...more
There is no doubt that companies face unprecedented volume and variation in both disruptive and intrusive cyberattacks on their networks. Among the different attack methodologies today, ransomware is quickly becoming a major...more
7/29/2016
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Malware ,
Notification Requirements ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for privacy regulations that will apply to broadband providers. The goals and objectives of the proposed...more
On October 6, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation updating California’s data breach notice statute for the third time in three years. The news was quickly overshadowed by the CJEU’s decision invalidating the...more
10/15/2015
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Encryption ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Right to Privacy ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
As we head into the end of 2015, state legislators across the country continue to strengthen, update and, in some instances, broaden the scope of their respective state data breach notification laws. Specifically, many...more
10/1/2015
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debit Cards ,
Hackers ,
Passwords ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Security Numbers
On Monday, January 12, 2015, President Obama appeared at the Federal Trade Commission to announce the administration’s blitz of cyber security and privacy legislative and public policy initiatives, which will be discussed in...more