In a landmark decision with far-reaching implication, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that employers have an affirmative duty to protect their employees’ personal information from criminal hacking. In particular,...more
12/3/2018
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Snell & Wilmer’s Breach Response Team regularly guides clients through all phases of data breach and cyber incident response, including leading internal investigations related to data breaches and cyber incidents in...more
6/7/2018
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Young Lawyers
This Friday is the deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), yet many companies are still in the process of planning for compliance. Companies not able to meet the deadline may want to consider,...more
5/23/2018
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On March 21, 2018, South Dakota became the 49th state to enact a breach notification law, leaving Alabama as the sole U.S. state without one. The South Dakota law will take effect on July 1, 2018. Here is a summary of several...more
On August 4, 2017, the FTC released its second “Stick with Security” principle, which addressed the next step a company should take after it has identified confidential data in its possession and determined what information...more