New York’s Cybersecurity mandate under the New York SHIELD Act became effective on March 22, 2020. This unfortunate timing, considering its alignment with the beginning of COVID-19 shutdowns, created an almost unspoken...more
Zoetop, the parent company behind online fashion retailers SHEIN and ROMWE, has been fined $1.9 million by New York State after it failed to properly inform customers of a data breach that affected millions of users. A...more
Many traditional liability insurance policies have exclusions for cyber-related risks and stand-alone cyber insurance policies are the norm to cover cyber liabilities. Still, cyber insurance policies are not standardized to...more
Schools and universities are increasingly the targets of ransomware attacks. So, it is not surprising that the second largest school district in the U.S., the Los Angeles Unified School District (LA Unified) was hit by a...more
New York's SHIELD Act, which became effective on March 21, 2020, requires persons and organizations that own or license electronic data that includes New York resident’s private information to maintain reasonable...more
The cybersecurity and data privacy legal landscape continues its rapid evolution. Below is an outline of some of the most significant developments in the last quarter.
Federal Legislation:
In June, a bipartisan...more
How do you get ahead of a ransomware attack in the healthcare delivery environment? By acting, now. A quick way to organize? Look at the 405(d) group’s work, including its recently released ransomware infographic....more
On Nov. 18, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the approval of a final rule for...more
On Aug. 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of China’s National’s People’s Congress, the top legislative body of the People’s Republic of China, adopted a national privacy law. The extensive law, named the Personal Information...more
A social media presence is essential in generating new growth for a business. Maintaining social media accounts will not only expand brand awareness and elevate your company’s status, but it provides an opportunity to...more
President Biden recently signed an executive order, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” signaling a significant increase in regulatory oversight of government contractors’ cybersecurity programs. This action came on the...more
6/1/2021
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On Nov. 17, 2020 the government of Canada introduced Bill C-11, also known as the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (the Act). The Act would create the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), not to be confused with...more
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in Schrems II, invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield has engendered significant uncertainty regarding data transfers from the EU to the United States. In...more
After years of United States organizations—large and small—investing in and relying on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as the foundation for permissible data transfer between the EU and the U.S., with the stroke of a pen, or...more
With the outbreak of Coronavirus in the U.S., virtual meeting apps have seen an exponential increase in usage. From business meetings and remote real estate walk throughs, to online schooling to virtual happy hours—countless...more
The ink is still wet, and the dust has hardly settled after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Yet starting in February, two class actions were filed by California residents...more
Taking effect March 21, 2020, the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Date Security Act (SHIELD Act), imposes several potentially onerous compliance requirements on businesses operating in (and even some outside of)...more
On the last day of its 2019 session, the California legislature passed six bills that amend and clarify key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), the state’s landmark 2018 data privacy law. The CCPA,...more
12/5/2019
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As you likely already know, on July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD” or “the Act”). Imbedded in the dense text of the Act are upcoming...more