They seem to come earlier every year, don’t they? Grab your seasonally spiced latte and huddle around the bonfire to read the final version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Data Security Model) adopted by the...more
A September 12, 2016 decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit adds new fuel to an ongoing legal debate: when a data breach places a business’s sensitive customer information into the hands of hackers,...more
It’s fair to say that the opinion by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in FTC v. Wyndham was a set-back for Wyndham, but for businesses it may be just the right wake-up call....more
On July 20, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group that injuries associated with resolving fraudulent charges and protecting oneself against future identity theft after...more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a guide for businesses with practical tips and advice to help organizations better secure their data. The guide, Start With Security, draws on more than 50 data security...more
On September 30, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law an expansion of current California data breach laws. The bill, AB 1710, which was introduced in the wake of several high-profile data breaches, builds on...more