As discussed in a previous DBR on Data post, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in recent years has repeatedly emphasized the importance of higher education institutions taking all appropriate measures to secure and...more
12/20/2019
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Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Hackers ,
Information Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Student Privacy ,
Universities
Data privacy litigation and enforcement actions continue to roil the private sector, most recently with the FTC’s announcement of a $425 million settlement with Equifax in the wake of the Equifax data breach. Less discussed...more
8/13/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Equifax ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAO ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Acts ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Whistleblowers
Two recent reports reflect that cyberattacks and resulting data breaches continue to threaten U.S. companies and public entities. The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report (April 23, 2019), compiled from a survey of more than 1,000...more
5/21/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
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