Nearly three in five Californians were victims of a data breach in 2015, according to a report released by state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris. The report adopts minimum standards of ''reasonable security'' for personal...more
The Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation (ACC) released a State of Cybersecurity report underwritten by Ballard Spahr on December 9, 2015. The report provides valuable insights on cybersecurity issues from more than...more
Three bills that will update California’s data breach notification requirements have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bills impose specific requirements on providing breach notification to consumers, add a...more
10/20/2015
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Encryption ,
Hackers ,
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Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Posting Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Surveillance
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has allowed a data breach class action against Coca-Cola and several bottling companies to proceed, finding that the plaintiff has Article III standing even though he had left Coca-Cola’s...more
10/7/2015
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Civil Conspiracy ,
Clapper v. Amnesty International ,
Class Action ,
Coca Cola ,
Data Breach ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Standing
In 2013 alone, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) responded to more than 256 cyber-incident reports—more than half of them in the energy...more
8/24/2015
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Automotive Industry ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Energy Sector ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
Manufacturers ,
NIST ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Transportation Corridor ,
Wastewater ,
Water
An increase in data breach class actions could be the result of a recent decision of the Seventh Circuit holding that allegations of future harm stemming from a data breach can establish Article III standing. The majority of...more
7/29/2015
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Article III ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Negligence ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Standing
A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a class action arising out of the breach of confidential employee information, adding to a growing body of state courts that have found that negligence claims alleging failure to provide...more
With the news of the breach of security at Anthem health plans, many employers have been wondering whether their employees are affected and how they should respond. The breach extends to members in Anthem-affiliated plans and...more