When can a data breach get worse? When the process of notifying victims creates a second breach. Take the example of a cancer treatment center that recently paid $425,000 to settle allegations that included a faulty...more
1/25/2022
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Data security and privacy concerns have become one of the top issues keeping business leaders up at night. According to the Ponemon Institute’s 2018 study regarding the cost of data breaches, data breaches are increasingly...more
7/22/2019
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In the wake of the latest massive data breach, this one involving Equifax, more and more companies are likely wondering what they should do in the event that they are faced with a data breach that exposes the personal data of...more
The IRS has expanded upon its prior position and announced that employers are permitted to provide identity protection services to their employees before a data breach occurs and without treating such services as income. IRS...more
Recently, another massive data breach was caused, reportedly at least in part, by employee error. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp disclosed that an employee committed “a clerical error” and compromised the personal...more