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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While response and preparedness efforts are in full swing throughout the country and globally, many employers are tackling how to handle a variety of employment issues in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Most of our...more
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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There is a growing trend to regulate biometric data and severely punish companies that do not adequately protect this data. Every company that collects or uses biometric data should be careful to ensure compliance with...more
6/5/2019
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Facial Recognition Technology ,
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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
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