News & Analysis as of

Cybersecurity › GLBA Privacy › Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk... more +
Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk management, global regulations, data protection, leaks, hacking, cyber insurance, compliance, HIPAA, and every other aspect of cybersecurity of import to corporate readers right now.   less -
WilmerHale

State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - March 2025

WilmerHale on

As the legislative season continues, some states, like Georgia and Oklahoma, have continued to progress in the efforts to establish a comprehensive data privacy law while others, such as Alabama, Illinois, and Massachusetts,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Are You Ready? How CCPA-Regulated Businesses Can Plan for Compliance with California’s Forthcoming Cybersecurity Regulations

McCarter & English, LLP on

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released initial draft regulations for cybersecurity audits (which have since been amended) and risk assessments late this summer. The agency’s board of directors addressed the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Preparing for New State Privacy Laws in 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on

As we enter into the final few months of the year, it is important for companies operating in the United States to not only assess the implementation of the compliance requirements for the four new comprehensive state privacy...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

The Crucial Role of U.S. Privacy Laws on Unregulated Generative AI

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have been widely successful and used in applications ranging from science, law, art, business, and even medicine. Generative AI has been called a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Data Privacy: What Nonprofits Need to Know in the United States, EU and UK, and China

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Mintz May Madness: Comprehensive Data Privacy Laws Sweeping the Nation

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on

Indiana's New Law is on the Books - Last month, three more state legislatures passed comprehensive data privacy laws. Just this week, Indiana’s governor signed one of them - the Indiana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“ICDPA’) -...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

Wiley Rein LLP on

For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

To Avoid Punitive Damages for a Data Breach in Connecticut, You Need to Try

Fox Rothschild LLP on

In Connecticut, if you adopt and maintain and comply with written cybersecurity program that contains administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the protection of personal or restricted information and that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Connecticut Passes Stronger Data Breach Notification and Cybersecurity Liability Statutes

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Introduction - The Connecticut legislature recently enacted a pair of new data breach and cybersecurity statutes — Public Act 21-59 and Public Act 21-119 — on June 16 and July 6, respectively. Both laws will take effect on...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Changes in Connecticut’s Data Privacy Laws – But Not As Drastic As It Could Have Been

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on

At the close of Connecticut’s 2021 legislative session, a pair of data protection/cybersecurity related bills made their way to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk, while a CCPA-like omnibus privacy law falling one floor vote short. ...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

States’ Safe Harbor Defense For Data Security Breaches Signals Possible Trend

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

We are now seeing a potential trend where states are incentivizing companies through the creation of safe harbors to improve their cybersecurity posture, instead of penalizing them after a breach of personal information. Utah...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Gets A New Data Breach Defense Law

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Keypoint: New Utah law creates incentive for businesses to develop and implement a written cybersecurity program to protect themselves against data breach lawsuits. On March 11, 2021, Utah governor Spencer Cox signed the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Oklahoma House Passes Computer Data Privacy Act

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Keypoint: Although weakened from its original version, the Oklahoma bill would (if enacted) provide substantial privacy rights to Oklahoma residents and, in some respects, provide more privacy protections than found in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2020 In Review: Ongoing Enforcement Actions and a Patchwork of Privacy Laws

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

Throughout 2020 we saw many enforcement actions brought by EU and U.S. regulators. Whether for allegations of deception (misleading privacy representations) or unfairness (failure to protect information), COVID did not appear...more

Hogan Lovells

New York State Expected to Increase Enforcement of Cybersecurity Practices

Hogan Lovells on

Companies should take note of two imminent developments in New York in the area of cybersecurity regulation: enforcement of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (Regulation) and the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Privacy and Data Security: 2020 Considerations for the Insurance Industry

McDermott Will & Emery on

To stay ahead of the new privacy and data security requirements, such as CCPA and recent data security state laws, insurers need to take steps now to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This article...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New York Increases Breach Notification and Security Responsibilities

Foley & Lardner LLP on

New York State has enacted S5575, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”). This new law amends New York General Business Code 899-aa and adds Section 899-bb to significantly expand consumer...more

Sands Anderson PC

Changes are Coming to New York’s Data Breach Notification and Security Requirements

Sands Anderson PC on

New York recently enacted important changes to its data breach notification requirements (Breach Requirements) and created a statutory obligation to maintain reasonable data security (Security Requirements). Under the new...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 22

Jones Day on

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Director Discusses Future Development of Cybersecurity Framework - On March 4, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

State Data Breach Notification Laws - January 2019

Foley & Lardner LLP on

While most state data breach notification statutes contain similar components, there are important differences, meaning a one-size-fits-all approach to notification will not suffice. What’s more, as data breaches continue to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Ohio Enacts First Cybersecurity Safe Harbor

Womble Bond Dickinson on

Tacking an entirely new direction from other US states, Ohio has decided to offer defensive legal protection to businesses who have built a cybersecurity regime around well-known industry standards, even where those...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Sets the Bar for Privacy with the Passage of The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 – Part I

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

As most people started to wind down for the July 4th holiday week, California was just ramping up its “as California goes” focus on data privacy. On June 28, 2018, California passed a comprehensive data privacy bill that has...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Enacts Mini-GDPR Effective January 1, 2020

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

Covered businesses will need to update policies and procedures for responding to customer inquiries about collection, use, sale and disclosure of customers’ personal information or face stiff enforcement actions. The...more

32 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide