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Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law for Insurers – The 10 Things Insurers and Licensed Entities Need to Know

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As cybersecurity threats escalate, state legislatures across the country are tightening requirements for how insurance entities respond to data breaches – and thanks to a new law just passed several weeks ago, Missouri is...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

FTC Actions Hold Data Privacy Lessons For 2023

The Federal Trade Commission will have its eye on privacy and data security enforcement in 2023. In August, the agency announced that it is exploring ways to crack down on lax data security practices. In the announcement,...more

Spirit Legal

[Webinar] US Privacy Laws for German Businesses - June 30th, 3:30 pm CET

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First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

School Nutrition Vendor Sued for Compromise of 867,209 K-12 Student Records

PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. (PCS) was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit last week alleging that it discovered a data breach from a hacking attack in December 2019 but failed to notify the affected students until...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tyler Technologies Victim of Cyber-Attack

As one of the largest information technology service providers to local governments, the cyber-attack on Tyler Technologies (Tyler) in Plano, Texas is a sobering reminder of how a cyber-attack on a third-party vendor can put...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Managing Third-Party Vendor Regulatory Compliance

Data breaches are a hot topic and will undoubtedly get even hotter. Cybersecurity for your own enterprise isn’t enough — you must evaluate your vendors and determine if they’re prepared to resist cyberattacks.  ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Addressing Data Privacy and Security Provisions in COVID-19 Related Service Provider Agreements and Beyond

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Employers’ engagement and use of various types of vendors has expanded recently, to include vendors who assist with office re-entry screening and contact tracing as employees return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: Written Information Security Programs (WISPs)

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

King & Spalding

Energy Newsletter - April 2020

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Developing Contingency Plans: The NYDFS Mandate on Licensed Virtual Currency Businesses - The events surrounding COVID-19 have increased the use of fintech products, both out of necessity and convenience. Shelter-in-place...more

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New York Dept of Financial Services (NYDFS) Extends Cybersecurity Compliance Deadline

The NYDFS has announced that it has extended the deadline for compliance with certain cybersecurity requirements due to the coronavirus emergency. The announcement from the Superintendent of Financial Services of the State...more

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HHS Addresses Federal Court Invalidation of Certain Provisions of the HIPAA rule Relating to the Third-Party Requests for Patient...

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On January 28, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) addressed a federal court’s January 23rd invalidation of certain provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

A Glossary Guide to the CCPA

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To get prepared for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), get a grasp of the basic jargonese and terms involved. The CCPA will impact hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. In “A Glossary Guide to the CCPA”,...more

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As California Consumer Privacy Act Effective Date Looms, Companies Should Assess Need to Comply

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes a broad array of new legal obligations on businesses to inform consumers about the categories of personal information being collected online and how it will be used....more

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Latest California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Impact Business Compliance Initiatives

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On September 13, the final day of its legislative session, the California Legislature approved five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping new privacy law that takes effect on January...more

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New Nevada Privacy Law Takes Effect in October - Comparison of Nevada Law to CCPA

On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved a new privacy law, Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”). SB 220 amends existing state law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post privacy notices on...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Delta Sues Vendor for Causing Data Breach

In an unusual move, Delta Airlines (Delta) sued one of its vendors last week for the data breach it experienced in 2017. It’s an unusual move for several reasons. First, in our experience when a vendor causes a data breach,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Happy First Day of Spring! Ohio Insurance Law Effective Today

Ohio recently followed South Carolina as the second state to adopt cybersecurity legislation modeled after the NAIC’s Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Ohio law, Senate Bill 273, applies to insurers authorized to do...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

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Data Breach in Brief: Knowing the Risks and Protecting Your Company

Data breaches continue to be an unfortunate risk that companies face with increasing frequency. In this podcast, Rebecca Bennett, Stephen Riga, and Justin Tarka discuss data breaches from both a U.S. and EU perspective,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Ignorance is Not Bliss

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After several years of cyberattacks, you may be lulled into thinking large, sophisticated companies have now employed adequate safeguards to prevent disclosure of your confidential information. Don’t be so sure. Earlier this...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation 18-month Compliance Deadline Arrives

On September 4, 2018, the third stage of compliance deadlines under the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) expansive cybersecurity regulation went into effect....more

Fenwick & West LLP

California’s New Landmark Data Privacy Regulation and What Companies Need to Do to Comply

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What You Need to Know Now - • The new law takes effect January 1, 2020, but there’s a lot to do so you need to start work now. • The new law expands the definition of personal information and gives California consumers...more

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California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Data Breaches Prove Costly for Major Businesses

In an age where data is widely available and almost everything is stored online, data breaches are becoming more common, and the outcomes of cases involving data breaches are unpredictable. Data involved in a breach can range...more

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EU GDPR eDiscovery — Top Ten Tips for Litigators

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Overview (10. – 6.) - 10. The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. It applies to the processing of “personal data” of EU citizens and residents (a/k/a “data...more

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