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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

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How Schools Should Respond to the PowerSchool Cyberattack

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The country’s largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 schools announced on January 7 that it fell victim to a massive data breach – which may lead to questions about the implications for your school....more

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FAQs for Schools and Persons Affected By the PowerSchool Data Breach

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A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software products to more than 16,000 customers, largely K-12 schools, that serve 50...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Who needs a WISP, and why?

A Written Information Security Plan, or “WISP,” is essential for any organization that handles sensitive personal information. Here’s a quick breakdown of who needs a WISP and why, as well as a checklist to develop one:...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CT AG Settles Data Breach Case with Guardian Analytics

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced on October 21, 2024, that his office has settled a data breach case against Guardian Analytics, Inc. for $500,000. The data breach affected the personal information of...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Tech Moves Fast, the SEC is Trying to Keep Up

On May 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P, aimed at modernizing and enhancing the rules governing the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal...more

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SEC Revamps and Enhances Data Protections with Amendments to Regulation S-P

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P (“Amendments”) to modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal...more

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Final Amendments to Regulation S-P under Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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On May 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final amendments (the “Amendments”) to Regulation S-P (originally adopted in 2000), which governs the treatment of a customer’s nonpublic personal...more

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[Webinar] From Breach to Insight: Incident Response & PII Recovery - May 29th, 12:00 pm EDT

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With escalating cyber risks and heightened regulatory scrutiny, every minute after a data breach is crucial. Sophisticated cybercriminals relentlessly target your organization’s most valuable asset: personally identifiable...more

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That’s a Wrap…or Not? Regulatory Data Incident Investigation Resolutions and the Path Forward

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As we discussed in part three of this series, “Navigating the Complexities of Regulatory Data Incident Investigations,” when an organization is the subject of regulatory data incident investigations, it must navigate a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $49.5 Million from Cloud Company Blackbaud for 2020 Data Breach

State regulators across the country continue to increase their focus on cyber security and data privacy compliance and enforcement. For years, cloud company Blackbaud, a service provider to thousands of nonprofit enterprises,...more

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A Checklist for Cyber Incident Response Communications

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Popular file transfer tool MOVEit’s recent data security vulnerability prompted many businesses to communicate, internally and externally, about the impact of the incident on its business. Originally published in Law360 -...more

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What is a Data Breach? (And How Vulnerable is Your Business?)

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The landscape for preventing, responding to, and avoiding the fines and other costs associated with data breaches has changed in the last three years. Since the beginning of the pandemic, data breaches have been on the rise...more

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$600,000 Reasons To Review Your SHIELD Act Compliance Program: NY Attorney General Announces Significant Settlement Stemming From...

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On January 24, 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $600,000 settlement agreement with EyeMed Vision Care, a vision benefits company, stemming from a 2020 data breach compromising the personal information...more

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Board of Directors: Prioritize Your Cyber Risk

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Cyber attacks continue to be one of the most concerning risks to businesses. COVID-19 is only exacerbating those risks. Add to that the D&O litigation that happens after a cyber event, and you have a recipe for disaster for...more

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[Webinar] PIPL - A Review of China’s New Privacy Law and Insights Into Achieving Compliance and Managing Risks - November 18th,...

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China recently enacted its Personal Information Privacy Law (PIPL), which came into effect November 1, 2021. PIPL has global reach and broadly regulates entities of all industries that process the personal data of Chinese...more

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Time for a Check-Up: Updates in Data Breach Notification and Reporting

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As the onslaught of data breaches and ransomware attacks continues, state governments are grappling with ways to bolster the impact and reach of breach notification laws. All fifty states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin...more

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Cyber Criminals Now Have the Keys to Your "House"

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On Tuesday, December 8 one of the nation's leading cyber defense vendors (FireEye) announced it suffered a recent cyber-attack from a "highly sophisticated threat actor, one whose discipline, operational security lead us to...more

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Not If But When: Cybercrime Targets Telework

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more

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Cybersecurity: A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to a Breach

A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a company, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Private Equity and Cybersecurity: A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to a Breach

A cyber breach can have serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences for a fund sponsor, as described in our previous post. As such, cybersecurity threats must be treated as business risks, not just a potential IT...more

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[Webinar] Globalization of Data – a Worldwide Lens on Privacy and Cybersecurity - May 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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With privacy and cybersecurity laws enacted or proposed in well over 100 countries, organizations must understand how to harmonize their cross-border compliance obligations. This webinar will assess the global stature of...more

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(Discussion Recap) A Perfect Storm? Panel Discussion on Handling a Cybersecurity Incident

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Using a hypothetical case study, revealed in a series of short animations, Hogan Lovells partners Philip Parish, Arwen Handley, Nicola Fulford and Peter Marta considered topics such as good cyber incident preparedness, board...more

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Sure, Hindsight Is 20/20 But These 2020 Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolutions Will Aid In Securing Your Business

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In this day, data is often one of the most valuable assets companies have and it needs to be protected as such. Guarding data has become crucial for every business, no matter the size and industry. In the first half of 2019,...more

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCAM). NCAM serves as a timely reminder to continue to assess and improve organizational cybersecurity. In honor of NCAM, here are five fundamental steps that every...more

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