The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/27/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/15/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
The Security Summit, consisting of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), state tax agencies, and private-sector tax industry officials, is encouraging tax professionals during the 2019 summer season to take some time to...more
8/9/2019
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Security ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Tax Planning
In March 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) convened an unprecedented coalition of state tax agencies and private-sector tax industry officials to fight back against emerging criminal syndicates exploiting sensitive...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has described itself as “Your cop on the privacy beat” and a top federal regulator of consumer-facing data security practices. An example of how the FTC asserts itself when it comes to...more
3/26/2019
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Internet of Things ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Another day, and another form of hacking comes to light. On June 26, 2018, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a security tip...more
6/27/2018
/ Bitcoin Mining ,
Blacklist ,
Computer Servers ,
Computer Virus Protection ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Mining ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Digital Currency ,
Hackers ,
Internet of Things ,
Malware ,
Mobile Devices ,
Operating System Developers ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Software Developers ,
US-CERT ,
User Names ,
Websites
While it may be better known as “Cyber Monday”, today also marks the start of the second annual National Tax Security Awareness Week (November 27 to December 1). The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax...more
11/27/2017
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Summit ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
W-2
Since it was first announced by Presidential Proclamation in 2013, we mark each October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland Security explains that, in 2017, designation is “designed to engage...more
This is the second in a two-part series addressing recent developments in state privacy and data security laws. This article addresses new laws about student privacy, enforcement/ punishment for data privacy and security...more
2/20/2017
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Identity Theft ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Student Privacy ,
Unlawful Trade Practices Acts
The lengthy saga between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and LabMD, Inc. reached another turning point on July 28, 2016. The FTC issued its unanimous Opinion in which it found that LabMD’s data security practices were...more
8/13/2016
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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Section 5 ,
Standard of Review ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On August 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a record-setting settlement with Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) for multiple potential violations of HIPAA...more
8/8/2016
/ Business Associates ,
Corrective Actions ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Encryption ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Audits ,
HIPAA Breach ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
Utah, like most U.S. states, has enacted laws concerning data security and steps to take when a data breach occurs. Here is what Utah law provides as codified in Utah Code Ann §§ 13–44–101 et seq. The law has been in effect...more
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The Treasury Department and the IRS are sensitive to the data security problems facing organizations, their employees and their customers and, as a result, have provided some welcomed...more
Earlier this month, the California Attorney General’s Office released the 2016 Data Breach Report covering years 2012 through 2015 for the State of California (the “AG’s Report”). The AG’s Report reveals that 557 data...more
Last spring we posted a summary of Nevada’s data security laws. Since then, during the 2015 legislative session, the Nevada legislature adopted certain amendments to the statute. The changes took effect on July 1, 2015....more
As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more
9/8/2015
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Websites
In a highly-anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is authorized to pursue lawsuits against those who...more
8/27/2015
/ Administrative Authority ,
Consumer Information ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Privacy Policy ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham