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Do You Know Where Your Data Is Located? Why Knowing is Half the Battle

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Whether you realize it or not, you are probably storing some personal or business data in the cloud. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous,...more

Alston & Bird

2016 Breach Roundup, Part I: U.S. State Data Breach Notification Laws Highlights and Trends

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In many respects, 2016 has been a remarkable year, but one constant with recent history is that multiple states (six this year) amended their breach notification statutes. As is commonly stated, the U.S. ...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

3 Essential Steps For Responding To Ransomware Attacks

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Likely because most victims comply with their demands, the incidence of attacks by ransomware hackers has exploded in 2016. Guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in July notes that, on...more

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Illinois Joins the Fray: Strengthens its Laws Around Data Breach Notification and Data Security

Sophisticated phishing scams and muscular hacking efforts continue to compromise personal and sensitive information held by insurers, hospital systems, and businesses large and small. In response, many states have...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Tennessee Legislature Amends Data Breach Notification Statute - Encryption is No Longer an Automatic Safe Harbor

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On March 24, 2016, Governor Haslam signed S.B. 2005 which amends Tennessee's data breach notice statute. The amended statute will go into effect on July 1, 2016. The new Tennessee breach notice requirements are triggered by...more

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Tennessee’s Data-Breach Notice Requirements Among the Nation’s Toughest

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On July 1, 2016, Tennessee’s new notice requirements for breaches of data security systems which compromise an individual’s personal information will take effect. The amendments to Tennessee’s current rules, found at T.C.A....more

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Tennessee Gives Businesses 45 Days for Data Breach Notice

Recent amendments to the State’s data breach statute give a hard deadline for a business to provide consumer notice, removes encryption safe harbor, exempts entities that are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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