As Vermont joins the growing number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, it stands out from the crowd with the ability of Vermonters to bring a private right of action (PRA) against large data holders. In...more
5/20/2024
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Businesses can breathe a little easier now that one of the world’s top five ransomware networks, the Hive, has been infiltrated and disbanded by the FBI....more
2/15/2023
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Vulnerability Assessments
California started the process of individual U.S. states enacting individual privacy laws with its California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which currently is in effect, as supplemented and amended by the California Consumer...more
11/15/2022
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State Privacy Laws
The CCPA – or the California Consumer Privacy Act – went into effect on January 1, 2020, followed by the CPRA, or California Privacy Rights Act. These laws have had a significant impact on the privacy and data security...more
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The CPRA – or the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 – amends certain provisions of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) that went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CPRA narrows the definition of...more
On March 2, 2021, Virginia’s Governor signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”). Virginia is the second state in the nation, after California, to enact a privacy law protecting the rights of individual...more
3/10/2021
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WHAT MATTERS? Is your organization ready for California’s latest privacy rights law, enacted at the end of 2020 – the CPRA? This article addresses some key considerations to help you determine whether your organization may be...more
Only a few days ago, President Trump extended social distancing guidelines to April 30, 2020. In addition to the measures taken by the federal government, the majority of states have implemented shelter-in-place orders...more
This article is intended to provide an outline summary of some of the key elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including determining if your business is subject to CCPA and what are its primary...more
2/6/2020
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I. Summary of effective dates -
– Effective January 1, 2020
– Enforcement starting July 1, 2020
– Employees not covered for first 12 months*...more
10/17/2019
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State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Best Practices to Detect and Prevent File-Less and Click-Less Malware -
Hackers are clever at exploiting weaknesses in an organization’s systems. They are also efficient. After an organization installs robust cybersecurity...more
5/31/2018
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, has produced a number of detailed standards for various aspects of information security. These standards outline...more
Cyber threats take many forms. The wide-spread WannaCry ransomware attack in May of 2017 highlighted how computer files could be held hostage in return for payment, while the Dyn denial of service in October of 2016...more