Partner Eric Packel takes a deeper dive into BakerHostetler’s 2024 Data Security Incident Response Report. Packel looks back on the last ten years and examines the ways in which the data breach landscape has changed and what...more
10th Anniversary Look Back - While 2014 may not really seem that long ago, consider this: In 2014, Tom Brady was still the quarterback of the New England Patriots, with nine years to go until his retirement from the NFL....more
We are in the midst of a global pandemic. This scourge is easily transmitted, and infections are difficult to eradicate. It learns from our defenses and then mutates into new variants....more
In addition to dealing with the public outcry and regulatory scrutiny resulting from a healthcare data breach, covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (or their business associates) are...more
Phishing attacks continue to be the root cause of a considerable number of data breaches. Typically, these incidents occur when employees are enticed into giving up their login credentials in response to a cleverly designed,...more
Your company had a data security event. After an investigation, it was determined that notifications were required, and the incident was made public as a result. Notification letters were mailed and regulators were notified,...more
When it comes to cyberattack targets, many think of retailers and associated credit card transactions or customer information, or perhaps healthcare providers with their ever-increasing storage and transmission of electronic...more
10/30/2015
/ Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Educational Institutions ,
FBI ,
FERPA ,
Hackers ,
Malware ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Technology Sector ,
Universities
The central European countries of Slovakia and Hungary are divided by a common 420-mile-long border. But that dividing line, and other European national borders, may now be a little more blurred due to a key ruling by the...more
10/22/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Hungary ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Safe Harbors ,
Slovakia ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
As of July 24, Spain has a new director for its Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos — AEPD). The AEPD is the agency responsible for conducting investigations and bringing disciplinary actions...more
Recently Apple unveiled its latest iPhones and other new products. While the big screens on the new iPhones are making the splashy headlines, perhaps the most interesting reveal, from a data privacy perspective, is not a...more