Cybersecurity is a looming threat for most businesses. The impact of a major cyber event can resonate for weeks, months, and even years after the initial attack. To mitigate the risks to consumers, there have been several...more
6/7/2023
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Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Disposal Protocols ,
Data Retention ,
Encryption ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Information Systems Security Program (ISSP) ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Training Requirements
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you. Can you tell us a bit about how you grew up?
I grew up in a small town of about 3,500 in rural North...more
4/18/2022
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Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internet of Things ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector
Crisis has set the stage for fintech companies in 2021, creating both new opportunities and potentially unprecedented challenges to innovation. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate the digital transformation...more
3/23/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Joe Biden ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OCC ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology
California voters signaled that privacy is a top priority by overwhelmingly approving Proposition 24 on Nov. 3, 2020—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA amends and significantly strengthens the recently enacted...more
12/17/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The privacy law landscape is constantly changing, and it can feel like a daunting task for businesses to keep up with the laws of 50 states in the U.S. plus any international laws that also may be applicable. 2020 seems to be...more
11/11/2020
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Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Transfers ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
Back in March we wrote about Address Confidentiality Programs (ACPs) as the “high stakes compliance risk you probably haven’t heard of.” These state-sponsored programs were traditionally designed to protect victims of crimes...more
9/30/2020
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Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Domestic Violence ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Harassment ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Human Trafficking ,
Public Health ,
Sexual Assault ,
State and Local Government
So, you managed to get your California Consumer Privacy Act disclosures and privacy policy up on your website and you can finally take some much-needed rest, right? Think again. And no, it’s not because of the “CCPA-like”...more
Last month, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory which provided substantial guidance to financial institutions regarding the scope of information that must be...more
In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) introduced the current version of unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices (UDAAP), making it unlawful for any service provider...more