As society moves away from the use of on-premises software into a modern world in which software vendors offer software and services through online, hosted environments, new challenges and trends related to data use and...more
As we bid farewell to 2020 and look toward the uncharted territory of 2021, it is hard not to take inventory of all that has changed in such a short period. No one at the beginning of 2020 would have predicted what transpired...more
1/26/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Contact Tracing ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
DMCA ,
Employee Monitoring ,
FERPA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Van Buren v United States
On March 13, 2020, Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, introduced the “Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020” (the “CDPSA”). The CDPSA joins several...more
3/16/2020
/ Administrative Authority ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Small Business
As public concern over data security grows in the wake of the Equifax data breach, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasing its scrutiny of registered investment advisors (RIAs). In turn, RIAs should...more
10/27/2017
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Loss Prevention ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCIE ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security Risk Assessments
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released new guidance on cyber preparedness and incident response last week, becoming the latest federal agency to do so in recent months. Newly sworn-in Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, has...more
As more organizations deploy mobile apps to facilitate their business processes, it is important that those organizations develop a specific app vetting process in order to mitigate the security risks that such apps can...more
In This Issue:
- Prevention
- Notification
- Potential Litigation
- Conclusion
- Excerpt from Foreward:
As the recent Target and Neiman Marcus data breaches made clear, cyber security is one...more