COPPA, or the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, was designed to protect the privacy of children under 13 years of age by giving their parents certain tools to control how the child's information can and cannot be...more
11/11/2022
/ COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Is your business one that has not prioritized compliance with data privacy laws because you do not collect personal data about your customers? If so, you are in good company, but it is time to reframe your approach on data...more
4/12/2022
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Information Governance ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Standards ,
WISP
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Has your business considered what obligations you would have to notify people in the event of a cyber-attack that compromises some or all of your IT systems? Have you cataloged all the data you collect and where it is stored...more
12/10/2021
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Emergency Response ,
FDIC ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Ransomware attacks have increased over the last several months, but the nation state attacks identified over the last several days are causing people to take a harder look at their systems and what they can do to protect...more
12/15/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
SolarWinds ,
Vulnerability Assessments
On March 28, 2018, Alabama adopted a data privacy law, the Alabama Data Breach Notification Actof 2018 (SB318). While Alabama is one of the last states to adopt such an act, the Act is notable in its requirements, and applies...more
4/12/2018
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
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
Starting on Friday, May 12th , computers in countries around the world have fallen victim to the latest ransomware attack. As of Monday morning, it is estimated that more than 150 countries have infected systems, totaling...more
5/16/2017
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management