As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024.
Expanding State Privacy Laws-
This year saw a...more
1/2/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retirement Plan ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to proceed with formal rulemaking regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity audits. This comes on the heels of the California Civil...more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) seeking to protect the sensitive personal data of Americans from potential exploitation by particular countries. The EO acknowledges that access to...more
3/6/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Transfers ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Executive Orders ,
Exploitation ,
National Security ,
Secretary of Defense ,
Sensitive Personal Information
To celebrate Data Privacy Day (January 28), we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2024.
1. AI regulations to protect data privacy.
Automated decision-making tools, smart cameras, wearables,...more
1/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our Top 10 most popular topics from 2023....more
12/21/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
SHIELD Act ,
UK ,
Workplace Privacy
The growing concern around cyberthreats for companies across the nation is reflected in the increasingly crowded legislative landscape that provides guidance to organizations, employers, employees, consumers, and investors....more
Most human resources professionals are concerned about the privacy and security of the vast amounts of personal information they manage. This article discusses steps to consider taking against the challenges.
Deluge of...more
10/3/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Deletion ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Technology ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Wage and Hour
For the second year in a row, the manufacturing industry has fallen victim to more cyberattacks than any other major business sector.
Indeed, according to IBM Security’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, nearly 25 percent...more
The Association of Corporate Counsel and Major, Lindsey & Africa recently released their 2023 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report (Report) which tracks key trends in law department financial and operational data....more
While the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) only recently approved revised amended regulations pertaining to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), it is already on...more
To celebrate Data Privacy Day, we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2023.
1. Healthcare and Medical Data Security and Tracking-
The healthcare industry has been facing increased scrutiny...more
1/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Monitoring ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
State Privacy Laws
On August 17, 2022, New York announced an amendment to the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program Rules, which adds a requirement for attorneys to complete at least one CLE credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data...more
Like many other industries, manufacturing has been hit hard with labor shortages. As of April 2022, U.S. factory activity reportedly is at its slowest pace in more than 18 months. Consequently, many factories seek more...more
5/12/2022
/ Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employee Training ,
Labor Shortage ,
Manufacturers ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OSHA ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Request For Information
No industry is immune to privacy and cybersecurity risks, and the construction industry is no exception. Those in the construction industry can protect against a potential cyberattack by understanding the risks and...more
3/31/2022
/ Construction Industry ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Third-Party
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022...more
1/28/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA
According to reports, Kronos, the cloud-based, HR management service provider, suffered a data incident involving ransomware affecting its information systems. Kronos communicated that it discovered the incident late on...more
Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“the Initiative”) aimed at combating “new and emerging cyber threats to the security of sensitive information and critical...more
10/18/2021
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Investigations ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
Watch out! A spike in ransomware attacks may be headed our way over Labor Day weekend. Yesterday, the FBI jointly with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning to be on high alert for...more
9/3/2021
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
FBI ,
Holidays ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Remote Desktop Protocols
Facial recognition technology has become increasingly popular in recent years in the employment and consumer space (e.g. employee access, passport check-in systems, payments on smartphones), and in particular during the...more
Effective October 1, 2021, Connecticut becomes the third state with a data breach litigation “safe harbor” law (Public Act No. 21-119), joining Utah and Ohio. In short, the Connecticut law prohibits courts in the state from...more
The Texas Legislature, which meets every other year, pushed a change to its data breach notification law at the end of the session in late May, and yesterday Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law...more
6/15/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Governor Abbott ,
Notification Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Increased remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated privacy and cybersecurity concerns, and likely has not changed the finding in Experian’s 2015 Second Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast:.....more
In mid-March, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Cybersecurity Affirmative Defense Act (HB80) (“the Act”), an amendment to Utah’s data breach notification law, creating several affirmative defenses for persons...more
4/7/2021
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue is data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other circuit courts, the 11th Circuit in Tsao...more
3/24/2021
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Future Harm ,
GAO ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Unauthorized Transactions
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2021.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2021...more
1/28/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
ATDS ,
Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internet of Things ,
OCR ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
TCPA