A federal appeals court recently addressed whether employees had standing to bring a lawsuit when their personally identifiable information (PII) was inadvertently circulated to other employees at the company, with no...more
5/25/2021
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Article III ,
Class Action ,
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Data Breach ,
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Standing ,
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Unauthorized Disclosure
Employers in the financial services sector are facing an unprecedented number of cybersecurity attacks during the pandemic crisis. To put this in perspective, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued...more
12/11/2020
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Training ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular
Several federal agencies have teamed up to warn healthcare employers of the increased threat they face as a result of malicious cybercriminals aiming to take advantage of the pandemic to wreak havoc on their operations. The...more
11/17/2020
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Malware ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Anthony Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) into law. The Act creates additional protections for the residents of New York and their private...more
8/24/2019
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes