Vermont recently amended its data breach notification law. The changes will go into effect July 1, 2020. As amended, the definition of “personal information” now includes the following when combined with a consumer’s first...more
As we recently reported, New York’s new SHIELD Act contains data security provisions. It also contains a number of key changes to New York’s existing breach notification obligations. These changes will become effective...more
New York recently passed the SHIELD Act, which, among other things, newly establishes data security requirements for companies that collect private information about New York residents. The data security protections required...more
8/27/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Ohio recently followed South Carolina as the second state to adopt cybersecurity legislation modeled after the NAIC’s Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Ohio law, Senate Bill 273, applies to insurers authorized to do...more
3/21/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Information Security ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurer Liability ,
New Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Third-Party Service Provider