Zoom’s video communications platform service and its data privacy issues and security vulnerabilities have been a very hot topic of late, covered by numerous media outlets and in our recent Password Protected post. Due in...more
Two weeks ago we wrote about proposed legislation, The COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 (“CCDPA”), introduced by a group of senior Republican senators, which was designed to address privacy issues arising in the...more
As the federal, state, and local governments and industry grapple with how to respond to and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a group of senior Republican senators recently announced consumer privacy legislation designed to...more
Personal information has become the prey of relentless poachers. In light of the influx of data breaches, state legislatures are taking action. Not surprisingly, now every state has enacted data breach notification laws,...more
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors face new cybersecurity compliance requirements, including a significant deadline set for December 31, 2017.
Most DoD contracts now include clauses imposing obligations on...more
Government agencies collect and hold massive amounts of personally identifiable information (PII), creating valuable targets for cybercrime. Recently proposed legislation would impose baseline standards for cyber hygiene on...more
Part 1 of this two part series laid out the state of the industry regarding ransomware. In Part 2, this post will examine what steps to take, or not to take, during and after a ransomware attack.
“We’ve Been Hit – Now...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting a three-part fall conference workshop on select technology issues. The first conference was held on September 7th about ransomware. The second conference was held on October...more
Intellectual property is often a company’s most valuable asset. For companies with federal government customers, following the government’s rules can mean the difference between maximizing and losing value in newly developed...more