Please visit here to visit our Mintz Matrix page with the latest edition of the Mintz Matrix, which is a 50-state resource we have maintained since 2009 to break down and summarize requirements of U.S. state data breach...more
3/3/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
Several states have clarified or tightened their data breach notification statutes since we last updated the Mintz Matrix at the beginning of the year. Please click here for the latest edition of the Mintz Matrix, which is a...more
As data breaches dominate national headlines it remains important as ever for businesses to invest in security and to be ready to respond if a breach occurs. Part of your preparedness program should be staying current on data...more
After a quiet winter there has been significant activity in state legislatures to enact, strengthen or clarify their data breach notification statutes. The latest happenings are summarized below and we have updated our “Mintz...more
During 2016, amendments to breach notification laws in five states went into effect (California, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee). And by the end of last year, well over twenty states had introduced or were...more
The growing scale of cybersecurity concerns is prompting action from government leadership on the federal level. Before the Thanksgiving recess, the House’s Committee on Energy and Commerce got in on the act when two of its...more
You may not realize how much personal information your insurance company has about you. Scarier still is that much of this data is sensitive and valuable to hackers – such as your Social Security number, financial...more
10/25/2016
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Notification Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
The Model Law ,
Vendors
As has become typical in the data security space, there was quite a bit of activity in state legislatures over the previous year concerning data breach notification statutes. Lawmakers are keenly aware of the high profile...more
Last week the clothing retailer Eddie Bauer LLC issued a press release to announce that its point of sale (“POS”) system at retail stores was compromised by malware for more than six months earlier this year. The...more