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HIPAA Gets a Potential Counterpart in HISAA

Winstead PC on 11/8/2024

Americans hear about cybersecurity incidents on a frequent basis. As the adage goes, it is not a matter of “if” a breach or security hack occurs; it is a matter of “when.”...more

The SEC is Cracking Down on Misleading Cybersecurity Disclosure

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/31/2024

On October 22, 2024, the SEC charged two current reporting companies, Unisys Corp. and Check Point Software Technologies, and two former public companies, Mimecast Limited and Avaya Holdings Corp., with making materially...more

Cyber Incidents on the Rise: Tips for Effective Data Breach Notification

Epiq on 9/11/2024

Cyber incidents have been growing at an exponential rate in recent years. A recent report from the Identity Theft Resource Center found that there were over one billion data breach victims in Q2 of 2024, which is around five...more

Frontier Communications Faces Multiple Class Action Lawsuits After Data Breach

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/19/2024

Frontier Communications (Frontier) faces three class action lawsuits in relation to a cyber data breach in which the criminal ransomware group, RansomHub, stole personally identifiable information (PII) of over 750,000...more

Plaintiffs Request Court Approval of $8.7M Settlement in ERISA Class Action Cyberattack Lawsuit

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/2/2024

Multi-employer plan participants involved in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action lawsuit against Horizon Actuarial Services LLC (Horizon), a national retirement services firm, have entered...more

Embracing Data Privacy to Drive Business Growth with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 3/4/2024

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Aihong Yu, Chief Privacy Counsel of CDK Global, to discuss how embracing privacy and security measures…...more

Cyber Security Trends: Tips from recent UK enforcement activity - Part 4

BCLP on 6/3/2020

When the regulator has decided to investigate your organisation following a data breach, the remit for the investigation will be wide-ranging and go beyond the narrow circumstances of the breach. Recent decisions shed useful...more

COVID-19 Security Alert: 10 Reminders for Employees Working Remotely

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 4/1/2020

The security and confidentiality of a company’s data is paramount. As businesses grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for employees to work remotely, it is important to remain focused on ensuring the security and...more

Protect Your Business by Learning How to Handle Data

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 3/11/2020

We are living in the age of data and big data, where everyone wants to collect as much information as possible. The ability to analyze and monetize such information is a key strategy and selling point for many businesses. ...more

New York SHIELD Act FAQs

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/11/2020

Over the past few months, businesses across the country have been focused on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which dramatically expands privacy rights for California residents and provides a strong incentive for...more

CCPA and ‘Reasonable Security’: A Game Changer

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/21/2020

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect. The CCPA applies to a wide range of companies and broadly governs the collection, use and sale of personal information of California...more

New York’s SHIELD Act Cheat Sheet

White and Williams LLP on 12/13/2019

Effective October 23, 2019 for changes in data breach notification requirements, and March 21, 2020 for new data security requirements, New York’s “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act” (SHIELD Act) broadens...more

CCPA: Implementing the Right Cybersecurity Plan Is Now a Legal Issue

Williams Mullen on 11/20/2019

Addressing cybersecurity risks invariably involves very technical matters. As a result, in many companies the IT department has been responsible for developing and implementing cybersecurity plans and procedures....more

Prepare the Battlements! What Businesses Need to Know About the NY SHIELD Act

ArentFox Schiff on 10/16/2019

As security risks continue to be at the forefront of legislators’ agendas across the country, New York has joined the growing roster of states pressing businesses to develop more robust breach procedures. Originally proposed...more

Due Diligence of Corporate Data Assets In M&A Transactions: Data Protection/Privacy

Williams Mullen on 3/22/2019

As data are quickly becoming significant corporate assets, lawyers need to help companies both maximize the value of their data and protect the business against any associated risks. This is particularly true in M&A...more

California Enacts First U.S. Law Requiring IoT Cybersecurity

Burns & Levinson LLP on 2/12/2019

“Smart” devices have become common, if not pervasive, experiences of daily life. Parents may monitor a baby’s heart rate and oxygen levels through sensor enabled baby socks. Businesses may equip fleet drivers with smart...more

FTC Hearings Discuss the State of Data Security in the 21st Century

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/18/2018

Ninth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century highlights challenges of addressing persistent threats to data security. On December 11 and 12, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the...more

Cyberfraud Victims May Have Violated SEC Internal Control Requirements: Adding Insult to Injury

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/9/2018

Just when you thought the hazards of cyberfraud couldn’t get worse, the SEC recently issued a Report of Investigation (more on that later) stating that nine recent corporate victims of cyberfraud may have compounded their...more

[Webinar] Is Your Organization Prepared for a Data Breach in the Post-CCPA World? - November 14th, 1:00pm ET

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/6/2018

With prominent data security incidents occurring more frequently in recent years, no organization can take its approach to data security too seriously. Government agencies, transnational corporations and organizations of all...more

Internet of Things

Epiq on 10/31/2018

Regulating the Internet of Things (“IoT”) is a highly debated topic because it is hard for lawmakers to keep up with evolving technology. Simply put, IoT refers to a system of connected devices that can retain, analyze, and...more

The Likelihood of Company Executives Being Fired Post-Data Breach – It Isn’t Pretty

Burns & Levinson LLP on 10/18/2018

In April 2018, Verizon released the 11th edition of its Data Breach Investigations Report. As usual, the Verizon DBIR contained interesting data points culled from more than 53,000 incidents and 2,216 confirmed data breaches....more

OCR Highlights Importance of Physical Safeguards to Protect PHI

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 6/1/2018

The May 2018 cyber security newsletter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) focused on a topic often overlooked by covered entities and their business associates: physical...more

FBI Director States That Companies That Suffer Data Breaches Will Be Treated As Victims For Law Enforcement Purposes

A&O Shearman on 3/20/2018

At a March 7, 2018 Conference on Cyber Security co-hosted by Boston College and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Director of the FBI Christopher Wray spoke about the FBI’s efforts to combat cyber threats. Among...more

The 2017 Human Resource Professional's Handbook for Data Security Breaches

BCLP on 9/29/2017

About twelve years ago, when most people had never heard the term “data breach”, a colleague asked me what type of law I practiced. I tried to explain that I helped companies collect, secure, and share data, and, when data...more

[Event] 2017 Cybersecurity Symposium - October 23rd, Los Angeles, CA

Nossaman LLP on 9/22/2017

Nossaman LLP and University of California, Irvine School of Law invite you to join us for "Cybersecurity, Data Breach, and Privacy: A Real World Perspective on Prevention, Response and the Future." This complimentary...more

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