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Who needs a WISP, and why?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/6/2025

A Written Information Security Plan, or “WISP,” is essential for any organization that handles sensitive personal information. Here’s a quick breakdown of who needs a WISP and why, as well as a checklist to develop one:...more

Bringing Your Business Online: Written Information Security Programs (WISPs)

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 5/19/2020

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

What's In Your WISP?

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 8/13/2019

We routinely recommend to clients that they develop a written information security program (“WISP”), to safeguard sensitive information on a day-to-day basis. In fact, businesses (wherever located) that collect, store or use...more

New York Governor Signs Bill Expanding Data Breach Notification Law

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/2/2019

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill into law last week that expands New York’s data breach notification law. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act brings the New York data breach...more

Connecticut Budget Includes Insurance Data Security Law

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/12/2019

Section 230 of the Connecticut budget bill is called the “Insurance Data Security Law” and becomes effective October 1, 2019. It requires any insurance licensee, (anyone who is authorized or licensed and subject to the...more

Cybersecurity Obligations And Best Practices For Independent Schools

Carlton Fields on 3/18/2019

Independent schools, like other non-profits, have valuable digital assets that bring cybersecurity obligations with them. For example, schools typically extend financial aid to students and medical benefits to employees only...more

Amended Massachusetts Data Breach Law Requires Additional Disclosures and Free Credit Monitoring

Jones Day on 1/29/2019

The Situation: In the wake of the Equifax data breach, Massachusetts has amended its data breach law. The Result: Companies reporting security breaches under the amended data breach law must provide additional information...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2019 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/21/2019

Cybercriminals have launched a new campaign that not only requires the victim to pay a ransom to have their data decrypted, but when the victim is directed to a PayPal account to pay the ransom and get the decryption key to...more

More Companies Must Comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, But Don’t Know It. Are You One of Them?

Dickinson Wright on 9/11/2017

When the topic of data privacy and cyber security comes up, most people automatically think of data breaches, especially given the high-profile nature of so many of them. Breaches and hacks are certainly an issue about which...more

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