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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Cleveland Municipal Court Hit by Cyber Attack

Cleveland Municipal Court has been shut down the past two weeks as it grapples with a cyber incident. The nature and scope of this incident is not yet publicly known, but it is reasonable to suggest that the Court may have...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pennsylvania Amends Data Protection Requirements with Revised Breach Notification Act

On June 28, Pennsylvania took a significant step to enhance its data protection framework by updating the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act through the enactment of SB 824. This new legislation revises the older...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mid-Year Recap: Think Beyond US State Laws!

Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a patchwork approach both at a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights

State Attorneys General Take Action on Artificial Intelligence

The evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) across different industries has thrust states into a difficult and rapidly developing regulatory arena. State Attorneys General have and will continue to play an essential role...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Florida Legislature Passes Data Breach Immunity Legislation

The Florida legislature passed a bill that provides immunity to companies that suffer a data breach. The immunity is conditioned on the company: (1) complying with the notice requirements of Florida’s data breach notification...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eye on Privacy: 2023 Year in Review

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023 Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Bill Proposes Safe Harbor Against Breach Suits to Businesses Maintaining Recognized Cybersecurity Programs

A recently introduced bill in the Florida Legislature would provide businesses operating in Florida, including health care providers, with a legal defense to data breach lawsuits if they maintain robust cybersecurity measures...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 8, November 2023

FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Security Breaches - “Amendment will require non-bank financial institutions to report when they discover that information affecting...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Data Breach 911: Five Immediate Steps to Take

For many, responding to an incident feels chaotic — questions swirling, uncertainties piling up, and no clear direction. Even when prepared with a well-rehearsed incident response plan, a data security incident places a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utah Amends Data Breach Law, Creates Cyber Center

Utah’s breach notification requirements will change on May 3, 2023. The recently amended data breach notification law now requires companies to notify the Attorney General for a breach involving 500 or more state residents....more

Perkins Coie

2022 Breach Notification Law Update: State and Federal Requirements Continue To Evolve

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Cyberattacks continue to plague businesses, making the fallout of data breach notification and response as critical as ever. This year, like 2021, has been relatively quiet as it relates to state updates to breach...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cybersecurity Basics Are Key to Combating Ransomware

The onslaught of ransomware attacks by cybercriminals increases unabated every year, affecting everyone from mom and pop shops on Main Street to corporate lions of Wall Street. Hackers infiltrate an organization's computer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Maryland Amends Data Security and Breach Notice Obligations

Maryland recently passed two companion bills amending the state’s Personal Information Protection Act. The bills modify the data breach notification requirements and scope of businesses subject to the data security...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Indiana Breach Notification Law Amended, Changes Effective July 1, 2022

Indiana has made a minor amendment to its data breach notification law. Starting July 1, companies who are obligated to notify under the law must do so (to affected individuals and the Indiana Attorney General) without...more

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Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

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US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

States Catch Health Care Entities Taking the Bait in Phishing Attacks

The State Attorneys General in New York and New Jersey recently settled with four companies over alleged HIPAA noncompliance following phishing attacks. The New Jersey settlements were brought against three NJ-based cancer...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Turning the Tide on Cybersecurity for the Water Sector - November 16th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021. September 2021 broke records for the number of weekly cyberattacks, topping all other months since January 2020. Currently, one out of every 61 organizations...more

Polsinelli

Recent Amendments to State Breach Notification Laws

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Over the last several months, a minority of states amended their data breach notification statutes or enacted sector-specific breach notification requirements. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Breach of PHI? California AG Reminds Companies of Potential State Notification Obligations

The California AG recently reminded companies in the healthcare industry of potential data breach notification obligations beyond HIPAA. As ransomware attacks continue to rise, particularly in healthcare, companies should...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Multiple States Toughen Data Breach and Cybersecurity Requirements

It has been a busy summer for data breach and cybersecurity laws. Several states have shortened their data breach notification timelines, expanded their definitions of personal data breaches triggering notification...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut Expands Data Breach Notification Law, Changes Effective October 1, 2021

In addition to recently passing a cybersecurity safe harbor law, Connecticut also updated its data breach notification law. Connecticut joins Texas in passing changes to breach notification requirements this year. There are...more

Butler Snow LLP

White House Guidance on Ransomware

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Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more

Alston & Bird

2021 Developments in State Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Laws

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Only four months in and 2021 has already been a big year for state cybersecurity safe harbor legislation. Two states, Utah and Connecticut, have recently enacted or introduced a breach litigation safe harbor to incentivize...more

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Utah Is The 2nd State To Create A Safe Harbor For Companies Facing Data Breach Litigation

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In mid-March, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Cybersecurity Affirmative Defense Act (HB80) (“the Act”), an amendment to Utah’s data breach notification law, creating several affirmative defenses for persons...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Gets A New Data Breach Defense Law

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Keypoint: New Utah law creates incentive for businesses to develop and implement a written cybersecurity program to protect themselves against data breach lawsuits. On March 11, 2021, Utah governor Spencer Cox signed the...more

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