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Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity in Public Finance — Cyberthieves Steal Bond Proceeds

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Recent events highlight the need for enhanced cybersecurity protocols in government offices across the U.S. In late November 2024, the Township of White Lake in Michigan, intended to issue approximately $29 million in general...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cyber-Attack Disrupts Public Services in Fremont County, Colorado

Government offices and public services in Freemont County, Colorado, have been disrupted since August 17, 2022, due to a “cybersecurity event affecting our county computer systems.” As of the official update issued...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Not in My Backyard: NC Becomes First State to Prohibit Public Entities from Paying Ransoms

As part of the budget appropriations law enacted on November 18, 2021, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to prohibit state agencies and local government entities from paying a ransom following a ransomware...more

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For Government Entities, Cybercrime is an Information Governance Problem

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Many of us are keeping an eye on the Russia-Ukraine situation these days, and the situation seems to get more serious, not just daily, but hourly. The situation has worldwide ramifications in just about every way possible,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Philadelphia DPH Breach Exposes Hepatitis Patients’ Data

A reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer discovered that sensitive data of hepatitis patients were accessible online through a Philadelphia Department of Public Health (DPH) website tool without the need for a password. The...more

Butler Snow LLP

You’ve Been Notified: Alabama May Join Other States in Enacting Data Breach Notice Law

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Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring notice of a data breach to potentially affected individuals. Alabama may soon join the crowd. Bills creating the Alabama Information Protection Act of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Consumer Outlooks on Privacy

Privacy is a social norm, sometimes captured in laws and regulations, which sets limits on the collection, protection, processing, and deletion of personal information. As has become increasingly clear in recent years,...more

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