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DOJ Issues Rule Addressing Threat Posed by Foreign Adversaries’ Access to Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

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On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Justice Department issued a final rule to address “urgent national security risks posed by access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data from countries of concern and covered...more

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Connecticut Expands Data Breach Notification Requirements and Establishes a Cybersecurity "Safe Harbor"

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Connecticut has become the third state to enact a cybersecurity safe harbor statute. On June 16 and July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed two new cybersecurity laws that continue the national trend of...more

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New York Governor Signs Bill Expanding Data Breach Notification Law

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

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New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law and Enacts Data Security Protections

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On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act”), making key changes to New York’s data breach notification and cybersecurity laws....more

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States’ Data Breach Notification Statute Amendments in 2019

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Over the past six months, a significant number of states have amended their data breach notification statutes.  Specifically, thirteen states have amended their statutes to: (1) require notice to the State Attorney General,...more

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Attorneys Must Consider Ethical Obligations Associated with a Data Breach

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Most attorneys are well aware of statutory obligations that require private and governmental entities to notify individuals of data breaches that involve the loss or disclosure of personally identifiable information. An area...more

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Data Breach Report Reveals Cost Saving Measures for Companies

The Ponemon Institute has released a recent report concluding, among other things, that the cost to a company suffering a data breach in the U.S. has risen eight percent year-on-year from 2017. The total cost of the average...more

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Data Breach Laws See Flurry of Activity in U.S. and Canada

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With South Dakota and Alabama’s new statutes, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have now enacted data breach notification laws. The Oregon and Delaware amended statutes will enhance requirements, and Canada’s new law...more

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Arizona Strengthens and Expands Data Breach Notification Law

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The Arizona Legislature has significantly expanded and strengthened the state's data breach notification law. The legislation was signed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on April 11, 2018....more

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Alabama Has Joined the Party – What Your Business Needs to Know about Alabama’s New Data Privacy Law

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On March 28, 2018, Alabama adopted a data privacy law, the Alabama Data Breach Notification Actof 2018 (SB318). While Alabama is one of the last states to adopt such an act, the Act is notable in its requirements, and applies...more

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Last Two States Considering Passage of Data Breach Notification Laws

The last two states which have not passed data breach notification laws are Alabama and South Dakota. Sometimes we make jokes about these states as they are so late to the data breach notification table (California was the...more

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Cyberattacks a mounting challenge for employers

In a recent panel discussion, one of the speakers was a so-called "ethical hacker" - a hacker-turned-protector of employers' confidential information. As someone at the forefront of cyberattacks, the ethical hacker's opinion...more

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