Update: The VCDPA was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam without amendment on March 2, 2021. The VCDPA will become operative on January 1, 2023, and businesses should remain mindful of pending legislation in states...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act has created a flurry of far reaching considerations for affected businesses, ranging from tax, employment, and even telehealth. Beyond these issues, businesses...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has released the fourth revision of its standard-setting computer security guide, Special Publication 800-53 titled Security and Privacy Controls for Federal...more
The Obama Administration has long expressed concerns about the vulnerability of America’s critical infrastructure to cyber-attack. On February 12, 2012, the day of the President’s State of the Union address, the...more
“America must … face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. Now, we know hackers steal people’s identities and infiltrate private emails. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. Now our...more
Originally published in Website Magazine, on January 18, 2013. It is a safe prediction for 2013 that public awareness of websites’ data privacy issues will continue to increase. In the last few years, popular websites,...more