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The legal landscapes for privacy and cybersecurity continue to evolve rapidly, presenting both challenges and opportunities for innovative companies. Indeed, 2024 was a busy year, with the enactment of a number of new federal...more
In honor of Computer Security Day (which was Saturday), we have a quiz designed to test your grasp of key laws, regulations, and best practices that keep your personal, financial, and sensitive information safe....more
While most state data breach notification statutes contain similar components, there are important differences, meaning a one-size-fits-all approach to notification will not suffice. What’s more, as data breaches continue to...more
In the absence of a federal privacy bill, nearly 20 states have passed comprehensive privacy laws. On July 1, three of these states — Florida, Oregon, and Texas — have new laws going into effect, with Montana’s effective in...more
On February 1, Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong released a report detailing the AG’s initial efforts to enforce the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA or “the Act”) and providing recommendations on how the Act...more
Five Years After ‘a Singular Human Error,’ Two Breach Notices, Revenue Firm Settles With OCR - As far as settlements for alleged HIPAA violations go, a recent agreement announced by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...more
In this second installment, we focus on the role of state attorneys general in enforcing U.S. consumer data privacy laws. For our most recent previous article, click here. Most federal privacy laws do not preempt applicable...more
In Pennsylvania, data breach notification is governed by the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (“the Act”). Originally codified in 2005, the Act addresses the security of computerized data and the notification...more
In the event of a ransomware attack, there are a host of legal frameworks that could potentially be implicated. Whether those laws apply often depends on the nature of the data that the threat actor accessed and/or acquired....more
March was a busy month for data privacy and security, especially as it relates to health care entities. To help keep you up to date with the changes, we’ve included a few highlights for you below... ...more
Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more
Has your business considered what obligations you would have to notify people in the event of a cyber-attack that compromises some or all of your IT systems? Have you cataloged all the data you collect and where it is stored...more
Over the last several months, a minority of states amended their data breach notification statutes or enacted sector-specific breach notification requirements. ...more
On October 1, 2021, two Acts overhauling data privacy and cybersecurity in Connecticut took effect—the latest instance of stronger state breach reporting requirements with a safe harbor protection from litigation for...more
Connecticut’s new cybersecurity standards law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, protects companies from punitive damages in certain data breach actions where an organization has a cybersecurity program that conforms...more
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
On June 16, and then on July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a pair of bills that together address privacy and cybersecurity in the state....more
At the close of Connecticut’s 2021 legislative session, a pair of data protection/cybersecurity related bills made their way to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk, while a CCPA-like omnibus privacy law falling one floor vote short. ...more
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
States continue to enhance and expand their breach notification requirements, increasing the scope of breaches that require notice as well as the complexity of compliance. Four jurisdictions—Vermont, the District of Columbia,...more
Polsinelli is pleased to share The Privacy Survival Guide. This newsletter is a designated source of news, information and guidance on the constantly evolving health care privacy industry. ...more
Earlier this month the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act") went into effect. The law, which was signed in July of last year by Governor Andrew Cuomo, makes several important changes to New...more