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Security Breach Notification Chart - November 2024

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Perkins Coie’s Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each...more

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President Biden Signs Two Cybersecurity Bills Into Law

Takeaway: President Biden recently signed into law the “Federal Rotation Cyber Workforce Program Act” and the “State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act”. With these new laws, the Biden Administration is attempting to...more

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Practical Solutions To Public Records Request Challenges

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When it comes to data and records management functions at government agencies, recent years have been trying times. A number of concerning trends have continued to be a factor, such as the growth of the data generated by...more

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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

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Updates From The NC General Assembly and Governor’s Office - June #4

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This week, the Senate passed its version of the budget bill and Legislators agreed on an unemployment bill. Senate Budget Bill - The Senate this week passed its version of the biennial budget bill (S 105). The bill now...more

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New York State Applies Private Data Security Standards to Protect Information of State Residents

Effective as of March 21, 2020, New York State’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act)requires that nearly all businesses, regardless of where they are based, take affirmative steps to protect...more

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Quarantine Your Sensitive Business Information to Avoid Inadvertent Tipping Liability

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If you are reading this during April 2020, you’re probably reading it from somewhere in your own home — and probably near the friends and loved ones with whom you’re living in close quarters during this time of remote work,...more

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Are You in Compliance With New York’s Newest Requirement to Develop, Maintain, and Implement Reasonable Safeguards to Protect New...

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The new data security requirements provision of New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act went into full force as of March 21, 2020, and all people and businesses, regardless of the state in...more

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Update: Security Requirements under New York SHIELD Act to Go Into Effect

One of the major changes introduced by the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, which was signed into New York law last year, is scheduled to take effect this week. ...more

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The New York State “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act” (SHIELD Act) Becomes Effective March 21, 2020: Is Your...

Time is running out. The effective date of New York’s cybersecurity law mandating that organizations implement an information security program to protect “private information” of New York State residents, including employee...more

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States’ Data Breach Notification Statute Amendments in Quarters 3-4 of 2019

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From late June 2019 through mid-October 2019, a handful of states amended their data breach notification statutes. Specifically, six states amended their states to (1) require notice to the State Attorney General, (2) broaden...more

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Legislative review and 2020 legislative and electoral preview

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With the start of a new decade, our team wants to share an overview of the past year and a look ahead to the coming months. Please find here a review of relevant legislation that the General Assembly passed in 2019, a summary...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2019 #2

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards activated the State’s cybersecurity team recently after several State offices’ computers started acting strangely. The IT team identified an intrusion of Ryuk ransomware and which programs...more

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Louisiana State Government Systems Down Following Ryuk Ransomware Attack

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards activated the State’s cybersecurity team recently after several State offices’ computers started acting strangely. The IT team identified an intrusion of Ryuk ransomware, what programs were...more

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The New York SHIELD Act: What Employers Need To Know

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As mega-breaches heighten concern about the security of personal information and a federal solution does not appear forthcoming, New York recently joined the growing list of states imposing their own security obligations on...more

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Delaware and New Hampshire Join Growing List of States With New Insurance Data Security Laws

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Delaware (July 31, 2019) and New Hampshire (August 2, 2019) have become the latest states to add to the insurance cybersecurity landscape by enacting information security laws.  These laws come on the heels of Connecticut’s...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019

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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, for the first time in history, declared a statewide cybersecurity emergency last week, following cyber-attacks against several school systems in the state. ...more

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Baltimore's Three-Week Ransomware Is a Warning for Other Local Governments to Prepare for Cyberattacks

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The Baltimore city government's email and other systems have been offline for more than three weeks as the result of a ransomware attack in early May. This is not the first local government to have been the victim of such...more

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States Legislate Cybersecurity Requirements for Insurance Companies

Following in the footsteps of the New York Department of Financial Regulation (NYDFS) in enacting cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry, and in response to massive data breaches in the insurance...more

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California Passes First-Of-Its-Kind Law Focused on Internet of Things Cybersecurity

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Late last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the first US Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity legislation: Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906. ...more

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California Poised to Enact Internet of Things Information Security Law

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California is once again poised to set the standard for privacy and data security by enacting the first state law directed at securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The law has passed the state legislature and is awaiting...more

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Hands-Free Georgia Act Takes Effect July 1, 2018

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Employees are increasingly exposed to traffic and longer commute times, and some employees drive during the course and scope of their employment. Hands-free technology makes it possible to safely conduct business from a...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2018 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - South Carolina Enacts Insurance Data Security Act - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act into law on May 3, 2018. The law, parts of which become...more

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South Carolina Enacts First Insurance Data Security Act

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South Carolina has become the first state to enact a version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law, which was drafted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2017. Governor Henry McMaster signed...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #2

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Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more

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