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Cleveland Municipal Court Hit by Cyber Attack

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Cleveland Municipal Court has been shut down the past two weeks as it grapples with a cyber incident. The nature and scope of this incident is not yet publicly known, but it is reasonable to suggest that the Court may have...more

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Implications of California Governor Newsom’s Veto of AI Safety Bill SB 1047

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Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, marking a significant development in California’s approach to AI regulation. Both the tech industry and...more

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The Quilt Is Filling Up: Patchwork State Privacy Laws Continue to Pass Without Federal Action

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In an era defined by rapid digital transformation and heightened concerns over personal data security, the landscape of consumer data privacy laws in the United States has evolved significantly. As of this writing, a...more

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Florida Legislature Passes Data Breach Immunity Legislation

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The Florida legislature passed a bill that provides immunity to companies that suffer a data breach. The immunity is conditioned on the company: (1) complying with the notice requirements of Florida’s data breach notification...more

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Data Breach 911: Five Immediate Steps to Take

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For many, responding to an incident feels chaotic — questions swirling, uncertainties piling up, and no clear direction. Even when prepared with a well-rehearsed incident response plan, a data security incident places a...more

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State AG Updates: California, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and Minnesota

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In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The California AG’s $2.1 million settlement with an insurer for allegedly falsely advertising itself as a health care sharing ministry...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

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Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

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Cybersecurity Basics Are Key to Combating Ransomware

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The onslaught of ransomware attacks by cybercriminals increases unabated every year, affecting everyone from mom and pop shops on Main Street to corporate lions of Wall Street. Hackers infiltrate an organization's computer...more

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Privacy Report: Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law

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US News - Utah Will Soon Publish US’s Latest Comprehensive State Privacy Law - The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, also known as Senate Bill 227, recently cleared the Senate and the House. Though there are a few more steps...more

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Florida Data Privacy Legislation Fails (Again)

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Florida will not pass a comprehensive data privacy law for the second year in a row. It will be easy for some to speculate that the bill died because the House insisted on a private right of action. That speculation would be...more

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Comparing Florida’s Two Leading Privacy Bills

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The Florida House of Representatives has introduced its version of a comprehensive privacy law (HB 9 – no fancy acronym, unlike the FPPA in the Senate). This blog post will explain the key differences between the House and...more

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Analyzing the Impact of the Many New Rules of Cybersecurity

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The federal government is trying to find as many ways as possible to handle the cybersecurity crisis facing the United States. While it is unlikely that Congress will pass a comprehensive federal cybersecurity law for the...more

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[Webinar] Turning the Tide on Cybersecurity for the Water Sector - November 16th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021. September 2021 broke records for the number of weekly cyberattacks, topping all other months since January 2020. Currently, one out of every 61 organizations...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Multiple States Toughen Data Breach and Cybersecurity Requirements

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It has been a busy summer for data breach and cybersecurity laws. Several states have shortened their data breach notification timelines, expanded their definitions of personal data breaches triggering notification...more

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White House Guidance on Ransomware

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Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more

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Colorado Passes Data Privacy Law

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Colorado has become the third state in the country to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, joining California and Virginia.  Assuming the governor signs—as he is widely expected to do—the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”)...more

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Update on Major Consumer Data Privacy Legislation in Florida Legislature

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The last week of Florida's legislative session is upon us, and one of the top issues of session is unresolved – data privacy legislation. The legislation will have broad ramifications on many companies and industry groups...more

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2021 Developments in State Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Laws

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Only four months in and 2021 has already been a big year for state cybersecurity safe harbor legislation. Two states, Utah and Connecticut, have recently enacted or introduced a breach litigation safe harbor to incentivize...more

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Utah Establishes a Legal Safe Harbor for Companies That Adopt Data Security Programs

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Utah has become the second state to establish a legal safe harbor for private-sector entities that follow certain cybersecurity best practices. On March 11, 2021, Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Cybersecurity...more

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Utah Is The 2nd State To Create A Safe Harbor For Companies Facing Data Breach Litigation

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In mid-March, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Cybersecurity Affirmative Defense Act (HB80) (“the Act”), an amendment to Utah’s data breach notification law, creating several affirmative defenses for persons...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Gets A New Data Breach Defense Law

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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

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Senate Version of Florida Privacy Law Moves Forward; House Version Makes Class-Action Lawsuits Even Easier

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The Florida Senate’s version of a new comprehensive privacy law (a.k.a. the “Florida Privacy Protection Act” (FPPA)) passed unscathed out of the Senate’s Committee on Commerce and Tourism yesterday. The bill’s sponsor fought...more

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Virginia’s New Law Continues America’s Patchwork Approach To Data Privacy Regulation

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With the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2018 (CCPA), and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), California has dared Congress, twice, to pass sorely needed federal privacy legislation. Now Virginia is in on...more

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Five Ways To Improve Florida’s Proposed Privacy Law

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The Florida Legislature is considering a comprehensive privacy law (HB 969) that would fundamentally change the landscape of how/whether companies do business in Florida. The bill is largely a “cut-and-paste” of the...more

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Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Raises Privacy and Data Security Concerns for Connected Devices

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On November 3, Massachusetts voters approved the adoption of a ballot measure amending state law to require auto manufacturers to facilitate access to and sharing of an expanded set of user data with independent repair shops....more

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