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BakerHostetler

Deeper Dive into the Data - May 2024

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Every spring, BakerHostetler collects, analyzes, and compares key metrics on the incident response matters we handled in the prior year. The output – our Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report – highlights key findings...more

Ankura

Why It’s Critical to Demo Both the Technology and the Team Before Selecting an MDR Solution

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The cost of a cybersecurity breach can range from hundreds of thousands of dollars for middle-market businesses to millions for larger organizations. To protect your company from evolving threats and potential cyber attacks,...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

FTC Actions Hold Data Privacy Lessons For 2023

The Federal Trade Commission will have its eye on privacy and data security enforcement in 2023. In August, the agency announced that it is exploring ways to crack down on lax data security practices. In the announcement,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

How do the CPRA, CPA, and VCDPA treat data processing agreements?

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Keypoint: Starting in 2023, organizations that are subject to one or more of the laws will need to enter into contracts with recipients of personal information/data that address numerous statutory requirements....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

SolarWinds Hackers Focus on Downstream Vendors as Next Victims

In a blog post entitled “New activity from Russian actor Nobelium,” Microsoft’s V.P. of Customer Security & Trust Tom Burt discussed a recent alert issued by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) regarding the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NJ Infertility Clinic Reaches $495,000 Data Breach Settlement

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The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced on October 12 that Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC, based in Millburn, NJ, will pay a $495,000 penalty for allegedly violating HIPAA and state law by...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

School Nutrition Vendor Sued for Compromise of 867,209 K-12 Student Records

PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. (PCS) was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit last week alleging that it discovered a data breach from a hacking attack in December 2019 but failed to notify the affected students until...more

Clark Hill PLC

Eight Data-Related Provisions That Might be Missing from Your Professional Services Agreement

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Modern business requires the engagement of professional services providers, such as IT services, marketing, software, data hosting, or other needed services. Far too often, though, the agreements governing these relationships...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Further Step Forward: China Releases Draft Personal Information Protection Law for Public Comment

On October 21, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released the draft PIP Law for public comment. With the big data industry rapidly growing in China...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tyler Technologies Victim of Cyber-Attack

As one of the largest information technology service providers to local governments, the cyber-attack on Tyler Technologies (Tyler) in Plano, Texas is a sobering reminder of how a cyber-attack on a third-party vendor can put...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Managing Third-Party Vendor Regulatory Compliance

Data breaches are a hot topic and will undoubtedly get even hotter. Cybersecurity for your own enterprise isn’t enough — you must evaluate your vendors and determine if they’re prepared to resist cyberattacks.  ...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: Written Information Security Programs (WISPs)

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Transborder Data Flow Consent Standard is Reaffirmed

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)'s report, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Report of Findings #2019-001, issued April 9, 2019, into the Equifax hack, created...more

Troutman Pepper

Latest California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Impact Business Compliance Initiatives

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On September 13, the final day of its legislative session, the California Legislature approved five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping new privacy law that takes effect on January...more

The Volkov Law Group

Managing Third-Party Vendor Cybersecurity Risks (Part II of III)

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We all know that businesses rely on a large number of third-party vendors to support their business operations.  Many of these third parties require access to a company’s data and its internal information and technology...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Delta Sues Vendor for Causing Data Breach

In an unusual move, Delta Airlines (Delta) sued one of its vendors last week for the data breach it experienced in 2017. It’s an unusual move for several reasons. First, in our experience when a vendor causes a data breach,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Happy First Day of Spring! Ohio Insurance Law Effective Today

Ohio recently followed South Carolina as the second state to adopt cybersecurity legislation modeled after the NAIC’s Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Ohio law, Senate Bill 273, applies to insurers authorized to do...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

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Data Breach in Brief: Knowing the Risks and Protecting Your Company

Data breaches continue to be an unfortunate risk that companies face with increasing frequency. In this podcast, Rebecca Bennett, Stephen Riga, and Justin Tarka discuss data breaches from both a U.S. and EU perspective,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Ignorance is Not Bliss

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After several years of cyberattacks, you may be lulled into thinking large, sophisticated companies have now employed adequate safeguards to prevent disclosure of your confidential information. Don’t be so sure. Earlier this...more

Stinson LLP

Financial Institutions' Consumer Data Exposed in Web Platform Vulnerability

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Banks and other financial institutions rely on a relatively small number of core service providers to process customer personal and financial information. The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU)...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California’s New Landmark Data Privacy Regulation and What Companies Need to Do to Comply

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What You Need to Know Now - • The new law takes effect January 1, 2020, but there’s a lot to do so you need to start work now. • The new law expands the definition of personal information and gives California consumers...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Data Breaches Prove Costly for Major Businesses

In an age where data is widely available and almost everything is stored online, data breaches are becoming more common, and the outcomes of cases involving data breaches are unpredictable. Data involved in a breach can range...more

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