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Impact of Tennessee’s Cybersecurity Class Action Safe Harbor

Tennessee has joined a handful of other states to provide certain safe harbors in the cybersecurity realm. Unlike others, the law sites beside -but does not modify- the states’ data breach notification law. Also unlike...more

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Kentucky and Maryland Enact Insurance Data Security Laws

In April, Kentucky (HB 474) and Maryland (SB 207) adopted insurance data security legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model law. A total of 15 states have adopted the NAIC Model...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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Connecticut Expands Data Breach Notification Law, Changes Effective October 1, 2021

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

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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

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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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Michigan Considers Enhanced Data Breach Notification Law

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Privacy and security continue to be at the forefront for legislatures across the nation, despite (or perhaps because of) the COVID-19 pandemic. In late May, with back-to-back amendments, Washington D.C. and Vermont...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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2020 Breach Notification Law Update: Vermont, District of Columbia, Maine, and California Expand Requirements

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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

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Vermont Updates Data Breach Notification Law

Vermont recently amended its data breach notification law. The changes will go into effect July 1, 2020. As amended, the definition of “personal information” now includes the following when combined with a consumer’s first...more

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New York SHIELD Act: What New Data Security Requirements Mean for Your Business

Certain provisions of the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) recently took effect in the state of New York. The act was signed into law by the governor in July 2019, and its data breach...more

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New York SHIELD Act: Your Cybersecurity Obligations to New Yorkers' Data

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As millions of employees around the country begin their second month working remotely, several government agencies have issued warnings regarding a spike in data security incidents and the increased risk of cyber-attacks such...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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New York SHIELDs Private Information (Security Requirements effective March 21, 2020)

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As we first reported on July 24, 2019 (and updated on September 24, 2019), an amendment of New York’s data breach notification law—the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, commonly referred to as the SHIELD...more

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UPDATED: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again: Washington Privacy Act Fails to Pass

As of March 12, 2020, the proposed Washington Privacy Act has foundered on enforcement rocks. The Senate did not agree with the House’s amendment that would have included a broad private right of action. The Senate’s version...more

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What Your Company Needs to Know About the March 2020 Amendment to the New York SHIELD Act

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New York residents will soon benefit from greater protections following a data breach when an amendment of New York’s data breach notification law - the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act -...more

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Annual Breach Reporting Required Under NY SHIELD Act for Some Health Care Companies

As discussed in an earlier blog post, the New York state Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (or “SHIELD Act”), was signed into law on July 25, 2019....more

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New York State Expected to Increase Enforcement of Cybersecurity Practices

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Companies should take note of two imminent developments in New York in the area of cybersecurity regulation: enforcement of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (Regulation) and the...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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The eData Guide to GDPR: New York’s SHIELD Act Defines Records Management as a Reasonable Safeguard

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New data retention limitations and disposal requirements on some types of businesses in New York will go into effect on March 21, 2020, under the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD Act) that was signed...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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New Year, New Shields: How Can You Prepare For The New York Shield Act?

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As we’ve previously reported, the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act Act (the “SHIELD Act”) goes into effect on March 21, 2020. The SHIELD Act, which amends the State’s current data breach...more

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Maryland Again Amends Its Data Breach Notification Law

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In response to trends, heightened public awareness, and a string of large-scale data breaches, states continue to enhance their data breach notification laws. In 2017 Maryland amended its Personal Information Protection Act...more

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The SHIELD Act: How Businesses Across The US Can Comply With New York’s New Data Security Law

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On October 23, 2019, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the SHIELD Act) went into effect. The New York law imposes data breach notification requirements on any business that owns or licenses certain...more

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