The California Privacy Protection Act (CPRA) amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and has an operative date of January 1, 2023. The CPRA introduces new compliance obligations including a requirement that businesses conduct risk assessments. While many U.S. companies currently conduct risk assessments for compliance with state “reasonable safeguards” statutes (e.g., Florida, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York) or the HIPAA Security Rule, the CPRA risk assessment has a different focus. This risk assessment requirement is similar to the EU General Data Protection’s (GDPR) data protection impact assessment (DPIA).

Read the full article at Jackson Lewis Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report.

 

Photo of Mary T. Costigan Mary T. Costigan

Mary T. Costigan is a principal in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a core member of the firm’s Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity practice group. She holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US designation from the International Association of…

Mary T. Costigan is a principal in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a core member of the firm’s Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity practice group. She holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp).

Mary advises regional, national and multinational clients across various industries on data privacy and cybersecurity laws and best practices including employee monitoring, internet privacy, biometric data collection, artificial intelligence, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), HIPAA, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Mary has extensive experience helping clients respond to cybersecurity incidents including ransomware attacks.