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Data Breach Notification
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Data Counsel
California Attorney General Releases 2014 Data Breach Report and Recommendations, Finding More of the Same.
Editor's Note: The author thanks Jaysen Borja for his contributions to this post. On October 28, 2014, Attorney General Kamala Harris released the second annual California Data Breach Report. The…
Data Counsel
Company Claims “HIPAA Has No Teeth”, Will Start Notifying Affected Individuals of Security Breaches and Vulnerabilities that Have Not Been Disclosed by Organizations
By Charles Shih
A company named SLC Security, LLC (“SLC”), recently announced that it will begin notifying individuals if it believes it has identified a security breach or vulnerability of a company and…
Inside Government Contracts
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Moving Forward on Data Breach Notification Rules
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) appears poised to be the next agency to promulgate cybersecurity breach notification requirements. The NRC has stated that it is moving forward with draft breach…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Data Breach Notification Deadline Extended 10 Days for Certain Healthcare Providers in California
By Andy Moss
The following posting from our colleagues on the Jackson Lewis P.C. website, as part of the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report, regarding data breach notification requirements for healthcare providers…
InsureReinsure
New California Requirements Shake Up Breach Notification and Data Safeguards
Edwards Wildman's latest Privacy Client Advisory discusses how recent amendments to California statues governing breach notification and data safeguards impose new obbligations.
Socially Aware Blog
Breaking Old Ground: California Again Amends Data Security Breach Law
By Nathan D. Taylor, Patrick Bernhardt
Not to be outdone by Florida, California has yet again amended its data security breach law and again in groundbreaking (yet confusing) fashion. On September 30, 2014, California Governor Brown…
Data Counsel
California Extends Deadline for Reporting Breaches to the CDPH from 5 to 15 Business Days
By Cory J. Fox
On September 18, 2014, California Governor, Jerry Brown, signed Assembly Bill 1755 (“AB1755”) into law, amending breach notification provisions in the California Health and Safety Code applicable to licensed clinics,…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ASIC turns up heat on AFSL breach reporting
By Zein El Hassan (AU), Matthew Ellis (AU)
ASIC has reminded AFS licensees of their obligation to report significant breaches to ASIC promptly and of the need to ensure that internal risk management systems are sufficiently robust to…
The Global Privacy Watch
Security Breach Liability – its Complicated
Cross Posted from Trading Secrets The security breach news cycle continues. There remains a deluge of news stories about point-of-sale terminals being compromised, the ease of magnetic stripes being cloned,…
Data Protection Report
Cybersecurity Month, Part 3: Push for national data breach notification legislation
In his October 17 speech, the President called on Congress to establish “one clear national standard that brings certainty to businesses and keeps consumers safe.” As acknowledged by the President,…