Topic
Data Breach Notification
699 published works
Data Counsel
What is “Expedient” Notification of a “Data Breach?”
One of the first questions companies ask us when we are hired to help them respond to a new security incident is how fast they have to notify if the…
Data Counsel
BakerHostetler Adds to Privacy and Data Protection Team – Eric A. Packel Joins Philadelphia Office as Counsel
BakerHostetler announced today that Eric A. Packel joined the firm as Counsel in the Philadelphia office. Mr. Packel focuses his practice on privacy, data security, and technology issues and will…
Capital Thinking
FCC Holds January Open Meeting
Legislative Activity Senators Introduce Data Breach Legislation Last Thursday, January 30, four Democratic senators introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, which would require the Federal Trade…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
California AG Files Suit Alleging Untimely Breach Response
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Last week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed suit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (“Kaiser”) in relation to a 2011 data security breach. The AG’s complaint alleges that even…
Inside Privacy
California AG Sues Company for Slow Breach Response, “Public” Display of Social Security Numbers
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has sued the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for failing to promptly notify employees about a 2011 data breach. California's breach notice law requires breaches of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Senators Renew Efforts to Pass Data Privacy Legislation
On January 8, 2014, Senator Patrick Leahy reintroduced comprehensive information security legislation that would establish a national standard for data breach notification and require businesses to safeguard customers' sensitive personal…
Inside Privacy
Congress Shows Renewed Interest and Action on Data Privacy Legislation
Incited by the recent Target Corp data breach, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced his data privacy protection bill to Congress on January 8. This marks the fifth time that Leahy…
Health Law Rx
HHS Gives a Thumbs Down for Stolen Thumb Drive
On December 26, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS) announced that it had reached an agreement with a Northeastern dermatology practice to…
Data Counsel
International Privacy – 2013 Year in Review – Canada
Authors: Gonzalo Zeballos, James Sherer, and Alan Pate This fall, Canadian Parliament failed to pass proposed amendments to its federal privacy law that would impose a mandatory breach notification requirement.…
The Data Advisor
Breach Notification: Timing Is Everything
By Wendell Bartnick, Joseph Molosky
A data security incident can be daunting for an organization, quickly spurring it into full-blown crisis mode. Once an incident is discovered, IT and security personnel may work around the…