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Information Bytes
Why govern our information? Reason #10: It’s a when, not if, world for data breaches
By Peter Sloan
Being a CISO is a tough gig. The perpetual deluge of news items on hack after hack, breach after breach, has finally conveyed that data security is an imperative for all companies, large and small. But the perception…
Privacy and Cybersecurity Solutions
Pennsylvania Employers Have a Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Data, Says High Court
February 6, 2019 PublicationsLate last year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that employers have a legal duty to safeguard employee’s sensitive personal information stored on an internet-accessible computer system…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
NYS Education Department Proposes to Significantly Strengthen Data Security and Privacy Protocol
Co-Author: Gabrielle Bruno Government agencies, businesses, hospitals and universities are the frequent targets of staggering data breaches that can affect millions of individuals. But K-12 schools are also at risk…
Data Counsel
What Can We Learn From the Healthcare Data Breach ‘Wall of Shame’?
In addition to dealing with the public outcry and regulatory scrutiny resulting from a healthcare data breach, covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (or their business…
Ride the Lightning
ITRC Releases Its 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report
Privacy and Cybersecurity Solutions
Protect Your Company Against W-2 Business Email Compromise Attacks During Tax Season
January 29, 2019 PublicationsThe most likely “cyber attack” that your company will face will come in the form of an email. One of the most common forms of email attack…
Eye On Privacy
Massachusetts Changes Data Breach Notification Requirements
The Governor of Massachusetts has just signed into law amendments to the state’s data breach notification law. The amendments will go into effect April 11, 2019. Under the amended law, companies…
Employment Privacy Blog
Don’t Take the Bait! “Spear Phishing” and “Whaling” Take Scams to the Next Level
Don’t Take the Bait! “Spear Phishing” and “Whaling” Take Scams to the Next Level For several years now, we’ve been alerting employers about the dangers of phishing scams that attempt…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Hotel Data Breach Case Heads to Eleventh Circuit
Rosen Millennium Inc. (“Millennium”), the cyber security and IT support subsidiary of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Inc., has appealed to the Eleventh Circuit contending that a Florida federal court ignored…
Eye On Privacy
South Carolina’s Insurance Breach Notice Requirements Now In Effect
By Liisa Thomas
South Carolina now has specific breach and security requirements for insurance companies. The law applies to those licensed under the state’s insurance laws and went into effect January 1. Under…