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Data Breach
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Inside Privacy
Massachusetts Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Require Free Credit Monitoring
By Caleb Skeath
The Governor of Massachusetts recently signed House Bill No. 4806 into law, which will amend certain provisions of the state’s data breach notification law. In addition to changing the information…
Data Counsel
Settlement Reached Between Neiman Marcus and State Attorneys General for $1.5 Million for 2013 Payment Card Breach
By Aaron Lancaster, Sara Goldstein
Last week, the attorneys general (AGs) of 43 states and the District of Columbia announced they reached a $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus Group LLC to resolve an investigation…
Bright Law Blog
Global hack of IT managed service providers
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has advised IT managed service providers (MSPs) which may be affected by a global cybersecurity hack to take steps to ensure Australians’…
InsureReinsure
Massachusetts Amendments Impose Additional Data Security Breach Requirements
By Theodore Augustinos, Troutman Pepper Locke
On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed “An Act relative to consumer protection from security breaches” (House Bill No. 4806), which added new requirements and obligations for companies that…
Technology Law Dispatch
“Worst breach of personal data in Singapore’s history” attracts highest penalties totalling S$1 million
By Charmian Aw
On 14 January 2019, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission issued its grounds of decision against Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd. (SingHealth) and Integrated Health Information Systems Pte. Ltd. (IHiS) for…
Security, Privacy and the Law
Minimizing Litigation Risk: What Cybersecurity Auditors Can Learn From Their Financial Statement Auditor Analogues
By Matt Miller
Data breaches – always critically important to those with responsibility for storing, transporting and protecting electronic information – have become an all-consuming topic of late. Stories about data theft dominate…
Security, Privacy and the Law
Massachusetts Amends Its Data Breach Response Law
By Colin Zick
On January 10, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law that amends its data breach reporting law, and requires credit reporting agencies such as Equifax to provide a…
Data Counsel
Massachusetts Enacts Significant Changes to Its Data Breach Notification Law
On Jan. 10, 2019, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation that will significantly amend the state’s data breach notification law. The amendments become effective on April 11, 2019. One of…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
North Carolina AG Seeks Breach Notification for Ransomware, Other Enhancements to Data Breach Law
According to SC Magazine, an escalating number of victims of data breaches in 2017 have led Attorney General Josh Stein and state Rep. Jason Saine to propose updates to the…
The Road to Insurance Recovery
Cyber Insurance: Something All Businesses Should Consider
This month, when many are working with inspiration towards their New Year’s resolutions, we urge each business policyholder to set a goal fitting of our modern high-tech age: checking its…