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Data Breach
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Inside Privacy
Hawaii Considers Amendments To Data Breach Notification Law
Hawaii legislators have introduced several bills to amend the state’s data breach notice law. Two of these legislative measures would eliminate the “risk of harm” trigger for breach notification in…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Hackers Invade NASDAQ Computer Systems
On Saturday NASDAQ confirmed that its computer systems had been hacked:Through our normal security monitoring systems we detected suspicious files on the U.S. servers unrelated to our trading systems and…
Technology Law Source
Attend Our Upcoming Complimentary Workshop – ” What Would YOU Do If Your Network is Hacked?”
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Capital Club – 41 South High Street, 7th Floor Columbus, Ohio One needs only to visit a…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Data Breach Insurance Growing In Popularity for Health Care Providers, Others
The demand for "data breach" insurance appears to be growing based on our experiences, as well as commentary such as a recent article by Pamela Lewis Dolan of American Medical News. As…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
A Reader’s Comment on the Two Large PHI Security Breaches at The University of Rochester Medical Center in 2010
The January 19, 2011, blog posting discussed two large PHI security breaches at The University of Rochester Medical Center. Subsequently knowledgeable information and clarification was received in a comment from…
Inside Privacy
ENISA report on data breach notifications in the EU
By Mark Young
The EU’s 'cyber security' agency ENISA has issued a report on data breach notifications in the EU. The report is in response to the 2009 amendments to the ePrivacy Directive…
Inside Privacy
ITRC: Data Breaches Increased 33% in 2010
The Identity Theft Resource Center (“ITRC”) recently announced that it counted 662 data breaches in 2010, a 33% increase from the 498 breaches reported in 2009. It is calling for…
Technology Law Source
Porter Wright Information Privacy and Data Security Workshop Series
Please join us for this informative series focused on the technical, enforcement, and practical aspects of experiencing and responding to a data security incident. For the complete invitation and details…
Inside Privacy
Starbucks Employees Affected By Data Breach Have Standing To Sue In Federal Court
Last week, the Ninth Circuit issued two opinions in connection with the theft of an unencrypted laptop that contained personal information about Starbucks employees. First, the court held in a…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Data Breach Report Card 2010: Data Breaches Up 194%, Compromised Records Down 95%
A recent analysis of the past year’s data breaches by Imperva concludes that, in 2010, there has been a nearly 200% increase over 2009. Conversely, the number of records compromised shrank nearly…