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Data Breach
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Proskauer on Privacy
2009 Ponemon Institute “Cost of a Data Breach” Study Released
This past week, the Ponemon Institute announced their publication of the results of their fifth annual study on the costs of data breaches for U.S.-based companies. The study was sponsored…
Health IT Law Blog
Rising numbers and costs of data breaches
By Vadim Schick
There is little doubt that the healthcare industry must prepare for a growing number of - and expanding costs associated with - data breaches, particularly for breaches of protected health…
InsureReinsure
UK: Data Breaches to Incur up to £500,000 Penalty
In our January 2010 Client Advisory (see the Client Advisory here) we wrote that, pending the outcome of a recent Ministry of Justice consultation, the Information Commissioner's Office (the ICO)…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Data Breach Costs Increase to $204 per Compromised Record
The cost per customer record in a data breach increased $2 over the 2008 average to $204 per customer record compromised in a data breach. The Poneman Institute, which conducts…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Password Security Often Overlooked as Source of Data Breaches
The lessons to be learned from data breaches are often numerous and not always apparent on the surface. The most recent example is the RockYou.com hack that occurred in December.…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Connecticut AG Brings HIPAA Charges Against Health Net For Data Security Breach
By Marcy Wilder
In the first HIPAA action filed by a state attorney general, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit yesterday against Health Net of Connecticut for failing to secure private…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
2009 Most Notorious Data Breaches
The most egregious data breaches of 2009 are all massive, and all massive stories of learning and avoiding mistakes.
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Public Employers Wrestle With Data Breaches
The State of Minnesota has been smacked with a number of privacy-related district court lawsuits recently. The most recent dispute arose after the state of Minnesota hired a Texas-based company, Lookout Services…
Proskauer on Privacy
Netflix Sued for “Largest Voluntary Privacy Breach To Date”
On December 17, 2009, a class action suit was filed against online movie rental giant, Netflix, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs…
InsureReinsure
EAPD WEBINAR LINK: Privacy and Data Breaches
Privacy and data breaches are part of every company's nightmare of what can go wrong. There is no company in any industry that is not exposed to risks and liabilities…