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State Privacy Law Update – Colorado and Nevada

While a uniform federal privacy law in the United States continues to be an uncertain prospect overshadowed by other national priorities such as infrastructure and COVID relief, state legislatures have pushed forward with their own privacy regimes, resulting in an

Posted in Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations

Introduction to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act – Part II

This is the second installment of our summary of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”).  In our first post, we covered the goals of the law as well as its applicability and thresholds, what qualifies as personal data, the

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Posted in Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations, VCDPA

Getting Tough with Zero Trust – Biden Bolsters Cybersecurity via Executive Order

On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14028, entitled “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”, setting out new and enhanced cybersecurity standards for federal government agencies and the commercial software products utilized by them.  The Biden administration’s order comes

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Posted in Data Security, Regulations, Standards, Uncategorized

Introduction to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act – Part I

Virginia recently joined California in enacting a comprehensive data protection law intended to protect the privacy of its residents. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (the “VCDPA”) is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023, so impacted businesses have

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Posted in Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations, VCDPA

Cybersecurity Best Practices in the Remote-Working Environment

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, much of the workforce has shifted to working remotely, with many workers operating out of makeshift “offices” they created in their homes with little or no warning. Along with this remote work comes

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Posted in Data Security, Policies and Procedures, Privacy, Uncategorized

Eight Best Practices for Avoiding Data Breaches

As data breaches are on the rise, the old adage rings true: it’s not a question of if, but when. More companies are experiencing crippling breaches and the statistics are alarming:  According to IBM Security’s Cost of a Data Breach

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Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Policies and Procedures, Standards

Is Privacy Profitable?

It is evident that a company must invest in its privacy practices to meet legal requirements if it wants to avoid investigation costs and potential civil penalties.  But can investment in privacy, data security, and data management bring benefits to

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Posted in Data Security, Privacy

In Search Of A Federal Data Privacy Law

In the absence of a comprehensive federal data privacy and data security law, states continue to fill the gap. The California Consumer Privacy Act took effect on January 1, 2020, and several other states have similar laws under consideration. Nevertheless,

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Posted in Data Security, Legislation, Privacy

Google Partners with Ascension To Store and Analyze Millions of Patient Health Records

Google has confirmed that it is working with Ascension, one of the nation’s largest health systems in a project that will involve the health data of millions of Americans.  Google and Ascension have partnered in a project to store and

Posted in Data Security

New York AG Files Lawsuit Against Dunkin’ Donuts For Attacks On Customer Accounts

On September 26, 2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., the franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts (“Dunkin’”). The lawsuit involves security issues surrounding Dunkin’s stored value cards, which customers can use to purchase Dunkin’

Posted in Data Breach, Data Security
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