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Data Privacy Day – Special Report – California Consumer Privacy Act FAQs for...
Happy Data Privacy Day from the Jackson Lewis Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Team! In Honor of National Privacy Day, we are focused on what is sure to be one of the hottest issues of 2019 and present...
View ArticleNYS Education Department Proposes to Significantly Strengthen Data Security...
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...
View ArticleNew Jersey on the Forefront of Consumer Privacy and Security Law
Since the start of 2019, New Jersey has shown it is on the forefront of consumer privacy and security law. Last week we reported on Assembly Bill 3245 (AB 3245) that would enhance the state’s data...
View ArticleCost and Benefit Analysis of Bring Your Own Device Programs
An increasing number of companies have adopted Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) programs. Under a BYOD program, companies permit employees to connect their personal devices (e.g. laptops, smartphones,...
View ArticleWashington State’s GDPR-like Bill Passes Senate
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), passed in 2018 and taking effect January 1, 2020, is considered the most expansive state privacy law in the United States, and sparked a flurry of state...
View ArticleUpward Trend in Cyberattacks Targeting Senior Executives
Verizon recently published its 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report. This report is the 12th edition and contains an analysis of 41,686 security incidents with 2,013 confirmed breaches from 73...
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CCPA Update – Maybe Employees Are “Consumers” After All – Employee PI is...
Employers, you are not out of the CCPA woods yet. If you have been tracking the proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you know that businesses and stakeholders have been...
View ArticleNew Year, New Shields: How Can You Prepare for the New York SHIELD Act?
As we’ve previously reported, the New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act”) goes into effect on March 21, 2020. The SHIELD Act, which amends the State’s current...
View ArticleNew York Adopts New Data Security and Privacy Regulations for Schools and...
We observed in a post on this blog that government agencies, businesses, hospitals, universities and school districts are frequent targets of data breaches that can affect millions of individuals....
View ArticleLegislators and Regulators Weigh in On Privacy and Data Security Protections...
As they work to combat the surging COVID-19 virus, healthcare providers recently were reminded by legislators and regulators of the importance of data security and privacy protections. On the data...
View ArticleFederal Agencies Issue Joint Alert on Imminent Cybercrime Threat to...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a joint cybersecurity...
View Article5 Key Data Privacy and Security Risks That Arise When Organizations Record...
COVID-19 drove many formerly in-person interactions onto a variety of video conferencing platforms. But as millions of vaccinations are administered each day, and case numbers decline, it’s now...
View ArticleNY Attorney General Announces Settlement After Website Data Breach
In late May, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $200,000 settlement agreement with Filters Fast, an online water filtration retailer, stemming from a 2019 data breach compromising the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq., does not prohibit improper use of computer information to which an...
View ArticleNIST Preliminary Draft Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Ransomware Risk...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a preliminary draft of its Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Ransomware Risk Management. The public comment period for this...
View ArticleOhio Introduces CCPA-like Consumer Privacy Bill
Consumer privacy issues are as a hot as ever, and on the radar of the state and federal legislature alike. Following in the footsteps of California, and most recently Virginia and Colorado, Ohio...
View ArticleHealth App Alert: FTC Expands Scope Health Breach Notification Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued an important policy statement to health apps and other connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information. The FTC’s policy...
View ArticleTop 10 for 2022 – Happy Data Privacy Day!
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022. State...
View ArticleFederal Trade Commission Considers Rulemaking Pertaining to Consumer Privacy...
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed rulemaking pertaining to “commercial surveillance and lax data security.” However, the overall focus of the potential...
View ArticleGetting Healthcare in 2023 and Beyond…Virtually…and Securely
Much is being written about “remote work” – is it productive, will demand for it continue or be curtailed in a recession, is cybersecurity compromised, does it inhibit workplace culture, collaboration,...
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