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New York AG Schneiderman to Propose Revised Data Security Laws

January 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

New York’s Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on January 15 that he would propose legislation to New York State lawmakers to revise New York’s data security laws and to require new safeguards for personal data of New Yorkers. The legislation to be introduced by Mr. Schneiderman will broaden the scope of information that would require […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Regulation

President Obama Proposes Strict National Data Breach Notification Law Ahead of State of the Union

January 16, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On January 12, 2015, during a speech before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), President Barack Obama announced that he would propose legislation to create a national, uniform data breach notification law.  The White House later released the full text of the proposed bill.  The President highlighted that a national breach notification law would benefit both […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, Legislation, Privacy, Security Breach

TD Bank NA Settles Data Breach Lawsuit with Mass. AG

December 12, 2014 By Andrew Liebler

TD Bank North America (“TD Bank”) and the Massachusetts Attorney General announced an agreement on December 8 to end a data breach lawsuit brought against TD Bank by the Massachusetts Attorney General. The lawsuit alleged that TD Bank failed to properly protect and encrypt personal customer information contained on two server backup tapes that it […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Litigation

Alston & Bird Health Care Advisory: HIPAA Audit Program Phase 2 Update

October 2, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

We have previously blogged about the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HIPAA Audit Program, including the Audit Program pilot (November 30, 2011 and March 7, 2012), the release of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audit protocols (June 26, 2012), and the status of phase 2 of the Audit Program (February 26, 2014 […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Health Privacy, Security Breach Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, HITECH

New California Law Expands Data Security Requirements, SSN Protections and Breach Notification Obligations

September 30, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On September 30, 2014, the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill 1710, which made three small but important changes to the state’s privacy laws.  The bill:  (1) amended California’s breach notification law to require that the notifying entities offer identity theft protection services to affected individuals in certain cases; (2) required California businesses that “maintain” […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Security Breach

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