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New York Enacts Stricter Data Cybersecurity Laws

Data Matters

On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the two bills into law, one which amended the state’s data breach notification law, and another that created additional obligations for data breaches at credit reporting agencies. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act.

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U.S. states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR

Data Protection Report

states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of the protections provided by Europe’s newly enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). On the security front, as of March 2018, all 50 U.S. data protection laws that were passed in the last year.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

A high-profile cyber incident may cause substantial financial and reputational losses to an organization, including the disruption of corporate business processes, destruction or theft of critical data assets, loss of goodwill, and shareholder and consumer litigation. Encrypting critical data assets. Managing digital identities.

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GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?

Data Protection Report

The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. The stated purpose of the new law is to give people more control over their personal data and make it easier to access it. Did we mention big data? What do we expect in terms of enforcement priorities?

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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