Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 20, 2012

On December 12, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a decision that employees of Ceridian Corporation’s (“Ceridian’s”) customers did not have standing to sue Ceridian after the payroll processing firm suffered a data breach.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 13, 2011

On May 12, 2011, the White House released the long-expected cybersecurity legislative proposal in response to the need to protect Americans from cyber threats. Data Breach Notification – These provisions would establish a national data breach reporting system.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 14, 2010

On January 12, 2010, Ms. Reding revealed her priorities in the field of privacy and data protection. Fundamental rights and data protection will be top of the line” said Ms. Reding, who explained that she intends to incorporate the EU’s data protection rules into a modern and comprehensive legal instrument.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 12, 2009

On May 6, 2009, the proposed amendments to the e-Privacy Directive received a second reading in the European Parliament. In addition to other measures, it will include a definition of “personal data breach” and will introduce a data breach notification requirement.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 13, 2009

The mere increased risk of identity theft following a data breach is sufficient to give the data subjects standing to bring a lawsuit in federal court but, absent actual identity theft or other actual harm, claims against the data owner and its service provider for negligence and breach of contract cannot survive, a federal judge ruled this month.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 13, 2009

On May 12, 2009, the European Commission issued a long-awaited recommendation on the implementation of privacy and data protection principles in applications supported by radio-frequency identification (“RFID”). This principle is, however, subject to exceptions.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Securities Litigation , Civ. 12, 2009) recently dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by investors in Heartland, a processor of payment card transactions whose stock value dropped significantly after it suffered a data security breach in which hackers allegedly stole 130 million payment card numbers.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 22, 2011

The suit stems from a December 2009 security breach caused by an SQL injection flaw that resulted in the exposure of unencrypted user names and passwords of approximately 32 million RockYou users. RockYou”), a publisher and developer of applications used on popular social media sites.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 14, 2009

On September 12, 2009, Maine’s Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors (the “Act”) will take effect. The Act prohibits businesses from knowingly collecting or receiving a minor’s health-related information or personal information for marketing purposes without first obtaining verifiable parental consent.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Beazley also reported that SMBs, which tend to spend less on information security, were at a higher risk of being hit by ransomware than larger firms, and that the healthcare sector was hardest hit by ransomware attacks, followed by financial institutions and professional services. Best security practices are a must.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

8,9]) combines signature and encryption in a secure way, providing efficient joint authentication and encryption. Revocable IBE [12] provides a scalable revocation method. Suppose a user Alice works at Thales e-Security in Cambridge. Thales can serve as a root PKG and generate low-level private keys for Thales e-Security.

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