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New York Enacts Stricter Data Cybersecurity Laws

Data Matters

Together, the new laws require the implementation of reasonable data security safeguards, expand breach reporting obligations for certain types of information, and require that a “consumer credit reporting agency” that suffers a data breach provide five years of identity theft prevention services for impacted residents.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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

Data Protection Report

These new and amended state data breach laws expand the definition of personal information and specifically mandate that certain information security requirements are implemented. Virgin Islands, have enacted breach notification laws that require businesses to notify consumers if their personal information is compromised.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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

Data Protection Report

A structured approach to identifying operations that are “high risk” is needed, as well as implementing risk mitigation measures. There is no standardized format for making requests, making verification of identity difficult and results in requests getting “lost in the mail.”. Did we mention big data? Challenge #2. Challenge #3.

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FTC Publishes Red Flags Rule Compliance Guide; Confirms Broad Interpretation of the Rule

Hunton Privacy

.” The guide applies to creditors and certain financial institutions (such as state-chartered credit unions and mutual funds that offer accounts with check-writing privileges) that are subject to the FTC’s jurisdiction and addresses the provision of the Rule that requires implementation of an Identity Theft Prevention Program.