In the wake of Target’s April 15 announcement of a private $19 million settlement of the data breach claims of MasterCard-issuing banks, counsel representing the putative card issuer class in the consolidated Target data breach litigation moved to enjoin the proposed settlement, arguing that it is an improper end-run around the Minnesota federal court’s adjudication… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Cybersecurity RSS FeedCybersecurity Executive Order: Not Much New
Posted in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Data Compliance & Security, UncategorizedPresident Obama’s February 13 Executive Order, “Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing” (the “EO”), turns out to be light on new measures to improve cybersecurity, but focused heavily on adjustments to prior Executive Orders implementing the rules for handling classified information. This focus introduces concerns about government agencies picking winners and losers in the cybersecurity… Continue Reading
White House Proposes National Data Breach Notification Standard
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Federal Trade Commission, Legislation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Cynthia Larose, CIPP and Ari Moskowitz, CIPP This has been a big week for cybersecurity announcements from Washington. In what the White House has called a series of “SOTU Spoilers,” President Obama announced his intention to follow through on some of the recommendations in his administration’s Big Data report — the culmination of… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday: December 8, 2104 – The Twelve Days of Privacy 2014
Posted in 12 Days of Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Compliance & Security, EU Data Protection Regulation, Insurance, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Monday, Privacy Regulation, UncategorizedOur series last year was a reader favorite, so we decided to put our prognosticator hats on again and present: Rather than look back at 2014, starting tomorrow, the Privacy & Security blog will count down The 12 Days of Privacy, looking ahead to what we might expect in 2015 and what we might… Continue Reading
Massive Data Breach Affects 4.5 Million Patients in 29 States
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, HIPAA/HITECHWritten by Julia Siripurapu, CIPP/US and Dianne J. Bourque Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), one of the largest hospital organizations in the country, announced via a public filing (Form 8K) made yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Report”) that the Company was the target of a cyber attack that compromised the health data… Continue Reading
SEC Cybersecurity Initiative: Five Steps ALL Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Should be Taking
Posted in Cybersecurity, Privacy Regulation, SecurityOriginally posted on the Mintz Levin Securities Litigation Matters blog Written by Bret Leone-Quick, Cynthia Larose, CIPP, Chip Phinney and Joel Rothman Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released a Risk Alert announcing its Cybersecurity Initiative. What does this mean to broker-dealers and investment advisers and, even… Continue Reading
NYC Women in Intellectual Property Discuss Cybersecurity
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Compliance & Security, European Union, Federal Trade CommissionWritten by Andowah Newton Yesterday, Mintz Levin attended a panel breakfast sponsored by the New York City Bar’s Committee on Women in Intellectual Property. The panel featured two practitioners, one from the public sector and one from the private sector. The panel was moderated by Karen Greenberg, Director at Fordham Law’s Center. Some takeaways that we… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday – March 24, 2014
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy MondayWelcome to March Madness — although if your brackets look anything like mine do this morning, it is not particularly “welcome.” Let’s just say that there is no danger of my winning Warren Buffet’s $1 billion. Privacy and cybersecurity continue to be hot topics and the breaches roll on. Here are some privacy and security… Continue Reading
Over 20 Million Customer Accounts Affected by Data Breaches in California; Attorney General Harris Promises Increased Enforcement
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Privacy RegulationWritten by Jake Romero, CIPP/US When you think of catastrophic events that take place online and have a devastating effect on millions of people, you probably think of HBO Go crashing during the True Detective finale. However, California Attorney General Kamala Harris wants to remind you that you should be thinking about data breaches. New… Continue Reading
Congress Moves Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Bill
Posted in Cybersecurity, LegislationOn Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee passed a substitute bill for H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013. The committee substitute bill was broadly supported by both parties. As it presently stands, H.R. 3696 delegates to the Department of Homeland Security the responsibility for civilian cybersecurity research and development, incident detection… Continue Reading
Federal IT Acquisition Policy Recommendations Focus on Cybersecurity
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Compliance & SecurityThe Department of Defense and the General Services Administration, which together spend more than $500 billion annually on information technology, have released a joint report to the White House recommending steps to upgrade the cybersecurity requirements of acquisitions of information technology and services throughout the federal government. These recommendations will affect not only suppliers to… Continue Reading
Some Reading for #DPD2014
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & SecurityWe have some reading to add to your Data Privacy Day (#DPD2014) activities: New California Data Breach Notification Requirements BNA Privacy and Security Law Report Privacy Policies: How to Effectively Communicate with Consumers Privacy 101: The Best Defense is A Good Offense
And on the 12th Day of Privacy, something for directors…..Mind the Gap!
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data BreachOn our last “day of Privacy”, we have a little extra (perhaps a lump of coal….) post: in 2014, cyber risk has been elevated to a board issue – read on and forward to your favorite company director! Written by Heidi Lawson, CPCU As we have discussed throughout this series, there is a whole universe… Continue Reading
On the Eighth Day of Privacy, my Mobile Apps Know Everything About Me . . .
Posted in Cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission, Mobile PrivacyOf all the “Days of Privacy” looking forward to 2014, we believe that the issues surrounding mobile applications and privacy will see some of the most intense regulatory focus …. read on, and be prepared…. Written by Jake Romero, CIPP/US One could argue that the guiding principle behind the exponential growth and pervasive influence of… Continue Reading
As Black Friday approaches — 6 things you should think about when shopping online…..
Posted in Cybersecurity, Privacy Monday, SecurityHoliday e-commerce is expected to jump this year by about 17% over last year, and shoppers will be flocking to mobile devices more often to make those purchases. It is also the time to be cautious and protect your personal data security. We received a great “happy Thanksgiving…but….” email from our friends at Kroll, and… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday: October 7, 2013
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Privacy Litigation, Privacy MondayThe First Monday in October Oyez! Oyez! Despite the government shutdown, the Supreme Court is in for the 2013-2014 session. There are a couple of privacy cases on the agenda: U.S. v. Wurie and Riley v. California At issue: Separate appeals over whether police must obtain a warrant to search data on the cellphone of… Continue Reading
