Breach Notification

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With the recent spate of data breaches and accompanying class action lawsuits, businesses have constant reminders that an ounce of prevention is worth a...

January 10, 2012 by bkrenek

Several high profile events throughout the year have kept the spotlight on the issue of data exposures, especially those where millions of consumers information...

December 20, 2011 by kbarney

It can be unnerving to be told that your information has been compromised in a data breach. The uncertainty of not knowing all the...

November 2, 2011 by kbarney

The onslaught of significant data breaches in the past year has once again spurred legislators to push for national data breach notification legislation.... September 20, 2011 by bkrenek

At the recent data security and privacy hearing held by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, there appeared to be widespread agreement that...

August 2, 2011 by ofonseca

The White House recently released a comprehensive cyber-security policy proposal, and with it raised new hopes that a streamlined solution around data breach notification...

June 28, 2011 by ofonseca

All data breaches have two things in common: the need for prompt resolution and the need for a robust preparedness plan....

May 17, 2011 by pluehr

In a recent report, Ernst and Young noted that stronger breach notification requirements are among the top privacy trends for 2011. Governments around the...

May 10, 2011 by ofonseca

With numerous different breaches affecting so many people as of late, millions of consumers are receiving emails from trusted brands noting that customer emails...

May 3, 2011 by bkrenek

Today's headlines trumpet yet another high-profile medical data breach, this time through Health Net. This corporate catastrophe reminds us of the increasing hazard of...

March 29, 2011 by bkrenek

For businesses that don’t comply with these new regulations, stiff penalties will be added to the burdensome costs of breaches (and how can you...

March 1, 2011 by ofonseca

The proliferation of state data breach notification laws, substantive state information security laws (such as the Massachusetts data security standards), and FTC and private...

February 22, 2011 by rfreeman