Develop a data breach response plan now to be ready to efficiently address a breach as soon as it is reported

• February 22nd, 2011
• Posted in Breach Notification . Breach Prevention . Healthcare Breach

The proliferation of state data breach notification laws, substantive state information security laws (such as the Massachusetts data security standards), and FTC and private lawsuits on information security matters has led to heightened attention to information security in both IT budgets and staffing and in terms of legal resources. With budget pressures all around (not to mention time pressures and the pressures of other duties that in-house counsel already has), the question becomes: How can my organization lower the time and dollar costs associated with information security when there is a breach? [ READ MORE ]