Enhanced Privacy and Data Security Law on Tap for North Carolina
2/8/18
By: Paul H. Derrick
A bi-partisan privacy and data security bill will soon be rolled out in North Carolina, and its impact will be significant. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and State Representative Jason Saine are co-authoring “The Act …
1/3/18
By: Daniel C. Walsh
Happy 9th Birthday to bitcoin (“BTC”), easily one of the most controversial topics of 2017 that will surely continue to inspire debate through 2018. Nine years ago today, the very first block on the bitcoin …
What Does Your Video Watching Behavior Say About You?
12/18/17
By: Jonathan Romvary
A federal court recently determined that the sharing of an individual’s device identification number and the videos watched does not violate federal privacy laws. In Eichenberger v. ESPN, Inc. , 2017 BL 427074, 9th Cir., No. 15-35449 …
From the CFPB: 9 Principles for Safer Third-Party Access to Financial Data
11/2/17
By: Zach Moura
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that was created to ensure consumer protection in the financial sector. On October 18, it released a set of nine principles intended to help protect consumers who …
10/27/17
By: Glenn M. Kenna
On October 24, 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Law (“Model Law”). The Model Law includes rules covering a broad range of data security, security breach investigation, breach …
Equifax and SEC are Latest Victims of Cyber Attacks
9/25/17
By: Amy C. Bender
Two more powerhouses have fallen victim to a data breach.
News of the cyber attack on Equifax spread like wildfire, causing fear in the minds of credit holders everywhere as well as an almost immediate wave …
Computer System Fraud and Funds Transfer Fraud Coverages Extended to "Spoofing"
9/8/17
By: Richard E. Wirick
Computer theft insurance takes many forms. Under traditional commercial criminal theft products, coverage only applies if there is a “fraudulent (a) entry into…a Computer; [and] (b) a change to Data elements or program logic of a …
Delaware Amends Data Breach Notification Law
8/29/17
By: Kacie L. Manisco
On August 17, 2017 Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law a bill amending the state’s Date Breach Notification Statute, marking the first significant change to Delaware’s data breach notification law since 2005. The amendments, which …
Data Privacy-As the Spokeo Turns
8/29/17
As we all know, the data privacy industry has been paying close attention to ongoing saga of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), including this firm’s blog, most recently here, here …
8/11/17
By: Jennifer Lee
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is becoming increasingly focused on cybersecurity issues in recent years as data breaches and ransomware attacks become more frequent and wide-spread across all industries. The most recent Risk Alert, …
An Exception to Florida Sunshine Laws – Helping Cybersecurity Secrecy
8/9/17
By: Jeremy W. Rogers
For the legally uninitiated, in hearing the term “sunshine laws,” it would be easy to misunderstand what exactly that would entail. This is especially so in Florida where tourism boards and state marketing inundate the eyes …
FBI Issues Warning About the Dangers of Internet-Connected Toys
7/21/17
By: Jennifer Lee
The FBI is alerting parents to the risks and dangers associated with bringing an internet-connected smart toy into their homes and their children’s lives. Earlier this week, the Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a consumer …