Perhaps not surprisingly, there has been a huge increase in data breaches as a result of bad actors (i.e., hacking), failure in internal policies, procedures and implementation (i.e., using untested and unsecure technologies working from home) or both (i.e., falling victim to phishing scams related to the Coronavirus because employees lack proper training for detection…
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Business Disruption Planning – Part 2 – Data Privacy and Information Security
Business as Usual. Remote or otherwise. For many businesses, moving to a remote workplace as an adaptation to the Coronavirus is an effective and efficient means of business continuity. However, the logic and rationale of doing so falls apart if the data privacy and security procedures and processes you have (or should have) in your…
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Privacy and Data Security Checklist
In today’s complex and “flat-world” business environment, technology rules. However, along with technology comes countless industry-specific, international, national and state-based regulatory schemes which dictate how, when, why and where data can be processed. Of course, these regulatory and legal requirements are often in addition to your contractual and business obligations. Keeping track of everything can…
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Applicability of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)
The CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020, with enforcement by the California Attorney General not commencing until July 1, 2020. As a general matter, the CCPA applies to any for-profit company conducting any business in California which collects consumers’ personal information (which would include cookies and the like) and determines alone or with…
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