One of the recurring themes that we stress is the need for businesses to implement significant data security programs and protections in advance of a data incident. …
Home Depot Takes One More Step Toward Putting the 2014 Data Breach In the PastRead More »
Home Depot Takes One More Step Toward Putting the 2014 Data Breach In the Past Read More »
In Erhart v. BofI Holding, Inc., et al. 15-cv-02287-BAS-NLS (Feb. 14, 2017), the United States District Court for the Southern District of California held that enforcing a confidentiality agreement between an employee and employer would violate public policy where an employee appropriated company documents while purportedly acting as a whistleblower. The case is notable because the decision, in essence, sanctioned an employee’s appropriation of information, including consumer personal information, as a “whistleblower.” The decision also held that violation of an employer’s confidentiality agreement could be excused if the violation were committed for “whistleblower” purposes. …
Court Finds Merit in Whistleblower Exception to Confidentiality AgreementsRead More »
Court Finds Merit in Whistleblower Exception to Confidentiality Agreements Read More »
In February, NFL player Jason Pierre-Paul and ESPN reached a settlement in Pierre-Paul’s invasion of privacy suit against ESPN and its reporter Adam Schefter. …
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Who is watching you when you are watching your television? …
Vizio Pays $2.5 Million FTC Settlement For Consumer DeceptionRead More »
Vizio Pays $2.5 Million FTC Settlement For Consumer Deception Read More »
According to a recent study cited in Business Insurance, ransomware attacks increased fourfold from 2015 to 2016. They are expected to double in 2017. …
Ransomware on the Rise Read More »
In January, President Trump named Maureen Ohlhausen as the acting chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). …
One of the first things all health care providers and other HIPAA covered entities must consider when learning of a data breach is HIPAA’s notification requirements. …
Presence Health Hit With Hefty Fine for Data BreachRead More »
Presence Health Hit With Hefty Fine for Data Breach Read More »
In February 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, sometimes known as NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework. …
In Dittman v. UPMC d/b/a The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2017 PA Super. 8 (Jan. 12, 2017), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held that an employer does not owe employees a duty to protect and safeguard personal and financial information from disclosure in a data breach resulting from an intrusion in its computer network. …
PA Court Denies Common-Law Duty of Employers to Safeguard Employee InformationRead More »
PA Court Denies Common-Law Duty of Employers to Safeguard Employee Information Read More »
After receiving strong criticism from the banking and insurance industries, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued updated proposed cybersecurity regulations and pushed back the effective date of the regulations from January 1, 2017 to March 1, 2017. …
New York Revises Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations, Pushes Back Effective DateRead More »
New York Revises Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations, Pushes Back Effective Date Read More »
