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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
FTC takes Action Against Drizly and its CEO: Will Protecting Data Become a Priority for CEOs?
The FTC wants to send a very clear message to CEOs: Protecting Americans’ data is not discretionary. It must be a priority. For Drizly’s CEO’s privacy and data security have become an albatross for him to carry to his future businesses under latest FTC proposed consent order.
Data Breaches, Employment Relationships and Inadvertent Mass Emails
This week, let’s take a look at the Second Circuit’s important recent decision on Article III standing in McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, along with the issues associated with it, including data breaches, employment relationships and dreaded, inadvertent mass emails.
2021 - The Year of Supply Chain (Vendor) Management
This week, we’re providing our privacy prediction for 2021 - Spoiler: SolarWinds will make this “the year of supply chain management.”
A Huge Software Supply Chain Attack
This week, let’s address what may be the biggest cybersecurity news of the year — the huge supply chain attack that is happening now and what your organization should do to respond.
Cybersecurity - All is Not Quiet on the Social Media Front
This week, let’s consider Twitter’s out-sized role in American society alongside its cybersecurity problems.
Airline Faces Max Fine After Self-reporting a Data Breach
This week, we consider ICO’s issuance of a £500,000 penalty against Cathay Pacific for a data breach that was self-reported in 2018.
NY SHIELD Act: A Breach Notification Statute Reborn with Data Security Requirements
This week, we cover the basics of New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act (S.5575B/A.5635), set to take effect on March 21, 2020.