Effectively managing security is no accident. Smart companies consider security upfront, assess their options and make good business choices based...
MoreMaine Enacts Social Media Protections for Applicants and Employees
Effective as of October 15, 2015, employers in Maine will be restricted in their ability to access the personal social media accounts of...
MoreConnecticut Passes New Data Protection Measures into Law
On July 1, 2015, Connecticut’s governor signed into law Public Act No. 15-142, An Act Improving Data Security and Agency Effectiveness (the...
MoreLiability for Data Breach Involving Employee Information: Even the Federal Government and Third Party Vendors Are Not Immune
Another class action has been filed alleging the disclosure of employee personally identifiable information due to a cyber attack. This time, the...
MoreFinal NIST Guidance Addresses Protection of Sensitive Data in Hands of Contractors
Final guidance (SP 800-171) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology on protecting sensitive federal information on nonfederal...
MoreFTC’s New Consumer Data Security Guidance Offers Businesses Practical Tips
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidance on data security for companies that collect, store and use consumer information, gleaned from...
MoreData Privacy Challenges & Considerations for Cross-Border Ethics & Compliance Investigations
Investigations of potential misconduct can be taxing for any organization. But for organizations operating in multiple countries, the variability...
MoreNew York City Will Ban Employers From Viewing Credit History of Prospective Workers
The City Council is expected to pass a bill that will make it illegal for employers to check job-seekers’ credit history. In addition to...
MoreMajor FERPA Overhaul Under Consideration in U.S. House
A proposed overhaul of the country’s primary law protecting student-data privacy is being circulated for feedback, offering yet another sign...
MoreFTC Settles with Two Companies Falsely Claiming to Comply with International Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
Two U.S. businesses have agreed to settle FTC charges they falsely claimed they were abiding by an international privacy framework known as the...
MoreLessons on Work-Related Fraud and Abuse
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners recently released its 2014 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse (the...
MoreWhen Will Your Data Breach Happen? Not a Question of If But When
IT security is a growing threat for businesses of every type and no organization is safe. U.S. consumer cyber-attacks in 2013 came at a price of...
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