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Add New York to the growing list of states ramping up data security laws. NY will consider legislation similar to OR and IN that would provide a “safe harbor rule for companies that implement specific data security plans and standards that officials say would minimize the chance of a breach. “
New York’s study of data breaches found that health care was the largest source for data breaches. H…
Federal law or state law? Which should have the final say over a data breach at a local business? Or, if a data breach affects a nationwide retailer? The State Of Union included a call for federal data breach laws, pre-empting state law.
Texas Congressman Michael Burgess agrees with federal pre-emption.
He will chair the hearing on Tuesday January 27th, and said, “We need a plan in place that will help prevent data from being stolen in the first place, and will also allevi…
Since 2009, health care data breach statistics are:
President Obama’s federal data …
75% of international cyber security experts support breach notification laws. The biggest concerns about complying with the laws:
2 Privacy Experts say Federal Standards Don’t help individuals:
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Insurance sales for data protection are skyrocketing. With the feds and states scrambling to protect citizen data, and class action lawsuits being filed with every breach, the insurance market is booming. Baker Hostetler offers an absolutely fantastic chart of what every state is doing on data security. Data privacy experts say state laws go further to protect your information if its the subject of a leak, breach or hack. Tort reform types point to data breaches being a new bevy of class action lawsuits. Baker Hostetler Hot Topic: How to protect and notify individuals in case of a data breach. Here’s Washington State’s proposal to upgrade their notification laws: Finally, unlike other states, Washington state law does not require any centralized reporting to the state when a data breach occurs, resulting in a lack of robust information for law enforcement and consumers. The proposed legislation strengthens Washington’s data breach notification law by: • Notification requirements when the d… Obama Administration in a grand data security bill offers liabolity protection to companies that share cyberthreat indicators with the government. Privacy Rights advocates are not amused. Washington Post
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The White House released proposals to protect data. Student data. Energy data. Tech data. 75 Companies have said “Aye.” Including the big dogs- Apple and Microsoft. Education Data Protection: WSJhttp://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/01/12/white-house-moves-to…Data Breach Insurance BOOM!
States are Passing Data Security Bills. See Where State Laws Stand. Business Interests Beware.
WA Data Security Legislation
Data Sharing with Government Leads to Liability Protection
White House Wants to Lead in Education Data Protection Legislation