Compliance & Privacy Change: Video of panel discussion SmartEdgeLaw took part in at end of 2018 at NYC Javits Center finally dropped. “Compliance and Privacy Change: 2018 has seen new compliance and privacy changes, specifically with the introduction of GDPR and also with the new California consumer privacy act. How can businesses deal with these […]
Category: PII/PHI
Record HIPAA Violation Settlement – $16 million
Think HIPAA fines aren’t serious for violations of security and privacy rules around Protect Health Information? You may want to think again. Here’s the headline from a story out today: “Anthem Mega-Breach: Record $16 Million HIPAA Settlement“, which links to our friends at Gov InfoSecurity https://www.govinfosecurity.com/anthem-mega-breach-record-16-million-hipaa-settlement-a-11622 Though many enter into HIPAA/HITECH-driven Business Associate Agreements on a near […]
Fairfield County Business Journal Profiles SmartEdgeLaw Group
We’re proud to be featured in the Fairfield County Business Journal. Our practice is tech-focused, reality-driven and above all embrace that legal is here to deliver solutions and recommendations not road blocks. Our firm works throughout CT and NYC and is constantly developing new approaches to meet your legal needs. Westport attorney takes a legal […]
Proposed cybersec regulations for New York financial institutions have a broad reach
As written by SmartEdgeLaw Group Attorney Richard Santalesa, in the September 30, 2016 IAPP Privacy Tracker and Daily Dashboard – at https://iapp.org/news/a/proposed-cybersec-regulations-for-new-york-financial-institutions-have-a-broad-reach/ Proposed cybersec regulations for New York financial institutions have a broad reach Richard Santalesa, CIPP/US Privacy Tracker | Sep 30, 2016 New York state’s long-awaited Cybersecurity Regulations For Financial Services Companies, issued by […]
1+ Billion Records Exposed So Far in 2016
With Labor Day over and summer now fading into memory, it’s the perfect time to take a fresh look at your data and information security, privacy and compliance postures. And to review fresh lessons from what 2016 has served up as to data breaches and incidents in the first six months. Background Earlier this year, […]
SmartEdge Presenting at IAPP KnowledgeNet on new CT data breach statute
The SmartEdgeLaw Group is happy to announce its participation in the upcoming Sept 29, 2015 IAPP KnowledgeNet to be held at the Hartford Convention Center in conjunction with the 2015 Information Governance Conference. Attendance at the KnowledgeNet is free of charge, but registration is required. IAPP members can received a 15% discount for the full InfoGovCon15 […]
Then there were 47… Kentucky enacts data breach statute
Since 2010 the number of states with data breach notification statutes was stalled at 46. No longer. Kentucky is now the 47th state to enact a data breach notification statute, effective July 14, 2014. Kentucky’s new data breach notification statute, appearing in Ken. Rev. Stat. Chapter 365 (as amended by H.B. 232 on April 10, […]
How secure is your mobile app? Or the ones your employees use?
A new update from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlights that mobile apps remain a key security weakness. In connection with its recent investigation of mobile apps from Fandango and Credit Karma, the FTC has warned consumers that app developers (even those with the best of intentions) continue to drop the ball in ensuring security […]
2014 Trends in State Data Breach Laws
A recent publication from the National Conference of State Legislatures has highlighted several intriguing trends with regards to recent and upcoming data breach legislation. Given most states reactive nature, the 2013 holiday season generated a “we must do something!” response in many state capitols following the front page data breaches of Target and Neiman Marcus. […]
BYOD Doesn’t Mean “Bring Your Own Data Breach”
4th Annual Ponemon Benchmark Study – Reveals New Problems for PHI Security Same as it ever was? You’d be forgiven for thinking that after reading the Fourth Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security Report (the “Study”). Conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by our friends at ID Experts, the picture […]
