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 […]
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Webinar – 2019 Privacy, Compliance and Risk Management Strategies for Infosec Professionals
Please join SmartEdgeLaw Attorney Richard Santalesa and colleagues for a January 31 webinar covering “2019 Privacy, Compliance and Risk Management Strategies for Infosec Professionals” Information and registration are at: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/webinars/2019-privacy-compliance-risk/ Description: 2018 saw a number of new privacy and security compliance acts introduced, including the GDPR, the NIS Directive and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), […]
ABA Journal Quotes SmartEdgeLaw Group on Cybersecurity in Law Firms
Founding attorney, Richard Santalesa, is quoted in the Sept. 2018 ABA Journal about cybersecurity in law firms. The legal profession as a whole has lagged behind other segments in keeping its digital house locked down #cybersecurity #infosec #ABAJournal #datasecurity via ABA Journal http://www.abajournal.com/…/law_firms_cybersecurity_awarene…
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 […]
SmartEdgeLaw Quoted on NYDFS Final Cybersecurity Regulations
Attorney Richard Santalesa was quoted on the time and deadlines coming for entities affected by newly enacted New York State Dept of Financial Services CyberSecurity Regs, which went into effect on March 1, 2017 following two rounds of drafts and public comment. The article in SecurityIntelligence, New York State Codifies Financial Cybersecurity Regulations, available here https://securityintelligence.com/news/new-york-state-codifies-financial-cybersecurity-regulations/, […]
FTC Issues New Data Breach Response Guidance For Businesses
As the de facto federal agency policing privacy and data breaches nationally, when the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) speaks on such matters, it’s generally wise to listen. Earlier this week the FTC issued a new, 16-page, business-oriented Guide (Data Breach Response: A Guide for Business,) along with accompanying short video on what to do (and […]
New Cloud Computing Guidance From Health & Human Services’ OCR
The digital world has migrated to the Cloud, on both personal and business levels. But for “covered entities” and “business associates” subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regime, better known by the moniker of “HIPAA”, many CE and BA’s must often determine how (and whether) they can take advantage of cloud computing while […]
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 […]
EU-US Privacy Shield Goes Into Effect
It’s certainly been a very busy past eight months, even since the EU-US Safe Harbor was declared invalid back in October 2015 by the European Court of Justice. Without re-hashing events since then (suffice to say it’s been a long and winding road), the EC-adopted Privacy Shield went into effect yesterday (per the EC Press […]
Is this the Definitive Cybersecurity Guide? NYSE Guide for Directors & Officers
The following post by SmartEdgeLaw Group attorney, Richard Santalesa, was originally published Oct. 27, 2015 at the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Perspectives website. Is this the Definitive Cybersecurity Guide? While many companies come up short on their cybersecurity programs or ability to safeguard data privacy, one area where no gap exists is in the […]
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 […]
FTC Announces Workshop on Cross Device Tracking
Building on the FTC’s continued push into mobile issues and privacy, which it reinforced at the 2015 IAPP Global Summit in D.C. two weeks ago, the Federal Trade Commission today announced an upcoming workshop to explore the issues raised by cross device tracking – using browsers or apps to visit sites across different devices. As the FTC […]
Slew of State Data Breach Statutes in the Works
In the past two weeks we’ve reviewed proposed amendments or new data breach notification statutes from nearly a dozen states, including, Wyoming, Connecticut, Oregon, Hawaii, North Dakota, Montana, New York, and the data breach holdouts of New Mexico and Alabama. Stay tuned for our summaries. In short, though, AG notification is coming big time.
FTC Takes Mobile App Makers to Task – Warns About Empty Promises in Privacy Policies
A new staff report by the FTC, What’s the Deal” – A FTC Study on Mobile Shopping Apps, highlights the FTC”s continued concerns about user data and the mobile ecosphere – particularly how payment disputes are handled by developers of mobile apps in the wake of recent Apple and Amazon app issues.. Following in the wake of the […]
Join us June12 at IAPP KnowledgeNet CT
Please join us at the upcoming IAPP KnowledgeNet CT on June 12 4-6pm at the offices of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103. Refreshments will be served. Our topic: Data Breach Responses: Practical Lessons From the Target Trenches and Beyond Our meeting will include featured speakers and a group round table discussion […]
