Corporate TIPS: Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2021
on January 20, 2021
The cybersecurity strategies of businesses everywhere were challenged immensely during 2020. As we enter the new year, businesses must continue to prioritize their cybersecurity efforts to prepare for likely trends and anticipated risks – the most important of which we've highlighted below....
Corporate TIPS: Privacy Law Compliance - Expansion of CCPA Regulations
By Jarman J. Smith (Law Clerk) on November 19, 2020
By now, many of you are probably familiar with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which currently holds the title as the leading authority on consumer data protection in the United States. However, it may be news to you that CCPA's data compliance regulations were just beefed up substantially through the enactment of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA aka "CCPA 2.0")....
Corporate TIPS: Data Mapping - Why It's Important to Know What Data You Have and Where it Goes
on November 4, 2020
Businesses collect data for a number of reasons, including providing services or products to customers, improving those services or products, and marketing those services or products to existing and potential customers. Knowing what data you have and where it goes is increasingly important as more and more privacy and data security laws are passed. This is where data mapping comes into play....
Compliance Checkup & Corporate TIPS: OCR Agrees to $1.5 Million Settlement with Orthopedic Clinic for HIPAA Breach
on September 30, 2020
Data breaches have been top of mind for a while now, and their risk to the health care sector has never been higher. On September 21, 2020, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) settled with Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA (Athens) for $1.5 million for a cyber breach it self-reported back in 2016...
Corporate TIPS (Video): The Importance of Incident Response Plans
on August 13, 2020
Cybercrime is on the rise in every industry. In this video, attorney Nicole Thorn discusses how proactive preparation of an incident response plan can help companies when they experience a data breach....